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PINNED Terminal emulator support on Docker image
Docker utility should support Functional Perspective test scripts. Slack Issue https://devops---testing.slack.com/archives/CGV8AAGCD/p1645022341509149

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Use firewalld in RHEL7 Core OS

In RHEL 7 firewalld is the preferred firewall solution. In the current CoreOS images for RHEL7 iptables is still in use. Please change the CoreOS (and all scripting that depends on this) to use firewalld instead off iptables. This statement could ...
about 6 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 0 Not under consideration

Extra check before deleting important instances

Extra check before deleting important instances PureApplication has the ability to deploy a full blown complex environment across PureApplication Systems.Before deleting an instance the PureApplication user is prompted for a dialog to 'Delete' or ...
over 7 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 1 Not under consideration

Support for SAML authentication

Direct access to central authentication servers using ldap/s protocol will not be allowed in many companies in the near future. Authentication must be possible using SAML and/or OpenID/OAuth
almost 4 years ago in Rational Other / Change 1 Not under consideration

Chargeback and organizational profiles

When an organizational profile is associated with an environment profile, there should be an option for all past deployments that used that environment profile be connected with the organizational profile.
over 6 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 0 Not under consideration

New /F display modify command for z/OS on request print out current active security provider list

In our business our applications can set their own security provider list dynamic throu code. In a problem determination situation we need a way of getting this information in order to help our developers and business. Moving from Java8 to Java11 ...
5 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

Enable restapi within ITM shared services

Unable to activate rest api within the ITM shared Service. We want to call the restapi to optain data from the ITM sharedservice in order to send some of the information to splunk and APM to generate reports and other summaries
almost 7 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 2 Not under consideration

SAML does not send LOGOUT request from SAML SP to SAML IdP

Background, this is for IBM Connections customers using SAML. Currently, when SAML customers try to logout of Conncetions they can't because SAML does not send LOGOUT request from SAML SP to SAML IdP. . Find ,spec here section 4.3 of http://docs.o...
over 10 years ago in WebSphere traditional 3 Not under consideration

Liberty on z/OS - 64 bit support for WOLA

Request that the Liberty WOLA adapter provide a 64 bit API. Traditional WAS already has this WOLA 64 bit support i.e. the BBGA* modules. An AMODE 64 assembler interface module for Machine Learning for IBM z/OS® (MLz), needs to build a structure wi...
5 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

OpenTelemetry integration for the IHS WebSphere plugin

OTEL is the new standard for telemetry data like traces, logs, metrics and events to be shipped to any external systems for enhanced visibility. Datadog currently does not have an integration for IHS plugin, hence the idea here is if IBM can build...
11 months ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

Switch option to finish searching all repositories in the federated repositories right after user is found.

In customer's WAS 8.5.5.x system, many base entries for each CN entries in customer's LDAP are registered to the federated repositories. In current design, search results for user are returned after all repositories are searched. Federated reposit...
almost 2 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration