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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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"Remember Repository" option in Clearquest Login for SSO authentication

With SSO authentication, "Remember User ID" saves login name but still require user intervention to select Repository in case there are multiple repositories. The requirement is to add another option "Remember Repository" so that users can logon t...
3 months ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 1 Future consideration

Be able to fill Secure Values with properties and make them visible

There are some step fields asigned as Secure Values, so when we fill them we just see dots and they are seen as * when exporting the process. For example the Download Artifacts for ZOS External Repo, values Repository Password and Artifactory api ...
4 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Under review

UCD Settings - Mainframe Pipeline Admin - Server Configuration - possibility to set different settings in Manage Security, like viewing the settings set. Now you are able to change them ALL!

We as Pipeline Admins as well as our Security department is interested in limiting the risk of people having to many privileges in UrbanCode Deploy. Today you see this if you toggle the Manage security setting on/off:Manage Security - gives you th...
5 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 3 Under review

Support .NET Core 6.0 Desktop Applications and WPF in Rational Functional Tester

Currently RFT supports .NET applications until the .NET 4.6.1 version of Desktop Applications. Such .NET version is obsoleted from Microsoft in mid 2022 and Microsoft encourages to migrate applications on .NET Core 6.x applications. So new Desktop...
over 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 3 Future consideration

REST API feature to search documents using watson assistant which is not available yet RAM

We are looking for REST APIs for RAM search that can be invoked via URL. and can be integrated with watson assistant.
about 3 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Asset Manager 0 Future consideration

Enforcing logoff regardless of user activity after a duration

We need an automatic logoff after 12h, in order to enforce our security policies, that makes more efficient our sec policies.
about 1 month ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Under review

WASPreUpgrade command allowed on the same version

Currently the WASPreUpgrade command is not allowed on the same version, so we must have two different versions installed on the same server or IBM i and run the command from the new version, entering the old version as a parameter. In scenarios of...
9 months ago in WebSphere Migration Toolkits 2 Submitted

Step to retrieve/read version status

Need a capability to retrieve/read the Component version status. Currently only Add/Remove version status steps exist. However there the no way to access this status programmatically by using a property or plugin step. The status gets used in Envi...
3 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 3 Under review

Implementing Time-Based execution lock for Application processes

Hello Team, To control and restrict when an application process can be executed, we need to implement a time-based execution lock. This mechanism will allow the process to run only within a specified time window, ensuring it is executed only durin...
3 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Needs more information

To provide a 'relocate' function in Installation Manager

My client has a long history of using Installation Manager (IM) to set up WebSphere application servers (WAS). They take the IM default locations of 'Agent data location' and 'Shared resources directory.' Over the years, these directories have acc...
about 1 month ago in WebSphere traditional 0 Submitted