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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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One incorrect password blocking LDAP servers

Problem reported: When the user logs in to an application that relies on WebSphere to authenticate to an LDAP server (Microsoft AD) and types the wrong password, we verify that: • The wrong password is sent to the main LDAP server + 1 retentative•...
about 6 years ago in WebSphere traditional 2 Is a defect

Support for a more recent version of Eclipse

Rational Software Architect Designer (RSAD) should support a more recent version of Eclipse than 4.7.
over 1 year ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer 1 Planned for future release

Set Branch name with a property on a Git Source Component

For a Git Source Component or Component Template, it would be great to set the branch name of the repository depending on some property. I would like to change the branch depending on the environment. Now I have the same component replicated for e...
over 1 year ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 5 Future consideration

Deliver signed eclipse.exe with Rational test tool packages

Security policies on government provided laptops allow only approved applications to be run elevated. The eclipse.exe delivered and installed as part RPT is unsigned. Every time a new, unsigned version of eclipse.exe is included in a tool upgrade,...
over 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Performance Tester 1 Future consideration

WAS traditional: Allow setting JMS sessions as unshareable from the application configuration

There's a known issue (limitation) when using connections to databases or messaging providers from for example servlets without using server-managed transactions. It's described here: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/common-reasons-why-connection...
over 4 years ago in WebSphere traditional 2 Not under consideration

Stop and Start the Activation Spec functionality

We are in need feature to stop and start the activation spec. in WAS
over 4 years ago in WebSphere traditional 3 Functionality already exists

Snapshot Description

It would be nice to have the component description carry over to a column on the Snapshot/Component Versions tab.
over 4 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Future consideration

Support Outbound SSL Filters for wmqJmsClient

In WebSphere Liberty Profile the transportSecurity-Feature provides the possibility to use different key-/truststores for different connections (filters). This works fine for http-protocol, but does not work for wmqJmsClient. For wmqJmsClient alwa...
about 6 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

Time calculation

Once the plan or task is paused for certain amount of time, it shouldn't be included in actual duration; actual duration should be "elapsed time" and total duration should be what currently the actual time is.
about 3 years ago in UrbanCode / Release 2 Planned for future release

Allow External Approval processes to gather deployment instance information, including component and version info and properties

This would be beneficial for our CI/CD approval process automation because our goal is to approve/deny production releases on an automated basis by utilizing UCD Component version properties to query information in RTC related to a work item statu...
about 3 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 0 Future consideration