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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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More flexible integration between WAS and Active Directory

For more optimal communication between WAS and Active directory, we'd like to be able to configure the connection based on AD SRV record "sites".This way the communication can be setup based on the closest available AD servers.
over 4 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

Add SAML / OID authentication to RIT / RTCP portal

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. Same auth info might also be used for GIT/Repo Access A...
over 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Virtualization Server 1 Future consideration

UCD CyberArk plugin does not support NTLM

UCD CyberArk plugin does not support NTLM https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/case/5000z00001OwTYrAAN/ucd-cyberark-plugin-impersonaiton-not-working
almost 5 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 3 Not under consideration

Make "Description" field for Application Deploys a property

In order to enforce certain keywords for deploys, it would be valuable to access the "Description" field in Application deploys via a property.
over 1 year ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 3 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...
over 6 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under 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...
almost 5 years ago in WebSphere traditional 2 Not under consideration

Please change the icon for Rational Developer for i (RDi)

Please change the icon for Rational Developer for i (RDi). The current one is horrible and looks like a fuzzy dark meaningless spot. When this icon was originally changed about 2 years ago I called support thinking there was a problem with my inst...
about 3 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Application Developer 0 Future consideration

Icon images of xml test log in Microsoft Edge should be appearred like IE

IE11 goes out of support on 15th June 2022 so we are preparing to use Edge instead but icon images of xml test result are not be appearred on Edge like IE and it is very hard to see. See attached image files:- XML_Test_Log(IE).png- XML_Test_Log(Ed...
about 3 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 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.
almost 5 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Future consideration

Allow mail notification scheme to send a mail to the person who triggered the deployment process

Currently, UCD only allows you to specify the recipient as a notification scheme through the roles. There are a couple of different use cases that require additional freedom: The option to specify that the mail should only be sent to the person wh...
about 3 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Future consideration