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IBM Rational Synergy for 64-bit Eclipse Integration

We have been told that in regards to upcoming Eclipse release support, IBM has current support only for 32 bit mode. However, the requirement that we were given by our internal customer is to have Synergy be the repository for 64-bit eclipse, as t...
over 9 years ago in Rational Other / Synergy 5 Not under consideration

Build Forge Options menus overlay the Name column

Build Forge Options menus overlay the Name column making it extremely difficult to determine which Name has been chosen.
about 10 years ago in Rational Other / Build Forge 7 Not under consideration

Need buildforge agent rpm for Redhat Linux on Power

IBM has rpms for the buildforage agent for linux on intel and z. We need an rpm for the buildforge agent on power. Currently seeking for bfagent-7.1.3.4.0-0006
over 10 years ago in Rational Other / Build Forge 4 Not under consideration

Toggle to control related object links in left nav

Due to the large number of records we've collected in BuildForge, navigation performance has slowly degraded over time. Through talks with support, we believe a significant portion of this is attributed to the queries taking place on almost every ...
over 10 years ago in Rational Other / Build Forge / Change 3 Not under consideration

Change Very Slow to get Started

When starting up Change (i.e. csctl.sh start), the tool will not show any signs of life until it has at least one session from all its databases running. If a database is locked or shutdown then that means Change won't ever come up. Also, if you a...
almost 11 years ago in Rational Other / Change 5 Not under consideration

Trigger User Notifications

In Rational Change I would like to have a way of displaying a user notification on a post transition trigger. For a current requirement I had to use ChangeTriggerApi ?transition' method to transition the CR to a different state than what the user ...
almost 11 years ago in Rational Other / Change 4 Not under consideration

Build Forge v8.0.0.3 Fails to Start When non-owner (even root) user do the start

BF v8.0.0.3 can only be started by the instance files owner user. If other user - event root is trying to start it, it will get the following error and the Perl Engine will fail to start:"Starting Build Forge Management ConsoleCan't load 'auto/Sys...
over 5 years ago in Rational Other / Build Forge 1 Not under consideration

Store collapse/expand section behavior through user preferences

Having CR forms comprised of multiple sections it would be very useful if a section_start attribute could be defined as a user preference attribute. This way a user could define (=control) the default behavior for what to show collapsed or expanded.
over 11 years ago in Rational Other / Change 4 Not under consideration

CR opens in edit mode (with link on homepage) in Rational Change

We use IBM Rational Cange (Release 5.3.1.1 Build 1026) If a CR will be opened with a Querry (Browse) the "Change Request Information" will be shown in "non editable mode".If a CR will be opened with a CR-Link (CR-Nummer-Link) over the homepages it...
over 5 years ago in Rational Other / Change 5 Not under consideration

Buildforge job monitoring tool

I would like to have a job monitoring tool for the buildforge. here is what we are looking for 1. Is anyway to setup a job minostoring tool so that when the job run more than 3 days it will automatically send the email to the owner of the job as w...
over 11 years ago in Rational Other / Build Forge 3 Not under consideration