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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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Update Environment Inventory statuses from the component template processes

In order to properly convey information to the users about a deployments status, especially after a failure, we need to be able to update Environment Inventory statuses from within the component template processes. Its in the component process whe...
6 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Under review

Secure property for certificate privsate key password

Certficate private key password (tomcat) currently has to store in plain text in either the server.xml file or the installed.properties file. This should be able to encrypted in the secure-installed.properties files. Please see case TS016995445 fo...
about 1 month ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Submitted

Environment Properties should override Environment Template Properties

I don't know if this is the intended behavior, defect or user error. I have an Application Template. Within the Application Template are Environment Templates. Within the Environment Templates there are properties defined. I would like to be able ...
3 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 4 Functionality already exists

Provision for Tagging Servers with Environment and Application Name to Maintain WAS Inventory and listing these using these tags

Currently there is no features of custom tagging so dashboard showing all the server without any grouping. Custom tagging will allow to tag the servers with their environment (PRD/UAT/DEV) and Application Names. So this will allow to do the listin...
over 1 year ago in WebSphere Automation 0 Future consideration

Recurrence Pattern, Description, Scheduled/Unscheduled and Calendar View for Maintenance Blackouts

This idea is to introduce a Recurrence Pattern, Reminders, Description, Scheduled/Unscheduled and a Calendar View for Maintenance Blackouts. Recurrence Pattern: When you click 'Create Maintenance Blackout' it allows you to schedule the date & ...
6 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 4 Planned for future release

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...
11 months ago in WebSphere Migration Toolkits 2 Submitted

Provide CVE tracking also for the IBM HTTP Server incl. web server plugin #emea #dach

Next to tracking the CVEs for tWAS and Liberty incl. JDK, it would also help if WSA could also track the CVEs for IBM HTTP Server incl. web server plugin.
almost 3 years ago in WebSphere Automation 1 Not under consideration

View permission for roles, teams and users

We would like a permission setting that allows some users to view role settings, and detailed information about teams and users without needing access to edit them. In our organization we have one team that is responsible for running the server an...
6 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 4 Under review

Role configuration Server Configuration Manage Security should be more granular

At the moment the entitlement Serveucd-corerity has far too much access. In our team we need new starters to be able to view role configurations, team configurations as part of their training but in general I would expect separate entitlements for...
over 1 year ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 7 Not under consideration

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...
3 months ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration