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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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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 ...
7 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Under review

Enhanced journaling in Installation Manager

When something goes wrong during product installation or update with IM, it's often difficult to do a post-mortem. The current logs are not sufficient to pinpoint the failing step and root cause. Thus it would be helpful to get clear and detailed ...
about 2 months ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 1 Not under consideration

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...
7 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 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

Support non-default SSL configuration on unmanaged JAX-WS client

For Liberty managed instances of the JAX-WS client, you can configure the ssl-ref with configuration below <webservices-bnd> <port name=“SayHelloPojoPort” namespace=“http://ibm.com/ws/jaxws/transport/security/” ssl-ref=“customizeSSLConfig...
5 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

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

be able to tell the model.compiler what type/size of indent to use for the in model code snipits when generating c++

useful for code reviewers this used to be done (by default) w 10.2 /* ;rt-indent: 2;rt-indent-char-sp; */ but with 12.x it doesn't generate any indent /* ;rt-indent: 0;rt-indent-char-sp; */ 10.2 void Namespace::Class::Operation( int variable ) { ...
about 2 months ago in DevOps Model & Code / Model RealTime 0 Future consideration

Upgrade Agent have limitation of simultaneous upgrades to 10 or fewer Agent - which is problematic if customer have 50.000 UCD Agents to upgrade

Upgrade Agent feature have limitation described on documentation as: "Updating many agents simultaneously can have a significant affect the server. As a rule-of-thumb, limit the number of simultaneous upgrades to 10 or fewer." Which is problematic...
about 2 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 3 Planned for future release

Enabling Bottleneck Detection Metric in Insights Dashboard of DevOps Velocity

According to the documentation provided by IBM https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/devops-velocity/5.0.x?topic=bar-bottleneck-detection , the Bottleneck Detection metric helps highlight points in the value stream where work is slowing down, allowing us to...
4 months ago in UrbanCode / Velocity 1 Needs more information

Encrypted email for call home

In all customer projects where the PureApplication System is used - the Call-Home functionality is one of the most important features, but we depend on the customers security-officer to send out the eMails and Problems to our support team. Current...
over 4 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 0 Not under consideration