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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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Version of imported component

We are working in a UCD test environment where we mainly work and improve one component with its processes. When we are done for the sprint we export this component and store it in git. The we import this component in prod, there it would be nice ...
about 1 month ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 0 Submitted

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

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

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...
about 1 year ago in WebSphere Automation 0 Future 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...
11 months ago in WebSphere Migration Toolkits 2 Submitted

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

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

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

UCD Settings - Mainframe Pipeline Admin - Server Configuration - possibility to set different settings in Manage Security, like viewing the settings set. Now you are able to change them ALL!

We as Pipeline Admins as well as our Security department is interested in limiting the risk of people having to many privileges in UrbanCode Deploy. Today you see this if you toggle the Manage security setting on/off:Manage Security - gives you th...
6 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 3 Under review

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...
almost 2 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 3 Planned for future release