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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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Restarting broadcast step pick up failed server

Restarting broadcast step picks up random server rather than failed server. One of purpose of using broadcast is to run a step at all matching servers. However, failed step randomly select a server based on selector rule. As a result of this behav...
almost 11 years ago in Rational Other / Build Forge 5 Not under consideration

Need an equivalent to "%this_database" for Change Queries

In Synergy, one can do the following in a query: modifiable_in='%this_database' Is there an equivalent keyword in Change? I tried this exact syntax in Change and it doesn't work. But since %user and %username are different between the tools hoped ...
almost 11 years ago in Rational Other / Change 4 Not under consideration

Codegeneration: Generate a forward declaration for a shared aggregation (in stead of inclusion)

- In Rose-RT a shared aggregation would generate a forward declaration: You don't have to know the contents, only the name of the class. In CP2 an inclusion is generated instead: D_FooBar.h: #include . That can lead to dependency creep.
about 11 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Real Time Edition 4 Not under consideration

work item integration with Remedy

For customers that use Remedy as their sole production change management system, much of their existing release management is done using Remedy records. Approvals are recorded via those records. Urbancode Release needs an integration to Remedy jus...
about 11 years ago in UrbanCode / Release 6 Not under consideration

Simplified User selection (CCM_USER web type)

We have been using a Change customization for 10+ years, which basically displays an additional ("me") button next the existing icon for a CCM_USER control. On selection this control would automatically add the current user's id as attribute value...
about 11 years ago in Rational Other / Change 5 Not under consideration

"_MAP" variable not working for AD accounts.

mapped drive by _MAP trigger is not exposed to step command when non-LocalSystem starts bfagent service regardless user mode bfagent or service mode. However, "net use" by step command always works fine regardless user mode/serice mode, LocalSyste...
over 11 years ago in Rational Other / Build Forge 3 Not under consideration

RSART TC Top Level Class

As discussed with Mattias, we have many TCs that have no capsules. We do however always create a top level class that we use to pull in all dependencies for that TC, similar in function to a top level class. Consider allowing an optional top level...
over 11 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Real Time Edition 3 Not under consideration

?On Project' properties are not honoured below the project level.

?On Project' properties are not honoured below the project level.
over 11 years ago in Rational Other / Build Forge / Change 2 Not under consideration

RSART- Refactoring Issues

Need to clean after refactoring otherwise strange compile errors - The tool doesn't seem to handle dependencies correctly during refactoring. For example try moving an Enum sitting external to a class into a Class and then build. You will see erro...
over 11 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Real Time Edition 3 Not under consideration

Client Login Server Address no longer should default to last value.

Introduced in V7.1, the client log in for web mode no longer requires a server value entered. If you are using more than one web server than the user has to pick the right one in order to log in. Synergy is smart enough to know which one to use. S...
over 11 years ago in Rational Other / Synergy 4 Not under consideration