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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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Icon images of xml test log in Microsoft Edge should be appearred like IE

IE11 goes out of support on 15th June 2022 so we are preparing to use Edge instead but icon images of xml test result are not be appearred on Edge like IE and it is very hard to see. See attached image files:- XML_Test_Log(IE).png- XML_Test_Log(Ed...
over 4 years ago in DevOps Automation / Test UI 2 Functionality already exists

Allow mail notification scheme to send a mail to the person who triggered the deployment process

Currently, UCD only allows you to specify the recipient as a notification scheme through the roles. There are a couple of different use cases that require additional freedom: The option to specify that the mail should only be sent to the person wh...
over 4 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 1 Future consideration

Allow to change the encoding of messages.log

Our Web applcation works in the z/OS CICS Liberty environment. We see only "???" (question signs) instead correct Hebrew text in our audit and trace logs that we redirect to STDOUTR, STDERRR, STDTRCR
over 2 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Future consideration

Add warning if entering a composite state without an entry point when initial transition inside exists

Please introduce a warning if entering a composite state without an entry point when there is an initial transition inside. The current RSARTE implementation of the history feature is not UML 2.x conform, but understood by experienced RSARTE users.
almost 7 years ago in Heritage / Software Architect Real Time Edition 1 Not under consideration

Perl upgrade to support TLS v 1.2

Customer ITZ Bund is asking for Perl upgrade to support TLS v 1.2, This is really urgent because of fulfillment their security reasons.
almost 7 years ago in Heritage 5 Not under consideration

Disable new line code (CR) (do not let it work when entered, delete it automatically when entered, etc.)

-Disable new line code (CR) (do not let it work when entered, delete it automatically when entered, etc.) A function that detects when a new line code (CR) is entered (a noticing mechanism, such as output by MSG) -Other (ability to exclude line fe...
over 2 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 1 Not under consideration

Disable new line code (CR) (do not let it work when entered, delete it automatically when entered, etc.)

-Disable new line code (CR) (do not let it work when entered, delete it automatically when entered, etc.) A function that detects when a new line code (CR) is entered (a noticing mechanism, such as output by MSG) -Other (ability to exclude line fe...
over 2 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 4 Not under consideration

Time calculation

Once the plan or task is paused for certain amount of time, it shouldn't be included in actual duration; actual duration should be "elapsed time" and total duration should be what currently the actual time is.
over 4 years ago in Heritage / Release 2 Planned for future release

Allow External Approval processes to gather deployment instance information, including component and version info and properties

This would be beneficial for our CI/CD approval process automation because our goal is to approve/deny production releases on an automated basis by utilizing UCD Component version properties to query information in RTC related to a work item statu...
over 4 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 0 Future consideration

Provide a signal that token will expire

The created tokens within UCD will disappear from the token list after the expiration date/time, without any message or information about it in the logs. When this happens all deployments fail, where in the logging no clear message is shown. It is...
over 4 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 0 Future consideration