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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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Customize Remember Me option on login page

There is a remember me checkbox on the login page of Urbancode Deploy. If that option is not checked when logging in user gets logged out within 30 minutes. There are scenarios when user misses to check that option and then get logged out in betwe...
about 1 year ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Future consideration

New functionality to Restore a Backup to Dataset

The existing zOS Utilities step “Rollback Dataset Step” is capable to restore the previous version from a (automatically created) backup file. There is a rare case, that a single file from a deployment would need to be restored - in this scenario ...
about 1 year ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Future consideration

Set Branch name with a property on a Git Source Component

For a Git Source Component or Component Template, it would be great to set the branch name of the repository depending on some property. I would like to change the branch depending on the environment. Now I have the same component replicated for e...
about 1 year ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 5 Future consideration

Deliver signed eclipse.exe with Rational test tool packages

Security policies on government provided laptops allow only approved applications to be run elevated. The eclipse.exe delivered and installed as part RPT is unsigned. Every time a new, unsigned version of eclipse.exe is included in a tool upgrade,...
about 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Performance Tester 1 Future consideration

Mapping of a role in a JWT token to a technical user ID in SAF/RACF

As of today only WebSphere Liberty on z/OS and z/OS Connect EE (which is also based on WebSphere Liberty on z/OS) can only map the distributed user ID in a JWT token to a mainframe user ID in SAF/RACF. This is a problem when there is no equivalent...
about 1 year ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Future consideration

I want an RPT setting to exclude statistics for a given Request or Page from the reports.

I want an RPT setting to exclude statistics for a given Request or Page from the reports. Use case is to provide a mechanism to exclude statistics for Pages/Request used for polling (heartbeat), setup, teardown, etc. Specific use case: The solutio...
about 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Performance Tester 1 Future consideration

Licensing Fault does not specify if relays or application servers are losing license connectivity.

If you have 600 agents, an admin cares more if the application server or the agent relays cant connect to the license server. Now if one agent looses license the error message makes the tool look unstable. It needs more detail. Needs more granular...
about 1 year ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Future consideration

Want to name VP steps in a WebUI script and show them on Unified Report.

[Environment] RFT10.5.1(WebUI perspective) [Description] Want to name VP steps in a WebUI script and show them on Unified Report. For example, in case of Unified Report in English, a VP step starts from "Verify" word so it could be easy to find th...
about 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 1 Future consideration

Default browser in playback for the first time should show the same browser as recording

[Environment] RFT 10.5.1(WebUI perspective) [Description] Default browser in playback for the first time should show the same browser as recording(RTW_WebUI_Browser_Selection setting). Actual behavior: For example, when try following steps, (1) St...
about 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Future consideration

Add Sync functionality for Download step in Artifactory plugin.

Download files from CodeStation has the option of Sync and Clean & Sync. The Artifactory plugin doesn't even have a basic file check to see if the files need downloading, they get downloaded whether they changed or not. The Artifactory downloa...
about 1 year ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Future consideration