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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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Rescheduling scheduled deployments using API

For releases where many applications are scheduled to deploy, and with checkpoints where the timing can vary, we would like the ability to "release" a group of pre-scheduled deployments on demand.
almost 2 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Not under consideration

Missing source IP in SMF record type 80 when accessing with Liberty Server

Liberty Server need to add the source IP address to SMF type 80 records to enable identification of security breaches and also to enable the use of conditional access based on source IP address.
about 2 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

Missing source IP in SMF record type 80 when accessing with WAS or IHS

WAS and IHS need to add the source IP address to SMF type 80 records to enable identification of security breaches and also to enable the use of conditional access based on source IP address.
about 2 years ago in WebSphere traditional 4 Not under consideration

keyboard hot-key for the ACS launch actions like"Launch Run SQL Scripts"

Product: IBM Rational Developer for i Currently there is no keyboard hot-key for the ACS launch actions like "Launch Run SQL Scripts" . Now , this is a way to right click at object in remote system explorer and click "Launch Run SQL Scripts". I us...
about 2 years ago in Rational Other / Change 1 Not under consideration

adding a return code for the AdminTask object methods

I have been writing Jython scripts to perform basic tasks such as creating and deleting JAAS Application and J2C Auth entries in WebSphere. I noticed that some of the methods return no value so it is not easy to determine whether or not they have ...
about 2 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

In IBM Web Administration for i, when configuring TLS, automatically generate and display the next available TLS port.

This would be very helpful for anyone trying to configure TLS for IWS. It is necessary to apply a unique port that is available. Determining an available port is very difficult for an IBM i admin user to do. The current process is to use NETSTAT o...
about 2 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

Liberty z/OS -J2EE end-user(the WAS principal) to DB2 (setDB2ClientUser)

Liberty z/OS applications require audit and logging in DB2. We need to know who made the changes in the database records. The idea is to pass to the DB2 the J2EE end-user(the WAS principal) and put it on the setDB2ClientUser for the DB2 connection...
about 2 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

Terminal emulator support on Docker image

Docker utility should support Functional Perspective test scripts. Slack Issue https://devops---testing.slack.com/archives/CGV8AAGCD/p1645022341509149
about 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 3 Not under consideration

For Physical Web Server definitions split Host and Port configuration for test and passthrough behaviour

Currently in RIT Client configuring the physical definition the Host and Port configuration on the settings tab is used for both initiating test (bound to the operation and logical transport) and also for the default passthrough endpoint for stubs...
about 2 years ago in Rational Other / Change 1 Not under consideration

Renaming a test in a suite is not reflected in Results Gallery results

We are noticing that Renaming a test in a RIT Project which is added to a test suite is not reflected in Results Gallery results for new runs. Even if you re-save the Test Suite. Also removing and re-add the specific renamed tests does is not refl...
about 2 years ago in Rational Other / Change 2 Not under consideration