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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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Allow folder and script file name changes in IBM Rational Functional Tester (RFT)

We adopted IBM RFT for our functional test use. This tool is based on Eclipse. For regular Eclipse Java related project, it is very easy to make changes on Folder/File name changes. Since during the development, it is very common for the team to a...
over 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 1 Not under consideration

RFT dispatch UI events into html5 <CANVAS> objects: example:: Mouse UP event listener is active on <CANVAS> dispatch Mouse UP

Application makes extensive use of <CANVAS>. Multiple WebGL Listeners are enabled on the <CANVAS> hence JavaScript is ready to execute on 2D and 3D WebGL objects. 3D model display manipulation and selection requires a complex Listener ...
over 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 3 Not under consideration

CMake Support in RTRT

Rational test real time does not support CMake projects, which is a de-facto choice for managing C++ projects now a days. CMake projects, are supported by almost all modern IDEs. Its difficult to create a separate project for RTRT using the source...
over 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / RealTime 6 Planned for future release

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

RFT should Accessing embedded Windows PowerBI report

We created the IBM Case TS006713298 in the past concerning a website including WindowsPowerBi. We want to be able to acess the control behind the root tag Even with WebUiEngine we cannot find anything in the code (In Internet Explorer it was acces...
over 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Future consideration

RFT WebUI automated script should support actions on the HTML page located locally while recording

Case number TS006982051 1. Launch IBM-RFT2. Open the existing Web UI Project3. Create a new test4. Select the “Test from Recording”5. RFT launches the selected browser – Chrome6. Enter the HTML file location - file://mndeeddom.deed.state.mn.us/dat...
over 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 3 Planned for future release

Add Support for PowerBuilder 2019R3

Our application under test is coded using PowerBuilder 12.5 and there is a wish to upgrade it to PB2019R3, however; support for RFT stops at 12.6.
over 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 4 Not under consideration

Add support for SEI CERT-C, ISO TS 17961 and SAE 21434

We have more and more automotive customers requesting cybersecurity requirements and referring to standards like SEI CERT-C, ISO TS 17961 or even ISO SAE 21434.
over 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / RealTime 1 Not under consideration

Application Popup/Error mesages handling in RFT using chrome browser

Need to handle application related popup /error messages (HTML Dialog)in chrome browser using RFT. Unfortunately, the Javascript popUp (HTMLDialog) is not supported on Chrome nor other browsers. It works only on IE
over 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality 2 Future consideration

Not having access to perform action on print screen in Edge

RFT is not able to access any element from print popup in Edge. - Launch the edge browser- Click Print link from Setting or press ctrl + P
almost 3 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 4 Planned for future release