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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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Include configuration assessment in WAS security posture

Considering including a configuration assessment as part of determining the security posture of servers. An example would be to look for older SSL configuration and flag those as insecure. In general, look for configuration that is outside of best...
over 5 years ago in WebSphere Automation 1 Not under consideration

Build Forge v8 Perl Engine should be added as a WIndows Service

The Build Forge v8 Perl Engine currently needs to be started manually from the command line. This also means that there is no way to automatically do this on boot, out of the box. The Perl engine should also be installed as a Windows Service, or s...
about 11 years ago in Heritage / Build Forge 2 Not under consideration

Ability to add Doors Requirement Hiperlink

Have the functionality of a transaction, but instead of a transaction name, allow customer to connect to doors and give it a requirement number. Then like a transaction, you could do a requirement report, error export log would have when the requi...
over 8 years ago in DevOps Automation / Test UI 3 Not under consideration

Transaction Data on the WebUI Report

Would like to have the transaction information on the WebUI report like it is on the exportable error report. It gives the beginning of the transaction, all the steps, and the end of the transaction.. time and verdict of pass, fail, inconclusive.
over 8 years ago in DevOps Automation / Test UI 3 Future consideration

Log aggregation of repeated application runtime exceptions

This request is for improvement in WebSphere logging and tracing. Log aggregation of repeated application run time exceptions so that logs are not filled and rolled over. This is similar to FFDC logs where repeated exception stacks are not printed...
over 8 years ago in WebSphere traditional 3 Not under consideration

Request for Screenshot capture and attachment to a record Feature in ClearQuest

We have 700+user base in Rational Clear Quest. We did a recent survey among users and got a feedback of Screenshot capture and attachment feature required in a CQ Record. We hence request to provide that feature.
over 8 years ago in Heritage / ClearQuest 7 Not under consideration

SOAP request SAML assertion is not functional by default on WAS.

When a SOAP SAML request which contains a full blown SAML assertion in it is sent over as an http post to WAS, it doesn't process the SAML assertion. Out of the box there is a WEB SSO TAI which can process a SAML assertion provided all the SAML as...
over 11 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Future consideration

WS-Security policy set bindings don't work with Web SSO global security

State Farm secures all their web resources in their WAR modules, so nothing is left unsecured. We have a JAX-WS web service endpoint. This is also apparently secured by the Web module security. We have WS-Security specific policy sets defined on t...
over 11 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Future consideration

Enable usage of secure properties in Realm configuration

Currently UCD Authentication and Authorization realm does not support usage of properties instead of hardcoded value for secured properties like password/secret etc. The compliance processes in our organization does not allow human access to the p...
almost 3 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 2 Not under consideration

IBM Synergy and Rationale Change – automatic install of SSL client certificate

Background: While Synergy supports SSL; there is no facility to seamlessly download and install the client certificate automatically. Siemens have many teams, throughout the globe using Synergy: the administration involved in users having to manua...
over 8 years ago in Heritage 6 Not under consideration