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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

Rational Automated Software Quality

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Please add the ability to create graphs.

We are seeking the ability to display graphs to streamline our validation process.Specifically, we would like to create a line graph with ObtainedValue and ExpectedValue on the vertical axis and cycle count on the horizontal axis.
about 1 month ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / RealTime 0 Submitted

Support .NET Core 6.0 Desktop Applications and WPF in Rational Functional Tester

Currently RFT supports .NET applications until the .NET 4.6.1 version of Desktop Applications. Such .NET version is obsoleted from Microsoft in mid 2022 and Microsoft encourages to migrate applications on .NET Core 6.x applications. So new Desktop...
over 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 3 Future consideration

Add exchange Requirement Traceability matrix (using ReqIf)

We need to export as a requif file : tracabillity matrix : Tests cases names, tests results, date, operator .... and requirements linker to the test case.
6 months ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / RealTime 2 Future consideration

Proxy needed for Oracle Forms 12c

Since the AppPoint Oracle Forms proxy is no longer supported by IBM (as of January 1, 2017) - we are requesting a proxy be built into RFT to allow the automation of Oracle Forms. Right now RFT's object inspector can't recognize Oracle forms embedd...
over 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Not under consideration

RIT Agent should have a script for stopping it

So far up to RIT Agent version 11.0.1, it hasn't a script for shutting it down, so whenever a user wants to stop RIT Agent, process killing is the only way. A dirty process killing may leave RIT Agent, Engines and KairosDB in a bad status so poten...
8 months ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Virtualization Server 1 Future consideration

Remove results db requirement for suite results publisher files in RIT/DTIA

Because of PCI data concerns, our testers don't want to enable the results database, but they would still like to report execution metrics using the results publisher functionality. This could be facilitated by adding a 4th Attach option on the Cu...
8 months ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Workbench 1 Future consideration

Enable test authors to move test scripts between packages during refactoring

When refactoring code, it often becomes necessary to change the package structure. When RFT test scripts are organised in Java packages, it may also be required to refactor the layout of those packages. Assume that we have an RFT project and creat...
9 months 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...
almost 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Future consideration

Add a Coverage justification in Devopps Test Embedded

Users need an additional option to add justification for unreachable code. The justification shall not be based on code modification but on external data secured by file checksums.
6 months ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / RealTime 1 Future consideration

NGINX Ingress Controller Support for RTAS in AKS

RTAS support for AKS is currently provided with Emissary Ingress which required additional CRDs to be installed at the cluster level. Security team advising to use NGINX Ingress controller as a standard since the hardening for AKS can be done as w...
over 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Test Automation Server 2 Not under consideration