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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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Simplifying the installation process for fix packs and patches

Currently, updating involves installing these fixes at the Deployment Manager (dmgr), which only updates one side of the cluster. The second side requires manual updating to each application server on that cluster, which can be cumbersome. A signi...
4 months ago in WebSphere Automation 3 Not under consideration

Support virtual baseDN mapping im Liberty to improve SSO with tWAS

VMM in tWAS environments are supporting virtual baseDN in VMM which are then via wimconfig.xml mapped to real LDAP baseDNs via the baseEntries configuration like for example <baseEntries name="cn=externalUsers" nameInRepository="cn=users,cn=ext...
4 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

WebSphere Application Server Support for HashiCorp Vault usage

Our organization mandates the use of HashiCorp Vault to store and retrieve passwords. For Applications hosted on WebSphere Application Server, there is no direct support to make use of HashiCorp Vault to store/retrieve database password as part of...
over 3 years ago in WebSphere traditional 2 Not under consideration

add the button Backout counter to the mq web console 9.2 very useful for the client to unlock the queue

is it possible to add the button Backout counter to the mq web console 9.2 like this: Increase BO counter +/-5 and Decrease BO counter+/-5? our client is asking for it. for now, the only option is to change the default value. but in case of blocke...
about 2 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Application Developer 2 Not under consideration

Need a filter for Process Column under Application History Tab

When we access application and History except for Process Column filter is available for other columns like Environment, snapshot, status etc. It will be convenient to also have a filter for Process column
2 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Not under consideration

Encrypted email for call home

In all customer projects where the PureApplication System is used - the Call-Home functionality is one of the most important features, but we depend on the customers security-officer to send out the eMails and Problems to our support team. Current...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 0 Not under consideration

Liberty on z/OS - 64 bit support for WOLA

Request that the Liberty WOLA adapter provide a 64 bit API. Traditional WAS already has this WOLA 64 bit support i.e. the BBGA* modules. An AMODE 64 assembler interface module for Machine Learning for IBM z/OS® (MLz), needs to build a structure wi...
about 2 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

Require Ansible playbooks to deploy and manage WAS ND deployments

Client is using CP4WAIOPS Infrastrututure Management to deploy and manage WAS ND. When they used the tooling in the past they had used Chef cookbooks to build and deploy WAS ND systems. Since IBM Purchaed RH, the CloudPak has indicated that Chef i...
over 1 year ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

We cannot keep all the files of the multiple fixpack upgrades as it requires a lot of disk space and keeps growing. It is not feasible to keep on increasing the size of disk space.

It will allow users to save disk space We cannot keep all the files of the multiple fixpack upgrades as it requires a lot of disk space and keeps growing. It is not feasible to keep on increasing the size of disk space. So we need to know the safe...
5 months ago in WebSphere traditional 2 Not under consideration

Database Schema Documentation

Documentation on the database schema should be available from the support site.
about 1 year ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 3 Not under consideration