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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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Support for Buildforge database on AWS RDS

One of our clients wants to migrate BuildForge to AWS with the buildforege database schema from on-prem database to AWS RDS database. But current databases on AWS RDS is not supported.
about 9 hours ago in Heritage / Build Forge 0 Submitted

Okta integration for Authentication and Authorization in IBM Urbancode deploy

We need to integrate Okta with IBM Urbancode Deploy for both authentication and authorization. Authentication is working but IBM Urbancode Deploy is listing user id as alpha numeric string instead of the actual user id which is conflicting to map ...
3 days ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 0 Submitted

Agent JAVA_OPTS properties back to default values upon upgrade

Hi, We have noticed that after agent upgrade the memory values on the z/Os agents are going back to the default values "'-Xmx50m -Xms50m" on JAVA_OPTS. This requires manual intervention to change the properties any time we decide to upgrade the ag...
3 days ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 0 Submitted

Configure a proxy for the Available Plugins feature in DevOps Deploy

We want to configure a http proxy for the Available Plugins feature, but not with the global settings in the java command -Dhttps.proxyHost and -Dhttps.proxyPort properties. Because we don't want that all outgoing connections communicate via the h...
3 days ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 0 Submitted

"Modify" installs that do not manipulate the albd service should not prompt for albd process credentials.

When performing upgrade or modify installs, Installation Manager requires that the installing user provide the albd credentials. In "modify" cases where -- for example -- the user is adding a Visual Studio or other integration, the installer shoul...
9 days ago in Heritage / ClearCase 1 Submitted

actual cleanup from the mongo database for specific releases, specific ucd imported data

Auditing is not a concern. In the case of the versions, this data should not be imported in the first place, as they are not ever to be deployed in a version. The UCD should not import it, but UCD is able to do a cleanup. UCV is unable to do. Audi...
4 days ago in DevOps Automation / Velocity 0 Submitted

Create additional rules to DevOps Test Embedded Code Review

Rule 1: following operators ( +=, -=, *=, /=, %=, <<=, >>=, &=, ^=, |= ) should never be used.Rules 2: The rules check that open and closing brackets are always the unique non space character on the line.Rule 3: The rule verify tha...
8 days ago in DevOps Automation / Test Embedded 0 Submitted

Move application data ("var" directory in particular) to \ProgramData on Windows...

The standard location for transient application data on Windows is the "\ProgramData" directory. This was a change made some time ago to improve application security. ClearCase still stores data in \Program Files\... In many cases, "hardening" too...
9 days ago in Heritage / ClearCase 0 Submitted

Add optional parameter to set the DATACLASS for JAVA DUMPs

Would be beneficial to set the DATACLASS to EXTENDED so dumps are eligible for Pervasive Encryption. We understand that we can define the dump dataset mask to an ACS routine but this creates additional overhead in large shops. Ideally, there would...
18 days ago in Java Runtimes (Semeru, OpenJDK) 0 Submitted

In Test Hub, save user-defined filters created on the Advanced tab of the Executions, Results, and Progress pages

Test Hub currently provides an option to create and apply rules that filter which assets appear on the Executions, Results, and Progress pages. These filters are useful for users with a large number of test assets in their environment. Constructin...
14 days ago in DevOps Automation / Test Hub 0 Submitted