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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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map Diagram object inside Diagram View by serialization

We use in our Java Fat Client (based on Swing) the Mindfusion library for representing graphical represenatation of radio network components. However the RFT does not support to work on these objects: On Cell/Repeater mask we can able to map only ...
4 months ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Future consideration

Implement CICS virtualization to Rational Test Automation Server

Mainframe customers need this capability. Without this capability, mainframe customers will not look at RTAS
5 months ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Test Automation Server 2 Future consideration

RIT Database DB2 Mutual SSL / Certificate Authentication

When defining a database connection in Physical View for a z/OS DB2 database, it's currently not possible to configure Mutual SSL / Certificate Authentication as described for example on this page: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2/11.5?topic=sudsdj...
5 months ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Workbench 1 Future consideration

In multi-user scenario, running UI test in a VU schedule), need an alternative similar to Selenium sendkeys methodology

Running UI Tests in (RPT) VU Schedules to accomplish load test needs. Specific tests include Navigation Actions on Windows dialogs (like Open/Save/etc.) Need a way to maintain proper focus, to select the proper dialog when there are multiple insta...
6 months ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 4 Not under consideration

Create option to open browser in incognito mode using startBrowser

Create option to open browser in incognito mode using startBrowser
8 months ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Future consideration

Mixed mode support in RTW

Sometimes applications use Windows common dialogs and mixed domains. Rational Functional Tester natively supported this, and this feature should be put into Rational Test Workbench so that these dialogs can be accessed, and not blindly via keystro...
8 months ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Workbench 2 Future consideration

WebUI - Object identified by should be set more reliable property when create VP

When create VP for a table, right click on Content property and select "Create Verification Point for 'Content'", then, Object identified by is often set "Coodinates". Unfortunately, timeout error occurs 100% in playback because it can't find the ...
9 months ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 1 Future consideration

WebUI - Improvement of data grid and image VP comparison result in unified report

VP comparison result regarding data grid and image in unified report of WebUI perspective currently are appeared as messages ,not compared using those objects so it's difficult to find which cell is different in case of large table. On the other h...
9 months ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Future consideration

Problem determination log in webui shouldn't be generated When change problem determination log level to "none"

We are using WebUI perspective(RFT10.5.2). One day, we noticed document_root size is 1.39GB and workspace size is 1.85GB. 75% is being used by document_root. Default problem determination log level was "warning" so I changed it to "none" but log f...
10 months ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Future consideration

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...
10 months ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Future consideration