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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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Option to display stub parameters in report

We have no possibility to display in report the stub parameters in report when calls are compliants with expected values. During audits not all information are displayed in report then Authorithies shall understand the PTU file to audit the tests,...
almost 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / RealTime 2 Future consideration

Creating JDBC requests in Rational Performance Tester

RPT should support creating a JDBC requests to perform the database testing plan unline how Jmeter support it. Ref: https://jmeter.apache.org/usermanual/build-db-test-plan.html
almost 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Performance Tester 2 Future consideration

Support drop down list in recording of Edge(Chrome)

When record selecting an item in drop down list, following coment is added in a script and you need to add java snippet in the script. // Ignoring the dropdown click, manually add statement for selecting item, use click(atText"item name"); We hope...
almost 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 3 Future consideration

Terminal emulator support on Docker image

Docker utility should support Functional Perspective test scripts. Slack Issue https://devops---testing.slack.com/archives/CGV8AAGCD/p1645022341509149
about 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 3 Not under consideration

RTAS - Selenium execution support

We would like to be able to run Selenium tests from the RTAS. We assume some example workspace containing Selenium and related execution might be sufficient.
about 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Test Automation Server 1 Not under consideration

QTest Data Integration in UCV

Tricentis QTest tool provides test executions like other testing tools in the market and also provides test environment to run the execution. Integrating QTest to trigger test runs from UCV would help testers to not worry on the results archive si...
over 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality 2 Not under consideration

Make a link which has 2 lines and the second line is shorter than the center correctly clicked in playback

When a link has 2 lines and the second line is shorter than the center, the link is not correctly clicked in playback. Request to make the link correctly click in playback. [Environment] RFT 10.2.1(RFT perspective + RFT Extention on MS-Edge)
over 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Future consideration

Make RFT recognize a file dialog using simplified script and Edge in both recording/playback

[Environment]RFT 10.2.1(RFT perspective and simplified script) + Chronium Edge [Description]We migrated to RFT 10.1.2 to verify Edge because IE will EOS in June 2022.A file dialog which is recognized in IE is not recognized in recording/playback o...
over 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Future consideration

Add function to adjust the width of the table cell showing VP comparison result in unified report

In Details pane of unified report, tables showing data grid VP result display actual/expected data in fixed-width cells. Long data cannot be fully displayed in a cell, and short data has too much space. Both cases degrade readability.
over 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Future consideration

Need to have Smart Card support restored for Rational Performance Tester

Beyond versions 9.5, smart card support was removed from the products due to a transition with the underlying JRE. Support for Smart Cards remains a requirement for US government clients and should be restored as quickly as possible.
over 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Performance Tester 3 Not under consideration