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Docker utility should support Functional Perspective test scripts. Slack Issue https://devops---testing.slack.com/archives/CGV8AAGCD/p1645022341509149

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Do not install Microsoft Access database engine when installing ClearQuest

ClearQuest clients are deployed on end users' Windows PC. The Microsoft Access database engine is automatically installed when the CQ client is installed, but it clashes with the installed MS Office, making it impossible for MS Office to operate p...
3 months ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 4 Is a defect

Provision for Tagging Servers with Environment and Application Name to Maintain WAS Inventory and listing these using these tags

Currently there is no features of custom tagging so dashboard showing all the server without any grouping. Custom tagging will allow to tag the servers with their environment (PRD/UAT/DEV) and Application Names. So this will allow to do the listin...
8 months ago in WebSphere Automation 0 Future consideration

Extend the scope of the maxFiles parameter in logging configuration

As per case TS015417399 when configuring <accessLogging> with maxFiles in WebSphere Liberty the server only deletes old logs of more that maxFiles logs have been created by the currently running process. The current behavior makes the maxFil...
3 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Future consideration

To enhance WebSphere Automation (WSA) to install and rollback multiple iFixes for one WebSphere Application Server

The IDEA is part 1 of an existing IDEA https://ideas.ibm.com/ideas/WASINTOPS-I-107; it limits the change scope to one server. The current design of the product focuses on detecting unresolved security vulnerabilities that affect traditional WebSph...
9 months ago in WebSphere Automation 0

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...
over 3 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 0 Not under consideration

Best practices for NTP service in OpenShift

The NTP service configuration performed by the OpenShift installation using the Cloud Pak System accelerator should apply a best practice to keep the clocks on the nodes in sync. The default configuration of the NTP service increases the risk of c...
11 months ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 1 Future 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...
about 1 year ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

Allow Agent Groovy management via UCD UI

Following the successful implementation of java management via the UCD UI, it would be good to also allow groovy to be upgraded via the UI for agents. We have recently found issues for groovy-3.0.10 compatibility with java 17, which means we can't...
6 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Under review

Provision for Configure Automated Emailer for Audit Reports generation in PDF Format and Manual Export of Report in PDF

Provision for Configure Automated Emailer for Audit Reports generation in PDF Format and Manual Export of Report in PDF. Audit Team doesn’t accept the CSV based reports as those are editable so it would be better if the Audit Reports generation ha...
8 months ago in WebSphere Automation 1 Not under consideration

Observed a negative value for %D and a dash(-) for %{R}W in the NCSA access log

In the customer's WASv8.5.5.20 system, they have observed a negative value for %D and a dash(-) for %{R}W in the NCSA access log. Referring the WAS code, it just subtract System.currentTimeMillis from the previous System.currentTimeMillis. We were...
over 1 year ago in WebSphere traditional 0 Future consideration