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Enhancement for ZIP adapter

a option to list the files present in the zip file. Using ITX map we are able to compress and decompress a zip file. But the problem is we are unsure what files will be received in the zip file. If we are able to do it via a command in zip adapter...
4 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / WTX Maps & Type Trees 0 Future consideration

Add Support for TSS Protected IDs in BATCH

CDZ supports RACF and ACF2 when it comes to PROTECTED IDs, but does not support TSS. Please extend this support to TSS, as TSS implemented PROTECTED in a similar manner to RACF.
2 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Future consideration

Provide a SWITCH or CASE function

Request to provide a long-missing function in ITX for SWITCH or CASE loop, where a set of evaluations would be considered in order with the first success would return a value and exit the loop. Example: = SWITCH ( UPPERCASE ( Value:Record ), "H" :...
5 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Other 0 Future consideration

Remove old STATARCH logs

Hello, We've detected that the STATARCH ConnectDirect logs are never deleted; only the work logs are compromised, converting them to STATARCH.gz. Over time, the STATARCH files accumulate and fill the filesystem, and we need to delete them manually...
7 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 2 Future consideration

Please include both userIDs in the SMF 132 record for SU - Select User events for the CDz authorization file.

The CDz SMF 132 record records a wealth of data. Batch JCL for CDz execution allows the command "SEL USER WHERE (USERID=(*)) EXCLUDE = (AUTH)" to list users in the CDz authorization file. You (IBM CDz development support) display both userIDs in t...
7 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Future consideration

New DGADNTLD PARM=SYNTAX

Requesting DGADNTLD parameter called SYNTAX. This should be similar to the $$SYNTAX option for updating Netmaps. We would like to be able to syntax check our new netmap source code before actually trying to load it into the NETMAP VSAM file. This ...
3 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Future consideration

ITX offers ADDDAYS, ADDHOURS and ADDMINUTES to Date Time objects. I have a requirement to add seconds, but there is currently no ADDSECONDS function offered to support this. My idea is to make an ADDSECONDS function available in ITX.

Given seconds can often be part of a date time object, not having a proper function to adjust seconds as easily as minutes, hours and days seems to be a gap that should be addressed.
over 1 year ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 1 Future consideration

Test and certify Connect Direct to use DFS in addition to UNC paths

Connect Direct has not been tested nor certified to use DFS paths instead of UNC paths. The use of DFS paths allows Connect Direct copy configurations to automatically switch to a new device location vs the current use of UNC paths where we would ...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 2 Future consideration

Allow process name in a cdp script to be an IFA variable on Windows.

We use Integrated File agent to automate CDP submissions to Connect Direct. And Webservices is used to administer IFA. Since the IFA service is used by multiple business teams we have a CDP process that has a variable for the process name somthing...
about 1 year ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 7 Future consideration

Keep Netmap CREATED, UPDATED, USED AS xNODE fields

There are inconsistencies with the logic of the NETMAP entry fields, CREATED, UPDATED, and USED AS xNODEs, as they can lose true history of the netmap entries. CREATED Date/Time stamp is lost on the netmap unload and load process and if $$REPLACE ...
about 1 year ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Future consideration