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Administration & Configuration

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CX Number of transfers requests in a mode

To have a MVS command (MODIFY to the CX address space) to query the number of requests in the CX which are in the mode we would specify in the command ('U' for the running requests for example).
over 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Administration & Configuration 1 Not under consideration

CX/ZOS Possibility to swap the logging so it is not increasing indefinitely

In CX/ZOS, the SYSLOG and other ddnames are increasing indefinitely. If they are Sysouts, which is convenient, this can cause Spool problems. It would be great to have the possibility to swap them, as Z/OS offers it for the ddnames JESMSGLG and JE...
over 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Administration & Configuration 1 Not under consideration

Connect:Express Unix: command line certificates management

Current Connect:Express UNIX versions allow certificates management only via an interactive menu, such as -------------------SSL---------------------------------- OPTION ===> 1 PARAMETRES DE SESSIONS SSL 2 IMPORTATION DE CERTIFICATS 3 PROPRIETE...
about 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Administration & Configuration 1 Functionality already exists

Purging notification records at run-time

With current Windows Connect:Express versions, when notifications are enabled, notification records are added at run-time in the local database, even when they are fully processed (notifications messages sent), and they remain there, possibly very...
about 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Administration & Configuration 1 Future consideration

Be able to customize the default location of logging files

It would be very useful to be able to change the location of the log files.Currently it's located on [CX]/config.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Administration & Configuration 0 Not under consideration

CX SYSSSL IH higher priority than IA=*

In the SYSSSL PROFILE, if there is an entry with IH and an entry with IA=*, the IH entry could be used. Actually, it's the IA entry which is used because priority is on IA.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Administration & Configuration 0 Not under consideration

Use of the RCT

One partner is down, and we try to send many file to this partner during a week-end. The RCT fills, and is full. in final, one partner is down, and all of the transfert, with the other partner, cannot be done.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Administration & Configuration 0 Planned for future release

CX Command STANDBY to go to the XRF member : must verify that the XRF member is ready

In CONNECT:EXPRESS (CX) , when we pass the Modify command STANDBY, it must be refused by CX if the XRF member is not ready.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Administration & Configuration 0 Not under consideration