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Target node alternate communication paths not retried when connected via Sterling Secure Proxy.

There appears to be a design flow within CD/Z when communicating via SSP and target CD node not being reachable via primary path, CD/Z initial SSL handshake times out and connection to target CD node not retried by CD/Z via ALT.COMM path(s).
almost 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 12 Delivered

Config Hub Codelist interface to have search and edit options

Can the Config Hub codelist interface have the option to search and edit any codelist entry rather than downloading the entire dump of codelist from CTE/Production? The reason is that we have customers who have thousands of entries in a codelist a...
over 1 year ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Mapping & Translation / Onboarding 0 Delivered

Provide Usermod or disable DGAXTABL by default

After installing PTFs UI91208, UI90597 we began having failures with transmissions which we later identified as DGAXTABL being introduced. PTF UI91208 had no hold information about updating DGAXTABL exit requirement whatsoever, and UI90597 had an ...
over 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 5 Delivered

Improve diagnostic accuracy of Secure+ error messages

We often get Secure+ error messages (prefix CSPA) that don’t necessarily indicate a Secure+ issue. This makes it difficult to monitor for errors. The error messages that have caused us the most difficulty are: CSPA202E SSL handshake failure, re...
over 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 5 Delivered

Include active MAXUSERS in high water mark SMF record

Highwater mark SMF record should include Active MAXUSERS to have full pictures of how region is performing. We've experienced BTL issues relating to high MAXUSERS counts and we don't have accurate insight into how many users are active at that time.
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Delivered

Create Code List via API

Currently we have the ability to update the code lists partially or fully. However, the create and update can be done once the code list is manually created in ConfigHub. The requirement is the ability to create the code lists via API. We can have...
4 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Onboarding 2 Delivered

Provide control over who can use the SNODEID parameter

With SPOE, the SNODEID presents a security vulnerability. The SNODEID is hard-coded in the process in clear text. Anyone authorized to use CDZ and able to read the file where the SNODEID is coded, typically in the process library, can create and s...
over 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 4 Delivered

Default delimiters auto update during Outbound X12 ISA Envelope creation required - please review this requirement and let us know the possibility.

We need the CONFIG HUB to reflect the default delimiters automatically for outbound X12 ISA envelope creation. It saves the time for the Support/PER/Customer as the most of the Partners/Customers using the same set of delimiters.
5 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Onboarding 2 Delivered

In CDPLEX environment, CD manager needs to issue a message to indicate server is down after receiving XCF signal

In case TS009569597, we have found CD manager hangs at shutdown due to shutdown has been initiated for CD manager but XCF signal for CD server down has not been received by CD manager.
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 3 Delivered

Can Secure+ be made any simpler?

I spend a lot of time trying to figure out Secure+ screens. Is there any way they could add more help to PF1?
over 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Delivered