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Sterling Connect:Direct

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Support long connection for large volumes of small files

Our competitor, Tongtech, provide a file transfer tool based on MQ to transfer files and support long connection which means if doesn't need to initiate a new session for each repective files which really lead to a high performance for large volum...
almost 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Performance 1 Not under consideration

Giving signal to indicate file transfer completed

If a file is trasffered from A to B, normally our customers need a way to confirm whether file transfer is completed. In China, customers will adopt 2 ways, one is creating another signal file, for example, if the transfer a file named a.txt, they...
almost 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 1 Not under consideration

Transfer folder between C:D nodes

Hope C:D can support transfer the whole folder to anther folder, which include many potential functions such as trasfer folder, whether includes subfolder, filter files via file name rule and create folders in the opposite C:D node. Our local file...
almost 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 1 Not under consideration

Connect:Direct - Certify SQLServer 2016 Express Edition as a supported database for C:D v.4.7 or v.4.8

Ability to upgrade to the latest software.
almost 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 2 Not under consideration

Need a central management and distribution system for File Agent rule

In China many banks, especially medium and small size ones, adopt shared folder to exchange files amongst different kinds of business systems. Even they decided to adopt a new file transfer tool to exchange files due to security, audit, etc, they ...
almost 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct 0 Not under consideration

Select statistics with information of the XLATE name being used.

I currently use conversion tables for file transfers and receipts.But I need to have control over the logs, which tables are being used. Currently, I only identify in the Connect logs whether or not the transmission process is using a table (Selec...
almost 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 2 Not under consideration

File not picking up from the source folder, if we move the file to local directory and copy back to original location, files are picked and deliverd.

File not picking up from the source folder, if we move the file to local directory and copy back to original location, files are picked and deliverd.
almost 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Other 1 Not under consideration

Connect:Direct for HP Non-Stop v3.6.0.2 bug fix needed to display protocol in full in NDM log

Currently in NDM log for C:D HP Non-Stop v3.6.0.2, the protocol is not displayed in full. In v3.6.0.1 there was only SSL vs TLS, but in v3.6.0.2, it is TLS1.0 and TLS1.2, thus truncation happened. Since operation/application support teams do not u...
almost 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 1 Not under consideration

Make ECHDE ciphers available for Selection in Connect Direct for IBM i

Current only RSA ciphers are available on Connect Direct for IBM in version 3.8. RSA ciphers are not considered deprecated due to ROBOT vulnerability.
about 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 5 Not under consideration

Intrinsic Symbolic Variables for other Connect Direct Platforms

Currently, Intrinsic Symbolic Variables is only available to CD z/OS and CD Windows. This should be made available to other CD platforms as well.
about 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 3 Planned for future release