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Sterling Connect:Direct

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Stand Alone File Agent - Do Path Match

Reference TS011100108. It is my understanding that enhancements have been done with Integrated File Agent, but the same enhancements have not been made to stand alone File Agent. One such enhancement, is to do path matching. With stand alone File ...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 1 Not under consideration

Support for Oracle Linux

Regarding Connect:Direct(Managed File Transfer), We would like to request getting support for Oracle Linux as soon as possible.
over 1 year ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Technology Stack Support (OS, DB, Protocols) 1 Not under consideration

Fix a bug which IBM support is not accepting as a bug

Problem: Any CD Windows v6 client or Requestor is impacted. When a lower case process name job is submitted, via the v6 client or requestor, the process name is automatically converted to uppercase and the job is submitted. While the same process ...
about 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Reporting 1 Not under consideration

Status to be returned when performing an automatic silent install

When performing an automated silent install/upgrade from the Windows command prompt, instead of the command dropping straight back to the command prompt, certain messages would be returned and at the end of the install/upgrade a return code/status...
about 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 2 Not under consideration

developement

to add High Water Mark for max API session to be reported into the statistics
over 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 4 Not under consideration

Need to be HSPD12 compliant

IRS is trying to get Sterling Connect:Direct 6.1 approved for usage in the IRS and it is being requested that we inquire as to why this product is not HSPD12 compliant?
over 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 1 Not under consideration

Do you have any plan now to support ARM based systems

Nowday there are more and more ARM-based systems,do you have any plan now to support ARM based systems?
over 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Technology Stack Support (OS, DB, Protocols) 1 Not under consideration

Include API monitoring/output in CD Logs

API connects to the CD product can be for File Transfer submissions or stat gathering for another use such as log checks. These API have a max value configurable on the local node entry in CD netmap file but currently there is no logging of API ac...
about 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Reporting 1 Not under consideration

Connect:Direct support on Oracle cloud object storage solution.

Connect:Direct support to S3 object storage providers including AWS, Minio, Dell EMC ECS, and Red Hat Ceph to execute public and on-premise cloud-based operations. Customers can benefit if we add Oracle
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Technology Stack Support (OS, DB, Protocols) 1 Not under consideration

please help to support Chinese local operating system

The local operating system in China is mainly based on the secondary development of linux, such as the operating systems of deepin and NeoKylin, which need to support the installation of C:D Linux on these operating systems.
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 1 Not under consideration