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Sterling Connect:Direct

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Send record length and block size larger than 4050 on HPNS Connect Direct

The record size when it worked was BLK Size = 27944 and RECL = 3992 it was changed to BLK SIZE = 21742 RECL= 10871 and then the job fail to completed and abend in NDM
5 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Performance 9 Delivered

Single Sign-on (SSO) with SAML or OIDC authentication is required for the Sterling User Interfaces (UIs), including C:D, SSP, SEAS, SFG, SCCM and SCCD. Migration from a legacy LDAP connection to a federated (SAML or OIDC) connection is required for all UIs, by US Federal Agencies.

This is required to comply with US Federal Security requirements mandated to all US Federal Agencies.
4 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 4 Delivered

Docker Image for Sterling Connect:Direct

Almost all IBM integration tools (Datapower,IIB, MQ, WAS) has docker image. I got to know there is no Docker image for Connect:Direct.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 14 Delivered

C:D Container support for more than 1 replica

Currently there is a known limitation where IBM Connect:Direct for Unix chart is supported with only 1 replica count It would be very hepful to support more than 1 replica to be able to operate on different pods that may be on different worker nod...
2 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Other 3 Delivered

File Agent doesn’t support Certificate-based authentication, it will be difficult for us to manage the passwords on File Agent authentications.

We have around 35,000 Connect:Direct nodes and File Agents will be deployed across all the stores. We have a password policy where the passwords are going to expire every 90 days, Maintenance of these many nodes will be a tedious task. Switching t...
over 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 2 Delivered

Increase the size of Default_config.json in CDFA 6.3

have observed in the wild (namely, banking sector customer support scenario), that when the default_config.json is larger than 1MB, integrated FA fails to either import the new configuration, save new config or reopen the configuration for editing...
12 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 4 Delivered

Certificate-based authentication support for Connect:Direct RESTful API

Connect:Direct Java API supports certificate-based authentication. IBM Sterling Control Center also can use certificate-based authentication to connect and manage Connect:Direct settings. However latest version of RESTful API supports only user/pa...
about 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / APIs & SDKs 2 Delivered

Support for Windows Server 2022

Would like to request getting support for Windows Server 2022 as soon as possible please.

Connect:Direct with ability to connect to IBM Cloud Object Storage using API key and store files on COS

The request is mainly for providing capability in Connect:Direct for reading and writing files from IBM Cloud Object Storage and specifically by using API key while connecting to IBM COS from Connect:Direct.
over 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / APIs & SDKs 2 Delivered

C:D Installation in Google Cloud and ability to write directly to Google Storage

This enhancement is for the ability to write files directly to Google Cloud Storage using Connect Direct from any other connect direct platform. Also, guidance on C:D installation in Google Cloud in general
over 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Other 2 Delivered