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DFDL support in ITX

The use of DFDL for data format definition is getting popular especially in IBM products. Please add DFDL into ITX as a standard
almost 8 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Importers 0 Not under consideration

Group Functional Authorities in Connect Direct UNIX

In Connect Direct Windows, a local or domain group functional authority can be created. However, a similar functionality is not available in CD UNIX.
almost 8 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 0 Not under consideration

Configurable clean environment for run tasks

Following the change introduced in v4.1.0.3 of C:D for UNIX (apar IC86881) whereby environment variables are sanitized, IBM should provide a better mechanism for setting environment variables for Run Task and Run Job steps in a secure manner. Alth...
almost 8 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 0 Not under consideration

SMTP connections

We require that the SMTP connection used for notification, to be retried in the event the SMTP server is down. This could be retried x times prior to giving up. Also would it be possible to specify a secondary SMTP server in the event the primary ...
almost 8 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 0 Future consideration

add HELP icon to the Sterling Connect:Direct applications that will direct the customer directly to the Support Request tool

support vets many customer complaints about the IBM.com website. If we add some direct links into the products the customer uses, like a SUPPORT TICKET link to the SR tool, this defuses customer hostility to the web site.
almost 8 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 1 Not under consideration

Encryption for Socket Adapter

We would like to exchange data over Socket securely and would like if ITX/WTX can add encryption to Socket Adapter
about 4 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Adapters 0 Not under consideration

Allow devtoolkit_docker/runtime/ApplicationManagerClient/client.jar to be downloaded directly from the SST

This is an issue for Mac developers after each cloud devtoolkit upgrade. The problem for Mac user is we have to rely on devtoolkit_docker/runtime/ApplicationManagerClient/client.jar to open the configurator. However, every devtoolkit upgrade, the ...
about 4 years ago in Self Service Tool 2 Functionality already exists

Enhancement of Trace File on failure

ITX being a robust product , there a strong feeling that when we look in to the trace on failure of a file its being bewildered or unclear at which point of input data error has occurred. New option can be introduced showing only the failing value...
about 4 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Maps & Type Trees 1 Not under consideration

CDT Import and Export Ydk prefs save option in SST insted of manually copying

When we do CDT, we are pasting YDK prefs manually in SST, this may cause an issue due to human error. if we have an option to save this file in SST, will be helpful and human errors will be mitigated.
about 4 years ago in Self Service Tool 1 Planned for future release

Need to connect Sybase Database with ssl port using mercator (ODBC adapter)

Currently IBM Transformation extender tool (version 10.0.0) using ODBC adapter for sybase DB connections for creating .mdq file. We are able to connect syabse database with normal port but we are facing issue while connecting with ssl port. When c...
about 4 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Adapters 5 Not under consideration