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Connect:Direct Client Identification by the Connect:Direct Server

Connect:Direct, although a peer to peer MFT tool, uses a client - server model as it's underlying architecture. With a client submitting a job to the C:D server, we cannot identify the client server with the current state of affairs if the C:D ser...
almost 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 1 Future consideration

developement

to add High Water Mark for max API session to be reported into the statistics
almost 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 4 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

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

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

COGNOS REPORT- Can the reports can be published to any FTP locations.

Is there a way to send the Cognos report to FTP location rather than emailing the cognos report as an attachment. Currently we are sending the Report via email which customer need to download and put it in a location to process it further. So they...
over 4 years ago in Self Service Tool 1 Functionality already exists

Cluster Support and Certification for Connect:Direct Web Service 6.0

CDWS would be an integral part of Connect Direct as technological adaption of APIs increases. And when we want to have an API server, we would look at providing 24/7 services to our businesses. So we want to have CDWS on a clustered model especial...
over 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 1 Planned for future release