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Usability

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Add line number column to be used for Active Alerts

On the Active Alerts screen for the Web console there isn't a line/item # column. This exists in version 6.0.0.2 for the Java/Swing console, but not 6.1 and above Web console. Add to user configuration view allowing users to select.
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Usability 0 Planned for future release

Ability to edit SLC name

Currently if a user wants to change the name of a SLC, it must be duplicated and then a new name can be given and the original slc can be deleted. The SLC name needs to be an editable field to allow updates.
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Usability 1 Not under consideration

Ability to right click in order to comment and/or handle an alert

On Control Center 6.1.3 there are two different icons for commenting and handling alerts. The user currently has to select a check box and then click on the comment or handle icons for the alert. These comment and handle icons are static. Dependin...
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Usability 0 Planned for future release

Add the ability to remove trusted certificates from Connect Direct Secure + managed servers using Control Center

Currently, Control Center allows the user to import a trusted certificate. However, it would be extremely beneficial if the authorized user could also remove unneeded or expired certificates using Control Center.
over 6 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Usability 2 Functionality already exists

Sterling Control Center Having an alert on unhandled alerts

Can Control Center generate an alert if a previous alert is not marked as handled if x amount of time has expired?
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Usability 1 Not under consideration

Control Center List processes in Rules

In an environment like ours, we have numerous file transmissions that are monitored by Control Center. There are several process names that we ignore by having a rule where the action = no operation. One option is to build multiple rules that are ...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Usability 0 Future consideration

Have Control Center be able to monitor alternate IP addresses for CD fail over servers

Currently when a CD server is defined on Control Center only one IP address can be listed. We have some failover servers where the name of the Connect Direct is the same, but if the primary goes down and the failover comes up, Control Center canno...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Usability 1 Future consideration

Allow Admin User To Act As Non-Admin User

As a Control Center admin, I can see all activity while signed in with my own credentials. To troubleshoot incidents for other users, it is advantageous to sign in with the same credentials they have so that I can see things from their points of v...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Usability 0 Future consideration

Improve Control Center Calendars

There needs to be more flexibility with Control Center calendars. Let's say for example, I need a calendar for January, April, July, and October to be daily. The way calendar maintenance currently works, if I select all of the active days for thos...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Administration & Configuration / Usability 0 Planned for future release

Control Center OpenVMS Support

We would like IBM Control Center to be able to monitor and manage C:D nodes on the OpenVMS platform.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Usability 0 Not under consideration