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Security Exit must be usable by different SFTs and the STCname should be part of the RACF profile namess

In our environment we run several Connect:Direct stc's in one environment. The provided Security Exits do not offer a possibility to setup separate profiles for these stc's.We would like this to be changed. Second what we ask for is to add the STC...
over 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Not under consideration

We are looking to capture KPI metrics from SFG in terms of max/min file size, cpu/memory usage

We are generating key monthly usage metrics from SFG. Here are some sample metrics.... Max/min file size Max/Min/Avg CPU Max/Avg memory Usage by protocol
over 1 year ago in Sterling File Gateway / Administration & Configuration 1 Future consideration

Keep Netmap CREATED, UPDATED, USED AS xNODE fields

There are inconsistencies with the logic of the NETMAP entry fields, CREATED, UPDATED, and USED AS xNODEs, as they can lose true history of the netmap entries. CREATED Date/Time stamp is lost on the netmap unload and load process and if $$REPLACE ...
12 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Future consideration

Logs for who viewed/downloaded files in SFG

Currently we have users in sterling file gateway where these users have permissions to view and replay files. We would like to see who viewed the files from the SFG console. We have looked at ui.logs, security.logs, authentication.logs but we don'...
about 2 years ago in Sterling File Gateway / Administration & Configuration 2 Future consideration

Call HSM for synchronous backups from Connect Direct

We would like to include in our Connect Direct process a call to HSM to make synchronous backup of important production dataset received or sended to be able to make a fast recover in case of corruption or data lost. We have tried to make calls to...
8 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 3 Future consideration

Connect:Direct RESTAPI at the CD nodes (including Z) support

We would like be able to use RESTAPI services to access Connect:Direct at the z/OS node level (not via CDWS) in order to handle job abends with NDM status
over 1 year ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 8 Functionality already exists

Sterling filegateway does not support Windows Authentication

Sterling filegateway does not support Windows Authentication, currently it just supports SQL authtentication, this is causing issues with keeping up to current security standards.
over 1 year ago in Sterling File Gateway / Administration & Configuration 3 Not under consideration

Allow PROPGATE.DSNTYPE=YES to work while PROPAGATE.SMSCLASS=(COND or YES,NO,NO) for PDSEs

Why is it useful? It will respect the source dataset’s DSNTYPE and allocate the dataset with the correct DSNTYPE. Who would benefit from it? Any z/OS platform that has ACS routines that do not override a user’s requested DSNTYPE. How should it wor...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Future consideration

For Type records panel to add confirmation prompt to confirm saving or record should not get added with PF3

Currently, there is delimitation while we go to admin panel for adding new type record in NDM admin-> IT panel , if we bychance hit PF3 it creates an incomplete record. And to remediate this everytime either we have to update the wrongly create...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 5 Future consideration

For the Netmap extract batch utility DGADNTLD to add map creation and updated date.

This request is to enhance the Netmap extract batch utility DGADNTLD to add map creation and updated dates. As of now, the extract only has the last used date. The created date is only available in the Connect:Direct panel options (in browse mode ...
4 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Future consideration

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