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We have refresh netmap in Mainframe Connect Direct and its not available in Linux connect direct

We had an issue with connect direct process, In the middle of file transfer client brought down the connect direct in primary server and brought up in the secondary. Since the process was interrupted and its keep retrying the primary server. Its n...

Setting local permission controls in userfile.cfg for landed files

Connect:Direct (aka NDM) provides great power over sending files to report systems, allowing the potential for running jobs or tasks on a remote system. But receiving system lacks some simple security controls within the usefile.cfg over files lan...
7 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 2 Not under consideration

Please add support C:D to use S3 Storage for IBM i5os, like is S3 storage support for C:D on Unix platforms.

This is necessary to maintain the competition of platform solutions on the system for solutions on the unix platform. C:D is a multiplatform product so it should offer the same functions on all platforms without restrictions. We need to use transf...
7 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 2 Not under consideration

C:X should log user authentication activity

Currently C:X logs user activity like add/delete/update of documents (since C:X 150-16 iFix10). But for audit requirements it is also necessary to track user authentication activity.
8 months ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Administration & Configuration 4 Needs more information

User Permission in Registry manipulierbar

Hallo, bei einem ConnectDirect Penetration-Test ist folgendes kritisiert worden: Die Berechtigungen, welche in Connect:Direct unter Functional Authorities vergeben wurden, waren in der Registry in Klartext gespeichert. Beispielsweise ist hier zu s...
9 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 2 Future consideration

Multiple Configuration Support for Integrated File Agent

I don't think Integrated File Agent currently supports or allows multiple File Agent configurations. Having this capability would support organization and separation of work. We currently use Integrated File Agent with our AWS ec2 instances. Havin...
9 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 4 Future consideration

Linux systemd script implementation for Sterling Connect:Express

to Develop and test example IBM Sterling Connect:Express linux autoboot systemd control script since systemd is replacing init.d for RHEL 7 and other linux distributions.
12 months ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Usability 2 Future consideration

support SSL for HTTP notification

Currently the production offer a functionnality to generate http notification about transfert event (file sended, file receipted - start/end). The XML notification is pushed to an URL using the HTTP protocol. The message only push metadata of the ...
about 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Security 1 Planned for future release

Support for Type=simple startup method in systemd for Connect Direct

The systemd is the default system manager on RHEL 8. Connect Direct should support service startup through systemd using Type=simple startup method. User can use Type=forking with external (custom) startup script but this requires to create additi...
over 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 2 Not under consideration

Modify statarch.sh to Delete compressed stats files after "x" amount of days

Can code be added to the statarch.sh script so that after "x" amount of days the compressed stats files are purged/deleted?
almost 8 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 0 Not under consideration