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Processes which are NOT OK should remain in TCQ

In most situations, where a process ends not OK, it is moved from TCQ to statistics, i. e. LSMG244I. Finding the original //SYSIN of the batchjob for repeating is difficult and time consuming. There should be a mechanism (exit, initparm, ...) to i...
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 1 Future consideration

Queued Process Monitor needs to be updated

There are instances where the queued process monitor shows processes that are sometimes days old. There should be a way to ensure that processes in the Queued Processes are actually running.
almost 6 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Performance / Usability 0 Functionality already exists

SIGNON command could provide a parameter for the message file and process library

It is useful for the SIGNON command to provide additional CDz software file specification parameters like the NETMAP parameter. This allows a user to use the same JCL procedure but able to override DDs within the control cards of CDz's SYSIN witho...
about 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Add Window Tolerance in Minutes capability

Currently in Control Center slc window tolerance, the value is in hours. Although a window tolerance of zero can be selected, a user may want a tolerance that is less than one hour, but not zero. There may be a need to monitor a file for timelines...
about 6 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Usability 2 Functionality already exists

Enable runtime duplicate envelope check in Config Center

As part of new partner onboardings for all SCBN customers, Implementation team will create envelopes with client and partner EDI ID's on config center and there is always risk of creating duplicate envelopes because of incorrect information from c...
about 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Mapping & Translation 1 Not under consideration

Connect:Direct for zOS copying files to SNODE (Linux or Windows ) at the same time using a '*' mask to individual datasets

The client SERPRO would like that was possible in Connect:Direct CDP pull a list of datasets that meet your dataset mask with the '*' (for eg. ABCDEF*.TXT)and based on that list of datasets that match then to start copies each of the datasets one ...
over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 1 Not under consideration

API for Handling Alerts

Please develop an API for handling Control Center alerts. Internal applications that use Control Center data would benefit from this.
over 3 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Usability 2 Functionality already exists

TS009319697 : Not able to pick only specific order to SHIP in IBM store

In Store UI, if multiple shipments using same carrier, then we do not have the option to ship each shipment at different times. Replication steps attached. Client Requirement: We don’t want to send the store to store order out until we know the re...
over 3 years ago in Store Engagement / Other 1 Future consideration

NFS directory restrictions requires world execute permission

Root squash enabled NFS directories cause an issue with C:D requiring world execute permission on every directory in the path when using the upload/download directory parameters. We want to be able to use upload/download restrictions without havin...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 1 Future consideration

Implement Secure UDP for Connect Direct File Agent

Our internal security standards want all traffic to be encrypted. Currently, File Agent uses standard UDP (SNMP) to send messages to Control Center. The goal is to have this traffic encrypted. We are being told that in a couple years the PCI DSS s...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 2 Future consideration