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Ad Hoc Report Functionality

In version 6.1.3 and earlier when a report is run, the user has the option to keep/download in different versions such as pdf, xls, csv, etc and to email the report. However, in version 6.2, this ad hoc functionality has been removed. While an ad ...
almost 4 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Reporting / Usability 3 Not under consideration

Automating the regular NDM tasks

We are performing Netmap updates and secure + updates via NDM panels. We need to automate these manual tasks so it will reduce any human error and save time.
10 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 4 Future consideration

Accept Encrypted password in the SNODEID=(ID,passwd) for UNIX/Windows CD process

Hi Team, While sending files to mainframe where SPOE use is restricted, we have to provide password in plain text in SNODEID=(ID,passwd). This is a major security concern. Hence we want to know if enhancement can be made so that NDM can accept enc...
11 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 6 Not under consideration

Enable connection pooling for remote nodes when using CDPLEX

We use the PARSESS ADJACENT.NODE statement to limit parallel sessions from the local node to a remote node based on capacity as agreed with the partner node. When updating our environment to use CDPLEX with multiple server regions, this parameter ...
about 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Not under 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 ...
5 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Future consideration

Decompress and read .tar files

Currently BPN tool is able to unzip and extract only .zip files. We have customers and trading partner ( for Ex : Electrolux) sending us .tar files. Requirements are to unzip the .tar files and extract the files within. This is not possible using ...
about 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Mapping & Translation 0 Future consideration

Enable custom widgets in CCM dashboards with global filters/multiple dashboards

MFT operators want to see multiple aspects of the health of their systems pulling in data from other tools such as sever performance as well as their own reports (either built with Jasper or by embedding reports from other tools like Grafana) on k...
6 months ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Usability 0 Submitted

Add Secure Plus statistics to the Microsoft Windows Event Logging Facility

Our organization is requiring that all Connect Direct statistics be sent to Splunk. However, it seems that Secure Plus statistics are not captured. I am aware of the Secure Plus logs that are created and we could probably get those sent to Splunk....
6 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 4 Needs more information

Alert to files stuck in SFG mailbox

Occasionally when SFG encounters issues files will not get picked up and routed by SFG. Until the file has been picked up by the SFG routing rule it is not visible in the SFG arrived file display meaning it is hard to identify where there are issu...
6 months ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Usability 0 Under review

Generate longfile name for Connect:Direct transfers in log

We want to utilize transfer logs generated in syslog/task log to do some automation reporting and alerting. However NDM longfile name which reported in SMF type FI isn't written to syslog so we can't get full pictures for file transfers between un...
over 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 1 Functionality already exists