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listing specified remote server folder's files and sub-folders to C:D for UNIX client

FTP provides a generic feature of listing specified remote server folder's files and sub-folders to FTP client. But C:D can only realize this function by RUN TASK or RUN JOB invoking many shell scripts, which make clients' application complex. BOC...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 0 Not under consideration

Add an Admin ID for CD UNIX Installations

Currently CD UNIX can be installed under another ID. However, during a particular step of the installation process, the root password is required. Can an administrative ID be added to the CD UNIX installation that has the appropriate access needed...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 2 Not under consideration

Reporting available for Secure+ data within Connect Direct 4.1x and 4.2x

I am being tasked with providing numbers on a monthly basis on how many remote nodes I have configured for Secure+ on each of my supported servers. I need to be able to detect in the nodes subdirectory which of the nodes are set up for Secure+ by ...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Reporting 2 Not under consideration

add HELP icon to the Sterling Connect:Direct applications that will direct the customer directly to the Support Request tool

support vets many customer complaints about the IBM.com website. If we add some direct links into the products the customer uses, like a SUPPORT TICKET link to the SR tool, this defuses customer hostility to the web site.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 1 Not under consideration

ASN timeliness issue corrective action during VAN outage

We recently had a Sterling VAN outage where all our ASNs were delayed to our Customers. This caused the timeliness issue and we received penalty. We can avoid it if either of below two solution is implemented in Inflight.1. Once a VAN outage is de...
over 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 0 Not under consideration

Filtering Inbound & Outbound Rules based on the Inflight Direction Field by adding Checkbox or Dropdown box

We can check the flow (inbound or outbound) based on the rulename or the Inflight Direction Field. There is no option to filter the inbound and outbound rules in BPN
over 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Other 0 Not under consideration

Consideration of BPN Field's : MapList1, MapList2, MapList3 for adding more Mapnames

We have a BPN Field: MapList which accepts only 256 Characters. We need to consider the new BPN Fields: MapList1, MapList2, MapList3 etc. in future for adding the mapnames when one of the MapList field has more than 256 characters.
over 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Other 0 Not under consideration

Allow for More than 100 Attribute Values

For one attribute there is a limit to 100 attribute values. This needs to be increased to a larger value. Potentially 150 or 200.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Other 1 Not under consideration

Send to Front/Back

Dialog objects should have send to front/back option, as some objects occasionally overlap each other.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Usability 1 Not under consideration

"End of Task" Dialog Update

We would like to request a change in the current workflow. When a task has entry and exit conditions which cause the last dialog in the task to be skipped a confirmation box appears stating, ‰ÛÏYou have reached the last dialog of the task. Do you ...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Workflows 0 Not under consideration