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Password Vault support for CD web Services

This is to add to CD Web Services integration with Password Vault to avoid storing passwords inside the application. That should include "admin" user as well. Currently CD Web Services allows for cert-based authentication (for API) or user/passwor...
over 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / APIs & SDKs 2 Not under consideration

Fix a bug which IBM support is not accepting as a bug

Problem: Any CD Windows v6 client or Requestor is impacted. When a lower case process name job is submitted, via the v6 client or requestor, the process name is automatically converted to uppercase and the job is submitted. While the same process ...
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Reporting 1 Not under consideration

Status to be returned when performing an automatic silent install

When performing an automated silent install/upgrade from the Windows command prompt, instead of the command dropping straight back to the command prompt, certain messages would be returned and at the end of the install/upgrade a return code/status...
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 2 Not under consideration

developement

to add High Water Mark for max API session to be reported into the statistics
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 4 Not under consideration

Automatic Control of Sessions between the client and partners to avoid Wait Sessions

If the client has in netmap configuration session limit defined and the partner has in their netmap configuration session limit different from the client, it will leave the process in wait and sometimes depending on the volume, Connect:Direct will...
about 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Performance 2 Not under consideration

Need to be HSPD12 compliant

IRS is trying to get Sterling Connect:Direct 6.1 approved for usage in the IRS and it is being requested that we inquire as to why this product is not HSPD12 compliant?
about 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 1 Not under consideration

Add detailed software version to .swidtag file

Currently the .swidtag contains version in V.R.M format so it is missing the exact Fix Level and iFix version. For example: version 6.1.0.2_iFix012 for Windows in the .swidtag contains version="6.1.0" and not the full 6.1.0.2_iFix012 (or 6.1.0.2.0...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Reporting 2 Not under consideration

Automation of In-Place Node Renames -- CDU/CDW

Various application teams are approaching us for Connect:Direct high availability architecture guidance and advice -- or have decided to strengthen their C:D architecture -- after initial software installation. This is resulting in hundreds of CDW...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 1 Not under consideration

Do you have any plan now to support ARM based systems

Nowday there are more and more ARM-based systems,do you have any plan now to support ARM based systems?
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Technology Stack Support (OS, DB, Protocols) 1 Not under consideration

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 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 2 Not under consideration