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Sterling Connect:Direct

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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...
over 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 ...
over 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.
over 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 1 Not under consideration

Update Sterling Connect:Direct OpenVMS and SSL versions

Upgrade Sterling Connect:Direct OpenVMS and SSL versions in Sterling's product development environment OpenVMS V8.4-2L3 SSL VSI I64VMS SSL31 V3.1-4 VSI I64VMS SSL3 V3.0-15 VSI I64VMS SSL111 V1.1-1W VSI I64VMS SSL1 V1.0-2UA
7 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 0 Submitted

Connect:Direct Helm chart support for topologySpreadConstraints

Need support in CD helm chart values.yaml for setting topologySpreadConstraints for the kubernetes PodTopologySpread plugin. This option would enable better distribute of multiple CD pods across availability zones in AWS EKS. I cannot use pod anti...
8 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 0 Submitted

Documantation for Third Party Licenses

Hi Support, Our client is asking whether C:D 6.2 uses 3rd party components and libraries. As I cannot find any documentation, please provide related information. And I want to propose for this information released based on every CD version for cli...
21 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Documentation 2 Not under consideration

allow configurable rows in settings of Integrated File Agent (browser)

settings of Integrated File Agent cdws-ui/setting/fileAgent/viewDirectories rules per page & directories per page setting is 10 by default. Can these BOTH be made configurable so it doesn't reset to 10 each time the page is revisited\reloaded
29 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 2 Future consideration

Automate db Wizard option

For Windows Servers I think that colud be interesting have and option to automate a DB Wizard. I think that in the past this could be possible, but not now. Because if someone have a problem with postgres database and need to do a DB Wizard correc...
about 1 month ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 2 Functionality already exists

Improve Message ID XCMM005I

Actually to know what user is that who gets the error XCMM005I its necessary explore the logs and see the line before from the next message: STAR=20250527 09:07:23.950|CCOD=8|RECI=XCMM|RECC=CAEV|OSID=3589|TZDI=7200|MSGI=XCMM005I|MSGT=The submit co...
about 1 month ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Reporting 2 Future consideration

Show IPs from external connection

When the product ConnectDirect recive conection from other servers like GSLB or conections from other servers and it gets for example FMH68 or other, Its interesting konws from which servers its comming this connection, because its imposible deter...
about 1 month ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Reporting 2 Future consideration