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Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS

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C:D for z/OS to support the allocation of PDSE V2 datasets

Currently, IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for z/OS (CDZ) does not support the allocation of PDSE Verion 2 (V2) data sets. Customer has the requirement to use the CDZ function to transfer PDSE V2 data sets for program deployment between testing and pr...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Delivered

Connect Direct Z/OS Password-less Sign-On : Use certificate authentication for the CD session. CD currently supports this for the API connection (e.g. port 1363) and exploring if this could be added for the server connection (i.e. port 1364). The goal would be to use the certificate Common Name as the user ID as we do for the API connection or expand to allow other sources for the user ID – Jobname, SPOE, in-line SIGNON, batch user ID, etc. – and define order of precedence.

Issue Description: Client has security initiative to remove passwords being exposed in jobs. If there is a sign on ID used it is ignored if there is a password less ID and defaults to the job card ID. If client removes password from the sign-on ca...
12 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 4 Delivered

Enhance C:D to provide better support for zEDC datasets

We are implementing zEDC across our production environment and are trying to avoid mass updates to all of our C:D processes. We would like to be able to transmit a zEDC dataset without having to update hundreds of existing processes. Here is th...
over 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 4 Delivered

Suppress the diagnostic data being written to CDESTAE for the SCPA019I error

We observed that there is a dump of the file in DD CDESTAE after the process failed with SCPA019I An input LRECL > output LRECL detected for compressed file. It is an exposure of business data so it would be appreciated if it can be disabled or...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 3 Delivered

CD for z/OS - customisation of ISPF panel library for scroll amounts & CF enhancement

Hi. I have 2 enhancement requests, but they both relate to the ISPF panels for CD for zOS. 1. The default scroll amount on various panels is set to PAGE. I think the CSR setting is more flexible. As the panels do not remember your settings, I h...
over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 4 Delivered

Make Field Userid optional in Secure+ Admin Tool "Save Active" Panel

When you are using Security Exits for C:D Signon, you do not need to specify a userid at signon. I don't need this at the update job for Secure+ as well. Using the "Save Active" Panel, you have to enter a userid, but you can leave the password fie...
almost 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Delivered

Enhance STATs Log TP Record to Report Send and Receive Time Count

Hi Johnny, This is the enhancement request per email discussion to enhance TP Records to Report Send and Receive Time Count in the time interval. Thanks, Edmond
about 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 3 Delivered

Allow longer string compares in Modal Logic in C:D Z/OS processes

See PMR 23729,060,618 In Connect Direct z/OS Processes a recent NF Apar allowed to check Variables IF (&TEST EQ C'NO') THEN .. But this is limited to 8 char according to our findings in PMR "The description should have noted that when usin...
about 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Delivered

Allow greater flexibility when amending Secure+ parms

Having a process which is reliant on a person logging onto an ISPF panel to update something like a TLS setting is no longer tenable in a modern IT environment. Automation and self service are the order of the day and the way Secure+ updates are b...
about 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 0 Delivered

Have statistics Records (CT and maybe others) indicate the true node a transfer was sent to when ALT.NODEDEF is coded in the Netmap for a node

Currently if two nodes are defined NODEA and NODEB in the netmap and NODEA has ALT.NODEDEF=NODEB coded, if NODEA can not sent to its primary IP address coded then the file will be sent to the IP address coded on NODEB. The issue is that the CT sta...
over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 7 Delivered

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