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Sterling Connect:Express

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CX Number of transfers requests in a mode

To have a MVS command (MODIFY to the CX address space) to query the number of requests in the CX which are in the mode we would specify in the command ('U' for the running requests for example).
over 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Administration & Configuration 1 Not under consideration

CX/ZOS Possibility to swap the logging so it is not increasing indefinitely

In CX/ZOS, the SYSLOG and other ddnames are increasing indefinitely. If they are Sysouts, which is convenient, this can cause Spool problems. It would be great to have the possibility to swap them, as Z/OS offers it for the ddnames JESMSGLG and JE...
over 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Administration & Configuration 1 Not under consideration

CX SYSUE1 Refresh only if it has no errors

Actually, if there is errors in SYSUE1, a refresh is still done. That can hang a lot of requests in TRC=4608L. It would be great if there was a verification of the file before the swicth and that the switch be rejected in that case.
over 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express 1 Not under consideration

Connect:Express Unix: command line certificates management

Current Connect:Express UNIX versions allow certificates management only via an interactive menu, such as -------------------SSL---------------------------------- OPTION ===> 1 PARAMETRES DE SESSIONS SSL 2 IMPORTATION DE CERTIFICATS 3 PROPRIETE...
about 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Administration & Configuration 1 Functionality already exists

Connect:Express for Windows: please provide a silent install (non-interactive)

We would like to automate Connect:Express for Windows instances. We could add arguments to the command line or provide a properties file to setup.exe. Upgrades could be done this way too.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Installation & Upgrade 1 Not under consideration

Connect:Express for Z/OS : Possibility of transfers of PDE-E with RECFM=U

Actually, CONNECT:EXPRESS FOR Z/OS can transfer files whitch are PDS-E except if there RECFM is UNDEFINED. It would be useful that CONNECT:EXPRESS FOR Z/OS could transfer PDS-E with RECFM=U.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Usability 0 Not under consideration

Be able to customize the default location of logging files

It would be very useful to be able to change the location of the log files.Currently it's located on [CX]/config.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Administration & Configuration 0 Not under consideration

Handle spaces in physical name for Sterling Connect:Express UNIX

Actually, Sterling Connect:Express doesn't handle spaces in physical names for a PeSIT file transfert (sender's side)
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Usability 0 Not under consideration

CX/ZOS PI07 received Window > 16 should be accepted

CX/ZOS should accept a PI07 received with a window greater than the max of CX/ZOS, 16. And return a PI07 with the window as defined in the session table
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Usability 0 Planned for future release

CX SYSSSL IH higher priority than IA=*

In the SYSSSL PROFILE, if there is an entry with IH and an entry with IA=*, the IH entry could be used. Actually, it's the IA entry which is used because priority is on IA.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Administration & Configuration 0 Not under consideration