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Sterling Connect:Direct

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listing specified remote server folder's files and sub-folders to C:D 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. By ...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 0 Not under consideration

Capture x509 SSL Exp Dates for Adjacent Nodes

Currently, we cannot find the x.509 Exp Dates in the Copy Termination records for our adjacent nodes. We would like to be able to report on upcoming expired certs for our business partners via an Activity Report.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 0 Future consideration

Need a strongly named (signed) version of ConnectDirectSDK

We need a strong named (signed) version of ConnectDirectSDK.dll (and dependencies) to be consumed by a signed .NET assembly.I was surprised to be told by your support team that you do not already a code signed version of these dlls (is this actual...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / APIs & SDKs 1 Not under consideration

Externalize Role permissions for users so one account can be used for viewing and changing configurations

The permissions assigned to CD users/admins needs to be externalized to LDAP such that we can dynamically update the LDAP rights/group membership during approved changes to permit a user to make changes as themselves instead of elevating to the se...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 1 Not under consideration

same-place NDM logging in load balanced solution - C:D Unix

In the C:D for Unix v4.1 Load Balancing solution, the NDM logs are written to the individual servers that are in the load balance loop, and the log for one job is not visible on the other servers in the loop. There needs to be an allowance for NDM...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Reporting 1 Not under consideration

Add the ability to configure multiple IP addresses in a NETMAP config instead of just one.

This is useful as clients can change their servers or flip to DR when there is an issue and we have to update the same netmap config or have a CLP do it. Allowing this would be like MQ where we can have multiple IP's in a connection string. Many C...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 21 Future consideration