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Modify statarch.sh to Delete compressed stats files after "x" amount of days

Can code be added to the statarch.sh script so that after "x" amount of days the compressed stats files are purged/deleted?
about 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 0 Not under consideration

Connect:Direct Sudo Backup/Restore

We install C:D via cdinstall as a user account currently working with C:D for UNIX 4.2. This user account has sudo access to run etc/cdcust so we can perform configurations requiring root privilege. This is great for fresh install and ok for upgra...
about 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 1 Planned for future release

Audit Log for File Agent

Please add an audit log to Connect Direct File Agent. Preferably, this audit log would track all changes made to a File Agent configuration. This would include all items on the File Agent tab to include watched directories, etc. It would also incl...
about 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 1 Not under consideration

Add dedicated Safe Name and Object Name fields to Password Exit tab in Functional Authorities in Connect Direct for Windows

Currently Password Exit tab in Functional Authorities in Connect Direct for Windows allows to configure Application ID and Policy ID only. This idea is to add other fields - Safe Name, Object Name and Secure+ Label name into these settings in orde...
7 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 1 Planned for future release

Sharepoint Integration

We are getting a lot of requests to transfer files directly to a sharepoint site using connect direct
8 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 1 Functionality already exists

Support for Windows Server 2022

Would like to request getting support for Windows Server 2022 as soon as possible please.
12 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Technology Stack Support (OS, DB, Protocols) 3 Planned for future release

Extend processcontrolcriterias CDWS web service in order to run simple transfers on-the-fly

Currently in CDWS the "processcontrolcriterias" web service allows to run Connect Direct transfers using processFile with path to *.cdp process file which must be present on the server prior to Connect Direct transfer execution. For simple transfe...
almost 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / APIs & SDKs 1 Planned for future release

CDWebServices to allow separate WebInterface and RestAPI installations

Allow more individualized and specialized architecture implementations of CDWS by making separate component (or making them selectable/optional) installations for both the Web interface and the RestAPI components.Look into including the RestAPI's ...
about 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 1 Planned for future release

Make ECHDE ciphers available for Selection in Connect Direct for IBM i

Current only RSA ciphers are available on Connect Direct for IBM in version 3.8. RSA ciphers are not considered deprecated due to ROBOT vulnerability.
about 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 5 Not under consideration

Request Connect:Direct to support file path / file name that includes double byte characters.

Request Connect:Direct to support file path / file name that includes double byte characters.Since we need get the file with Simplified Chinese path and name from headquarter frequently.
about 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Other 0 Planned for future release