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Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS

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Ambiguous Logon Messages For zCD instead of RACF001I, RACF002I

Hello. You have several message IDs for zCD logon security that are not ambiguous. We want you to offer ambiguous logon messages that will not give any hint to an nonauthorized user.
over 1 year ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 1 Planned for future release

Enhanced messaging for various message states within job log to allow automation

Today - the only way to verify message processing is to log into Connect:Direct and check the current status. We would like it when messages go into the various states (specifically a wait state) for a message to put but out to the started task jo...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Include active MAXUSERS in high water mark SMF record

Highwater mark SMF record should include Active MAXUSERS to have full pictures of how region is performing. We've experienced BTL issues relating to high MAXUSERS counts and we don't have accurate insight into how many users are active at that time.
almost 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 1 Planned for future release

Ver display on IUI panel

If there are multiple instances of different NDM ver running, it will be easier to identify if the IUI panel has ver displayed. Attached screenshot will give the idea of what i meant. In this the right-side box has ver hardcoded. if there is a pan...
about 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Security Administration Report from SPOE administration

Using the ADMIN function to maintain entries in SPOE is basically performing security administration functions. In some environments auditors/regulators like to see who is performing administration and what changes they are making. Requesting that...
about 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 4 Future consideration

Support the use RACF PROTECTED userids in the Secure Point of Entry (SPOE)

When we create User IDs in RACF that will be used for Connect Direct transmissions, we have to create them with passwords so that the password can be used in the SPOE record. With a password is can make this User ID have the capability to signon. ...
about 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Functionality already exists

Include transfer rates monitoring on active filetransfers

Please include file transfer rate monitoring mechanism on active filetransfers. We had an issue with partner where after partner side upgrade the transfer rate became very slow. The filetransfer that took previously minutes, was now hours long. Sa...
about 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 1 Planned for future release

Status "Wait Queue" on SMF record

Add the Wait Queue" statuses (WC, WP, WT, and WX) in the SMF records.
over 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 0 Future consideration

Retrofit the Enhancement Request CONDIRECTZ-I-8 "Provide control over who can use the SNODEID parameter" to CD v6.1

This idea CONDIRECTZ-I-8 "Provide control over who can use the SNODEID parameter" was previously raised for CDz CONDIRECTZ-I-8, and it was informed that it would be available in v6.1. However, after the upgrade to V6.1, it was informed that this e...
over 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Write Debug Traces to a Specific DD instead of Creating Dynamic Rnnnnnn DDs

If the process specific Debug Traces can be written to a specific DD or DDs instead of creating dynamic Rnnnnnn DDs, it could be SPINNED dynamically after the trace completion and it will not cause a usage exposure to system SPOOL.
over 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 0 Future consideration

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