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    SFG Redelivers files multiple times once Redeliver button is triggered from SFG UI.

    Current Behavior: When the SFG operator/user wants to redeliver/replay one/multiple files and ticks on the checkbox before the file name (as shown in Fig1) then this/these files are put into queue for redeliver/replay and are picked-up by the “Fil...
    7 days ago in Sterling File Gateway / Administration & Configuration 0 Submitted

    Add support in SEAS for configuring the number of failed password attempts before account lockout.

    Currently, SEAS does not provide an option to set or customize the number of failed password attempts before locking an account. This limitation prevents administrators from enforcing organization-specific security policies.The requested enhanceme...
    2 months ago in Sterling External Authentication Server / Administration & Configuration 2 Needs more information

    Master Data Governance functionality

    this feature was advertised for Q1/Q2 2025 but has not been delivered and no information about the delay exists anywhere, is this coming soon?
    about 1 month ago in Maximo Inventory Optimization 1

    Automating Work Queue

    In certain circumstances there would be an efficiency if a Work Queue could be automated, either completely or under certain conditions (Ex. If a material in the Min Max increase/decrease, if it matches a Business Impact selected, or for certain v...
    about 1 month ago in Maximo Inventory Optimization 1 Functionality already exists

    Ability to create DET's on currency table to account for significant variations in the exchange rate

    We encountered a situation where currency conversion has been applied in a separate SAP table which is not part of the standard connectors extract. That's result in values in MIO being incorrectly displayed and MIO and associated analytics reports...
    about 1 month ago in Maximo Inventory Optimization 1 Planned for future release

    view partner details without having edit access

    Our support team often need to view SFG partner details (profile/account/protocol/community membership) to troubleshoot issues, however we want it to be view-only access. We currently cant provide access to view that information without adding a u...
    7 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Administration & Configuration 2 Future consideration

    Allow editing of fields on the item record despite a D or E error.

    More and more, IBM MIO is becoming a highly visible data source for our company, and sometimes I would like to change something like lead time, unit price, etc. while NOT exporting parameters. This is not an issue UNLESS the item has a calculation...
    about 2 months ago in Maximo Inventory Optimization 1 Functionality already exists

    Allow manual parameter setting (Define min/max, hold one issue, hold zero issues, etc.) despite an E RO error.

    Currently, I am unable to set manual reorder values if an item has an E RO error. Since I do not need the tool's recommendations in these cases, I would rather not have to adjust my settings to clear the error before I set the parameters.
    about 2 months ago in Maximo Inventory Optimization 1 Planned for future release

    SFG integration with Mainframe SFTP server Co:Z

    Hi Team, We have SFTP server on mainframe using product CO:Z. In order to send files from open system to mainframe we have to set DCB parameters. Along with we want to trigger processes on mainframe. ls /+mode=text ,lrecl=80,recfm=fb,space=cyl.5.5...
    7 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Administration & Configuration 1 Not under consideration

    Configuring the SEAS to only respond with (UserID & Destination Indicator) in response to SSP and forward the Authentication request (Password/SSH Key) aganist/to Sterling integrator local store?

    The process/flow will follow the below steps from (User to SSP to SEAS to SI) Step 1 - User Authentication request comes from SSP layer to SEAS; Step 2 - SEAS validates the user against connected AD and return only "UserID/Username && Dest...
    about 5 years ago in Sterling External Authentication Server / Administration & Configuration 1 Future consideration

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