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Export files in UTF8 format

Gentran exports inbound files in ASCI format. If Netweaver option is select to send the idocs to SAP, the idoc file format has to be in UTF8, this is what IBM suggested. Please add an option in Gentran where files export has an option to select AS...

Gentran notifications

I set up our Gentran Server to send email notifications when translator errors take place. Is there a way to add the ability to set it up in a way that would send these messages only for certain types of EDI transactions (only for 850s and 810s, a...

Sterling Gentran Director Version 5.5 to be supported on Windows 11

Windows 10 end of life is coming in Sept 2025

Make Gentran compatible with Windows 11.

Most companies are moving toward Windows 11 and Gentran is currently not supporting this version.

Support Gentran for iSeries on PowerVS

Support Gentran for iSeries on PowerVS. I see no reason the product shouldn't be supported on a PowerVS (virtual server), which is suppose to be the same as a physical iSeries.
8 months ago in Sterling Gentran & Gentran:Director / Usability 0 Submitted

To log unsuccessful user logins to Gentran application into Audit Log

Currently, Gentran does not log the unsuccessful user login attempts into the application Audit Log (ProcAuditLog_tb). Our security team requires us to monitor this activity and respond to this as part of our security process. Without this logging...
10 months ago in Sterling Gentran & Gentran:Director / Security 0 Submitted

Adding scheduler functionality in PEM just like we have in SI.

Hi Team, I am writing in regarding to a missing functionality in IBM PEM which is Scheduler. Currently, in PEM whatever we want to do can only be done via an Activity and to make it happen we need to manually execute an activity everytime we want ...
over 2 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / User Administration 0 Future consideration

Make Compatible With Windows 11 Pro

Microsoft is pushing to move to Windows 11
almost 2 years ago in Sterling Gentran & Gentran:Director / Installation & Upgrade 0 Submitted

Gentran Server For Windows 5.3.1 Windows 2022 Server and MS SQL 2022 Compatibility

Windows 2019 Server is going end of life in early 2024 so to keep server OS supported there is a need for Gentran Server for Windows 5.3.1 to be compatible with Windows 2022 Server. Also would be nice for the Gentran database to be compatible with...

Partner Registration Approval should trigger an action

The Partner Registration Approval should trigger an action to perform user customized actions like Rest API to push the partner details to customer LDAP or customer custom tables for auditing or other purposes. As SSO implementation is getting int...
over 4 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / User Administration 1 Planned for future release