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PINNED Present Multiple Host Keys - RSA and ECDSA
As with standard Linux servers today Secure Proxy should be able to present Host Keys (more than one) in both RSA and ECDSA formats depending on what type the vendor incoming connection supports. Vendors are demanding Host Keys that are stronger t...
PINNED Add support to controllerWorkflow script to restart BPs that are in "completed, error" state by individual BP IDs
During system issues, we are unable to bulk restart the BP IDs at a time. This is causing huge support effort in the clean-up process. Existing controllerWorkflow.sh script doesn't have a solution to restart the BPIDs that are in "completed, error...

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Connect Direct Web Services - API Method for Connect Direct Version

There is currently no API method available to retrieve or GET the Connect Direct Version using the REST API, although this is available the the CDWS Web Console (see attached image). Can this method be considered?
about 1 month ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / APIs & SDKs 3 Under review

Keep the display length selected for a page when returning to that page

When working in Card Builder (for instance), the default page length to display Cards is 10. It can be modified for the current display, but changing page and returning to it resets the page length. It would be a good idea to maintain the page len...
about 1 month ago in SCIS Transparent Supply Application 0 Under review

Sync Supply to have a capability to just report the mismatches and not apply the differences.

We want a capability in SIP to just report / publish an event with the mismatches evaluated during the inventory synchronization flow and not always apply the same. Something similar to the " ApplyDifferences " capability in the GIV world. There a...
about 1 month ago in OMS - Intelligent Promising 0 Future consideration

SCC - Suppress Multiple Alerts For Same Issue

I had read Watson Idea WSCCC-I-205 which indicated that this functionality already exists, but it didn't provide any details. I created a case to get more details, and instead of more details, I was told to come back here and create a new idea. Ca...
about 1 month ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Other 0 Under review

Add a "reject" button in addition to approve and defer.

The current practice of our users, if they do not want to accept the tool's recommended parameters, is to make a note, select "approve" but leave the export button unchecked. It can be difficult to determine whether or not the tool's recommendatio...
about 1 month ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1 Future consideration

Replication Statistics For Global Mailbox

Global Mailbox should be able to out-of-the-box provide specific details on replication between DCs. I should be able to easily find out baseline statistics for replication time between servers. I should be able to see counts for how many files ar...
about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Global Mailbox 1 Submitted

Enable partial line cancellation in Order Hub

Partial line cancellation currently works from Order Hub (only post turning ON 'Add Qty' modification rule for required order line and release statuses from DOM) – however it also enables line quantity addition feature which is not desired. There ...
about 1 month ago in OMS - Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 0 Under review

Dynamic routing of File Transfers

Admins of PCM would benefit from this because it could shorten the file transfer build time. A dynamic dataflow would allow an admin to setup one main transfer that allowed any file dropped into that mailbox to be routed to any outbound partner ba...
about 1 month ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Usability 0 Submitted

Add AD Authentication option for Database Connections

Add support for AD authentication between SI and its database. This would allow the username/password to be managed outside of the application properties files and more easily align with company policies regarding password complexity and who has a...
about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 0 Submitted

Dynamic removal of redundant checkpoint entries

Can the logic behind CKPT.DAYS be extended so that this function in invoked on a regular basis (e.g. daily) instead of only when z/OS Connect:Direct is started? When the checkpoint dataset becomes full, the only way to defragment it or clear out r...
about 1 month ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Future consideration