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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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Add Order Optimizer configuration to enable/disable shipping upgrade capabilities

Add an Order Optimizer configuration to enable / disable Optimizer's ability to propose an upgraded class of shipping. Example:'Standard' shipping order (SLA of 8 days) placed, but all candidate nodes have delivery >8 days away (i.e. node backl...
almost 6 years ago in Fulfillment Optimizer / Configuration 0 Delivered

Order Optimizer support for UI upload of configuration files and file ingestion status checking

Create an Order Optimizer UI option for users to upload and ingest configuration files in Order Optimizer. This same UI should show the status & details of the file ingestion process for all files (e.g. job running vs. complete vs. error, last...
almost 6 years ago in Fulfillment Optimizer / Data Maintenance & Management 1 Delivered

Order Optimizer Dashboard additions for Labor Processing Cost

Add Labor Processing Cost metrics to the Order Optimizer Dashboard. Metrics include but are not necessarily limited to:1. Total labor cost (main screen network level with shipping cost)2. Average labor cost per order (main screen network level wit...
almost 6 years ago in Fulfillment Optimizer / Dashboards 0 Delivered

Order Optimizer support for delivery surcharges

Add Order Optimizer support for including delivery surcharges in calculating the estimated shipping cost for options considered by Optimizer. Surcharges include but are not necessarily limited to:1. Delivery Area Surcharges (DAS)2. Extended Area S...
almost 6 years ago in Fulfillment Optimizer / Product Functionality 0 Delivered

Order Optimizer support for release based capacity

Enhance Order Optimizer to support release based capacity in addition to the existing unit based capacity.Includes:1. Enhancing Capacity Model to incorporate an option to manage network utilization (e.g. capacity consumed, processing plan, etc.) b...
almost 6 years ago in Fulfillment Optimizer / Product Functionality 1 Delivered

Add metrics to Order Optimizer extracts to help illustrate conditions at time of sourcing decision

Enhance Order Optimizer extracts to include additional metrics to help users understand the conditions at the time Order Optimizer made sourcing decisions.1. Add the point-in-time (running total) CCU into the existing 'expected ship' extract from ...
almost 6 years ago in Fulfillment Optimizer / Dashboards 0 Delivered

Order Optimizer Dashboard enhancements to 'stores resource pool' map

Enhance the 'stores resource pool' map in the Order Optimizer Dashboard to provide better visibility to metrics.1. Adjust the refresh behavior so the map pop-ups stay open through refresh of the screen (so they stay open long enough to read)2. All...
almost 6 years ago in Fulfillment Optimizer / Dashboards 1 Delivered

Transit Time flexibility for Postal Ship Method

Enhance Optimizer to support dynamic (and more precise) transit times for the Postal shipping method(s). The goal is to more accurately reflect actual expected transit times since some delivery areas (e.g. rural) may have longer Postal transit tha...
almost 6 years ago in Fulfillment Optimizer / Product Functionality 0 Delivered

Order Optimizer support for cartonization

Add Order Optimizer support for cartonization. This would allow Optimizer to consider item shipping dimensions vs. shipping container dimensions to understand when additional package splits may be required.
almost 6 years ago in Fulfillment Optimizer / Product Functionality 0 Delivered

Add Order Optimizer Dashboard user self-help materials

Enhance / replace the current user self-help materials for the Order Optimizer Dashboard. 1. Revise / replace the current pop-up descriptions to contain a shorter text description in larger font. Allow the windows to stay open as the Dashboard ref...
almost 6 years ago in Fulfillment Optimizer / Documentation 0 Delivered