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Sterling Partner Engagement Manager

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PEM API Test Capability

The PEM API documentation page does not provide a sample input and output message format for the APIs. Some of the API inputs are not intuitive and difficult to get to the correct format accepted by the APIs. If there is an easier API test capabil...
over 6 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Usability 1 Delivered

PEM - API Method to retrieve Trading Partner Standard User account information

Client has an audit requirement to generate a report of all PEM users (Sponsors, Trading Partner Administrators, and Trading Partner Standard Users). There are REST API methods to get Sponsor and Trading Partner Admin accounts, but not Trading Par...
over 6 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / APIs & SDKs 3 Delivered

Support for wildcard certificate

At times we have customers who are using a wildcard certificate for SFG, or a certificate with multiple host names. PEM throws an error when trying to connect SFG if the host name in certificate and URL does not match.
over 6 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Security 0 Delivered

Ability to have a read-only view of the PEM log files from within the UI

Similar to how Sterling Integrator has a Logs page within the dashboard UI by which an admin can view (read only) SI logs within a browser window, it would be nice for cloud instances of PEM if a similar feature was available for sponsor admins. T...
about 6 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Other 0 Delivered

Code Lists and data tables should be searchable on all fields

Customers want the ability to search generic data tables and code lists using data fields other than the primary field. This would allow PEM to be a more accessible system of record.
over 6 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Usability 0 Delivered

Support for multiple endpoints for partners migrating from legacy MFT to SFG

When migrating partners from legacy MFT platforms to SFG, a campaign is required to inform partner about the change of systems, and any change they would have to do at their end. Partners being migrated will have a test environment and prod enviro...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Other 0 Delivered

Allow for generic or service accounts that don't expire passwords for systems making calls

Either allow for generic or service accounts with non-expiring passwords or allow for other authentication means for apps that are making calls. Resetting every x days is intrusive.
about 6 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / APIs & SDKs 3 Delivered

E-mail Notification Before Password for Admin Account Expires

If the password used for APIs expires partners get error messages. There should be a warning so that this can be updated before it expires so partners do not see the error.
over 6 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / APIs & SDKs 1 Delivered

Add proxy authentication to the bulk upload utility

Without authentication, we cannot get out from behind our proxy. We use Forcepoint proxies. The script fails and we need to bypass auth or the proxy altogether to be able to get out. This causes a delay in our testing.
about 6 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Import/Export 0 Delivered

PEM Cloud - Email Notification for Approval Task in Activity

Sponsors would like an email notification when an activity hits an approval task. Currently, sponsors need to log in daily to see if there are any pending approval task. IBM advised that this is by design to avoid flooding the sponsor's mailbox. H...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Alerting/Notifications 0 Delivered