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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...
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...

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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.
over 5 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / APIs & SDKs 3 Delivered

Issue a message when CDz reached NODE Specific Max PARSESS Limit

CDz does issue SVTM082I when CDz as node hit the node specific SESS.SNODE.MAX. However, it doesn't issue any message when it reached Max PARSESS. Could you add a corresponding message for this so that we can easily figure out it hit the limit? It ...
over 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 4 Delivered

Support for MS Windows Server 2019

Please add Microsoft Windows Server 2019 to the list of supported OSes for Connect:Direct for Windows v4.7 and higher.

Support for Oracle 12c R2

Please add support for Oracle 12c R2 in B2B Integrator.

AS2 Support for AES256 Message Encryption Algorithm

Sterling B2B Integrator AS2 currently supports only Triple DES Our partners are requesting to support AES encryption algorithm. One of the key partners is going to decommission support for triple DES by September 2018. This support for AES is very...
almost 6 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 3 Delivered

Running Connect:Direct in a cloud environment (Microsoft Azure)

I ask how to test and certify the CDU in a Microsoft Azure environment.
almost 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 4 Delivered

Order Optimizer Dashboard additions for Stockout and Markdown avoidance

Add Inventory Model metrics to the Order Optimizer Dashboard.Metrics should include but are not necessarily limited to those listed below. Additional metrics in-time with current Shipping Model Dashboard (i.e. cumulative daily):1. Current snapshot...
almost 6 years ago in Fulfillment Optimizer / Dashboards 0 Delivered

Order Optimizer support for decimal values in shipping rate calculation

Add Order Optimizer support for decimal configuration values that can be used to calculate shipping costs. This includes but is not necessarily limited to values & calculations in:1. shipping rate cards2. item weights3. item dimensions and dim...
almost 6 years ago in Fulfillment Optimizer / Product Functionality 0 Delivered

Order Optimizer Dashboard improvements

Enhance the Order Optimizer Dashboard by implementing the following updates:1. Remove / replace the '% of orders processed by Optimizer' metric2. Use consistent terminology / labels and calculations for 'CCU' vs. 'backlog' - CCU is generally prefe...
almost 6 years ago in Fulfillment Optimizer / Dashboards 0 Delivered

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