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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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Create APIs endpoint to the Analytics data sources

Lot of calculated fields exists in those data sources that we use today in our data tracking, Anlytics module is cumbersome and reachable by only people with MRO access, we would prefer to stick to the company standard for reporting which is Power...
8 days ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 2 Not under consideration

Target node alternate communication paths not retried when connected via Sterling Secure Proxy.

There appears to be a design flaw within CD/Z when communicating via SSP and target CD node not being reachable via primary path, CD/Z initial SSL handshake times out and connection to target CD node not retried by CD/Z via ALT.COMM path(s).
11 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Other 3 Not under consideration

Ability to add notes on bulk orders from COM

This would allow the users to update the same notes to mutiple orders at the same time, which would save a lot of time where the user has to update the same note to multiple orders
30 days ago in OMS - Call Center 1 Not under consideration

Record API.MAX reports in statistics.

Record API.MAX reports in statistics to support CD tunning.
3 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Reporting 3 Not under consideration

Extend the length of the work code field in MROIO

We require a 2 character extension on the Work Code field from 2 digits to a 4 digit field. This would allow us more characters to add a two digit year designation for material that we track under the Nonbooked inventory returned work code. This i...
3 months ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1 Not under consideration

Reverse engineer a compiled map to recover the source files

Reverse engineer a compiled map to recover the source files.
3 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 0 Not under consideration

Transfers via SFTP to External Mainframe Application (Vendor : DTCC)

IBM Team, We have currently are transfer files to our external vendor DTCC mainframe application via Connect Direct protocol. DTCC has changed the requirement to transfer via SFTP instead of Connect Direct to their mainframe end point. How can the...
3 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Administration & Configuration 2 Not under consideration

Moving cursor between IBM table cells using keyboard arrows

While using IBM buc tables, we want the user the navigate the cursor between table cells (having input field) of different rows using the keyboard arrows.
3 months ago in OMS - Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 0 Not under consideration

Encrypt the password of keystore used in CDFA using certificate based authentication

Current IBM document suggest the password used in certificate based authentication is passed to JVM in plain text. Requirement is to encrypt the keystore password similar to user account password in ser file. Setting up TLS and Certificate-Based U...
4 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 3 Not under consideration

Support to process files from Multiple Sub-Folders in a single FTP/SFTP connection

Hi Team, We have a requirement where we need to integrate with partners having one FTP/SFTP connection and multiple subfolders. The files should be picked up or placed in different sub-folders within the same FTP/SFTP depending on the message type...
4 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Communication Protocols 1 Not under consideration