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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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Align Retention of Filter/Search Criteria Functionality Across Code List/Mapping/Transformations/Connections for Consistent Behavior

Currently when using the Search Bar in Code List/Mapping/Transformations, the functionality is inconsistent across all three. Search in Mapping (partial or full name search) then click into any of the maps that come up to review it.  To go ba...
about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Other 2 Under review

Allow Concurrent Access to FileAgent rules. if not lock the access until rules are applied

Integrated file Agent allows concurrent access for multiple users which mean rules or config can be overwritten. Enhancement request is to either Allow safe concurrent access where user wont trip on each other rules If that is not possible, at...
28 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 3 Under review

Enhance ERN Notifications to Deliver Complete and Precise Error Information

Enhance ERN Notifications to Deliver Complete and Precise Error Information Priority High Ask • Enhance ERN emails to include detailed error information (segment, element, position, envelope details, etc.) exactly as shown in the Translation Repor...
27 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 0 Under review

Ability to resume Configuration Assistant workflow after session expiration

When using the Configuration Assistant to perform configuration tasks (such as creating or editing a connection), users may temporarily leave the workflow to perform other activities. If the platform session expires during this time, the user must...
7 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Config Hub 0 Under review

Ability to cancel an in-progress operation in Configuration Assistant and return to the last successful state

When using the Configuration Assistant to manage connections or perform configuration tasks, users may begin an operation (for example, editing a connection) and then decide to switch to another task before completing the workflow. Currently, ther...
7 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Config Hub 0 Under review

Include supply chain pack for EDIFACT D94A

The D94A Type Tree is missing from the supply chain packs for Design Studio. To support any customer wishing to use this version, we have to take the D94B Type Tree and manually compare and edit the Type Tree to ensure that the mandatory/optional ...
about 1 month ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 0 Under review

Sterling B2B Integrator HSM Integration to store TLS certificate encryption key only

In Regulated and Banking Industry the private key/system certificates of Sterling B2B Integrator can't be stored in database and need to be integrated with HSM. For application with high volumes to communicate with HSM for TLS offloading which wou...
about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 1 Under review

CancelRemovedQuantity and AllowOverage should be configurable in Order Hub

Once the shipment is created, CancelRemovedQuantity and AllowOverage should be provided as a configurable parameter in OrderHub during shipment modification.
24 days ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 1 Under review

JSON Validation on ITX maps

We have a requirement to implement a JSON validator for the files sent by the customer. The key requirement is to return a 400-error response synchronously if the incoming JSON is invalid, including detailed error information in the response body....
9 days ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / WTX Maps & Type Trees 0 Under review

Eliminate external site cdn.jsdelivr.net dependency for Order Hub to work

Order Hub does not work if there is no connectivity to cdn.jsdelivr.net. This could be a niche usecase. However for customers with that usecase Order Hub is not usable at all. I believe this might be a wider behavior (NextGen Call Center or Store ...
about 2 months ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 0 Under review