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Node level safety stock values considered when calculating Network level SS

This feature would allow retailers who already define safety stock at node level to more easily leverage the new IBM safety stock rules because the values they set at node level can automatically be considered to create a network level value
almost 3 years ago in Inventory Visibility 0 Future consideration

To permit use wildcards in netmap

To permit use wildcards in netmap will be very useful in installations with hundreds of servers with similar naming. Installations are moving to cloud infraestructure and the number of virtual servers are growing up. So you can work today with 20 ...
about 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 2 Not under consideration

Need an ability to bulk extract the IV configuration (Item + Node Fulfillments Status)

We use this interface for masking capability . We have many item+ Ship node combinations which we disable . We need this extract for reconciliation purpose , to validate whether the item fulfillment has been disabled for all those combinations , s...
over 1 year ago in Inventory Visibility 0

Add support for CNAMEs/aliases in the initparms.cfg port.check:\:trusted.addr

As long as the CNAME/alias is addressable, administrators should be able to use it for the port.check:\:trusted.addr parameter. We have AWS ec2 instances that are running CD UNIX behind a load balancer. When a new deployment is run, the DNS name a...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 6 Not under consideration

Use alias/CNAME for the DNS/IP address in a CD netmap

We have some Connect Direct UNIX for Linux nodes running on AWS ec2 instances. These CD nodes run behind a load balancer. When a new deployment is ran, it is possible for the DNS and IPs of the load balancer may change. Our AWS egineer implemented...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 7 Not under consideration

snode.work.path parameter for IBM Connect:Direct for Windows

The "snode.work.path" parameter is available in IBM Connect:Direct for UNIX while it is not in IBM Connect:Direct for Windows. The idea is to have similar functionality in Windows version. It will allow to share SNODE work files among nodes in a l...
over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 1 Future consideration

Add flag to ManageItem to trigger UpdateItemRelationship in IV

When child items are created by manageItem, it would be really useful to be able to automatically trigger UpdateItemRelationship in IV via a flag so that the child item is associated with the model item in IV - so that the IV Availability Product ...
over 3 years ago in Inventory Visibility 1 Planned for future release

Get Network Availability - Array of Distribution Groups (IV)

- Ability to pass array of distribution groups in Get Network Availability similar to array of ship nodes in Get Node Availability- This can be used in multiple use cases:- Enquiry for cart against multiple delivery methods (standard delivery DG, ...
over 3 years ago in Inventory Visibility 1 Not under consideration

Group system in userfile.cfg (UNIX)

In an environment with hundreds of users defined in the same userfile.cfg, it would be nice to be able to govern them through a system of groups or profiles to reduce administration time and avoid unnecessary failures.
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 3 Not under consideration

IV availability nodes should have safety stock along with on hand quantity

Reference for IBM ticket PMR TS015117738 Big Lots wanted to know safety stock in same API call and not to make additional API call to know the safety stock. If IBM can add safety stock also along with on hand quantity to following API:- https://ap...
almost 2 years ago in Inventory Visibility 1 Functionality already exists