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Increase max lenght for Direct Connection input fields - InFlight Protocol setups

We have situations where Trading Partners want to host direct connections like FTP, FTPs, and SFTP. Currently InFlight limits the user name field to 25 characters. We are now encountering partners that insist on using user names longer than this l...
over 6 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Communication Protocols 1 Not under consideration

Having mode T or O dynamic in APIs through CXTransferSubmit in CX Unix (linux) for Societe Generale

Due to a concentration project at Societe Generale where all transfers are going to be concentrated in a Central Hub (SFG + CX) we faced an issue regarding the mixed of partners defined in mode T and Partners in mode O. In order to not multiply th...
over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Usability 2 Planned for future release

Allow a password to be sent with the User ID on the SCBN VAN Connect:Direct (mainframe)

On the SCBN VAN Connect:Direct (mainframe), allow a password to be sent with the User ID since client authentication is not supported. The absence of a password violates security best practices.
over 4 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Communication Protocols 1 Not under consideration

We need a MEMO not case sensitive

see attached file
almost 8 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Usability 0 Not under consideration

Display Partner Communication Details under Inflight Event Details Section

Currently, We can only see Partner protocol profile ID and communication POD Process ID details at the final delivery step ( Protocol Started Step in Inflight ) while delivering the outbound document to trading partner. Since these are Internal in...
over 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Communication Protocols 0 Future consideration

Purging notification records at run-time

With current Windows Connect:Express versions, when notifications are enabled, notification records are added at run-time in the local database, even when they are fully processed (notifications messages sent), and they remain there, possibly very...
about 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Administration & Configuration 1 Future consideration

SFTP known host key fetch through Legacy InFlight instead of POD

Currently we do not have option to fetch known host key while setting up SFTP profile on Legacy InFlight although it is mandatory to import it to profile in order to connect to partner's SFTP. Right now procedure we follow is to fetch the knowhost...
almost 4 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Communication Protocols 1 Not under consideration

CX Direct access to tapes

CONNECT:EXPRESS FOR Z/OS could access directly tapes : read tape to transmit the file or write on tape the file received.
almost 8 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Usability 0 Not under consideration

CX SYSTCP Partial generic

In the SYSTCP the TCP/IP address can only be unique or '*'. It can't be générique like 172.016.063.* So we have too much entries.
almost 8 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Security 0 Not under consideration

SFTP Protocol Strict Host Key = 0

Whirlpool is requesting IBM SCBN be able to configure their SFTP connection without strict host key requirement. This is part of their High Availability Architecture plan. All of their vendors except IBM is able to meet this requirement.
over 4 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Communication Protocols 0 Future consideration