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ITX - Support for http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace

When trying to import XSD files that import the namespace http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace, we see errors in Design Studio that the schema is not valid. Support should be added for this namespace, which is still valid and still used in many XS...
3 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 1 Not under consideration

Support to create JSON null and binary type fields

Though the ITX maps are able to read and parse JSON null and binary data, it is unable to generate null or binary type fields using JSON schema. We would like to have the option added in ITX so as to create null and binary type fields like below u...
8 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 1 Planned for future release

Database Interface Designer should take care of all character sets, and not only the obsolete ones

Currently (in 8.4.1.2 and earlier), Database Interface Designer cannot be told to use character sets other than the "historic" ones. It is of course possible to convert the type trees later, but would be better not to have to.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 1 Not under consideration

support milliseconds in datetime

A lot of operations track times to the millisecond. This request is to add millisecond support to ITX.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 1 Functionality already exists

Simplification of mapping partitioned type

Mapping a partitioned type or its partition does not give the same result, data can be lost when partition has release character as shown in the code sample attached.Actually mapping the partitioned type does not mean "map the partition that was i...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 0 Not under consideration

generate a PDF file with the images and tables using the details in the received input file.

PDF adapter needs more power to generate pdf files with images and tables using the data from the input file/message.
3 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 0 Under review

REF segment mapping in the 277DRA 2200C Service Provider loop to map from Billing Provider REF segments form the 837 PACDR.

We use healthcare pack 10.2.1 and hipaa data compliance map.REF segment mapping in the 277DRA 2200C Service Provider loop to map from Billing Provider REF segments form the 837 PACDR

ITX - Allow MapTrace to continue after first error

Currently, the MapTrace halts/stops after the first error is encountered. This makes debugging issues and correcting input data difficult, as only one error can be fixed at a time, then the file needs to be re-run to check if there are any other f...
10 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 4 Needs more information

DEVOPS deployment to LINUX servers

Devops has been around for a while, with automated testing and deployment. WTX should provide tool to auto deploy (similar to map build). This would take the PC tested map and allow it to be deployed to a server for further testing in a LINUX envi...
9 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 1 Functionality already exists

format string parser

Please add a parser/validator of format srings into the compiler, so that WTX developers are being notified of invalid format strings that won't work in the WTX engine.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 1 Not under consideration