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Do not route .part or .lock

We have had a situation where transfers were interrupted and the source kept connecting and startting a transfer and then disconnecting (poorly written in Azure) and it cause ALOT (30 plus) .partial and .lock files. And since this upload directory...
over 1 year ago in Sterling File Gateway / Usability Functionality already exists

Create the configuration file (bin file) with LCU.bat from an input file

In order to avoid a lot of manual work and administration, we would like to automate the creation of the configuration file (bin file) that is currently done with LCU.bat. For example, with this kind of command: LCU.bat < Config.txt or LCU.bat ...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / APIs & SDKs Functionality already exists

PCM allows conflicting setups that override each other with no warning

PCM allows conflicting setups that override each other with no warning For example on the typing side users can have 2 setups that both have the same sender, reciever, document type and when cm_coreprocess gets back the results from the typing ser...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Usability Submitted

OAUTH Authentication between Application and Database

Please add feasibility to have OUATH Authentication at web<ethods Integration server to connect to its Database via JDBC Adapter and JDBC pools.
over 1 year ago in webMethods B2B SaaS Not under consideration

Most effective KPIs based on business need

As of today, Order HUB’s Workspace allows for the creation of personalised dashboard workspaces and reports, based on the two KPIS of purchase orders and sales orders, that can only be consulted online and targeted up to 30 days before. The object...
over 1 year ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) Future consideration

Integration with Azure Entra ID for user authentication

User authentication support with OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect and SAML 2.0 in the Sterling B2B Integrator product, for integration with Azure Entra ID.Not just LDAP support.
over 1 year ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Technology Stack Support (OS, DB, Protocols) Planned for future release

Windows authentication (instead of SQL authentication) for connection to the database

This is a security standard for the Windows platform. Similar to idea SFG-I-324, for Sterling File Gateway, clients are asking about the Windows authentication between CCM/D and the database. Not have this option might be a roadblock for some clie...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Security Under review

Support ICAP Virus scan for Forward Proxy connections

Sterling customers that receive data from partners benefit from ICAP streaming virus scan. However, most customers support both file transfer motions where SFG/B2Bi reach out to partners to move files as well. This reach out (listening producer) s...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Security Planned for future release

Better reporting of type 5 errors when code set table not valid in database

Currently, when a table name that doesn't exist in the database, we receive a generic Type 5 error in tack file indicating that the value from the input file is not in database. This can be misleading and make it difficult to pinpoint the root cau...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio Not under consideration

During SPE Enveloping service ISA & GS control number not getting incremented when a file has both Good and Bad transaction sets.

Issue Description:- We have integrated ITX with ITXA and calling Envelopes from ITXA by using SPE adapter in ITX rule. In the EDI Message, If we have a good transaction set as well as bad transaction set. The envelope is not being added to the EDI...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Transformation Extender Advanced Under review