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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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multiple file uploads using myFileGateway

The myfile gateway file uploads happen one file at a time even though it allows us to select multiple files at the same time.
8 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Other 1 Functionality already exists

Easiest way to scan all BPs in B2Bi

Need ability for users to search inside the BPs for a keyword or search string. In B2Bi Dashboard has ability to search for code in XML/BPML directly from dashboard. Example I have defined one custom service in the business process and I want to k...
over 7 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Usability 4 Functionality already exists

myfilegateway GUI popup messages

We are using IBM MyFileGateway v1.0 solution for HTTPs file transfer. Our customers are using this portal for upload/download files over HTTPs. Our Internal Business Team raised serious concerns over UI observations/issues which are easily noticea...
over 1 year ago in Sterling File Gateway / Standards 3 Functionality already exists

Enhancing the Password Policy

No description provided
over 6 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 3 Functionality already exists

Include the SA steps as part of run-as-root | C:D installation and upgrade

The customer noticed Connect Direct services are impacted post RHEL 8 upgrade (from previous RHEL versions 7.x) . The SA needs to perform a few steps (outlined in https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-sterling-connectdirect-unix-fails-start-red-ha...
4 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 2 Functionality already exists

Essentials - add summary graphs for basic reporting

There is no Analytics in Essentials but rudimentary reporting would add some value
4 months ago in Maximo Inventory Optimization 1 Functionality already exists

Request for improvement of the CONNECT DIRECT manual contents so that incompatibility information items are clearly indicated

Our client plans to upgrade Connect:Direcr for z/OS from V6.1 to V6.4 in 2025 and we need to provide them with information about incompatibilities from V6.4 to V6.1. We checked the manual of IBM Connect:Direct for z/OS 6.4 Documentaion, but there ...
11 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 4 Functionality already exists

Set up an alert to trigger when a flow experiences over X failed processes.

Implementing an alert for flows that fail more than three times will allow us to proactively identify and address critical system issues before they impact users or downstream processes, significantly improving our service reliability.
4 months ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Administration & Configuration 1 Functionality already exists

Control Center Certificate Expiration Warning Notification

The Certificate Expiration warning rule that comes with Control Center produces a warning if a Connect Direct Secure Plus certificate is going to expire within 60 days. However, there is no known notification for Control Center's certificate which...
over 4 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Security 8 Functionality already exists

InFlight - Add Protocol Process ID as an addable column on search page

Adding Protocol Process ID as a visible, searchable field in the results page would allow isolation of traffic by connection for easier troubleshooting. This would be beneficial for both clients and support, and seems like it should be easy to imp...
over 5 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 1 Functionality already exists