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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...
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...

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Enabling Partner Onboarding In Global Mailbox When One Of The Data Center Is Completely Down

In Global Mailbox with multiple data centers, if one of the data centers is completely down(including SFG, GM wlp, Cassandra), we are unable to create/update any new partners
over 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Global Mailbox 1 Delivered

Include active MAXUSERS in high water mark SMF record

Highwater mark SMF record should include Active MAXUSERS to have full pictures of how region is performing. We've experienced BTL issues relating to high MAXUSERS counts and we don't have accurate insight into how many users are active at that time.
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Delivered

SSH User Identity Key > 2,048 bit

Partner ask to generate a auth key of 4,096-bit or larger, however Sterling menu doesn't allow for any key size except 1,024, 1,536 or 2,048. Also, there does not appear to be a documented and supported method to generate a key pair using a comman...
about 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 2 Delivered

Can Secure+ be made any simpler?

I spend a lot of time trying to figure out Secure+ screens. Is there any way they could add more help to PF1?
over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Delivered

Add API for standard, wildcard, and workflow slcs

Currently there aren't any APIs for standard, wildcard, and workflow slcs. Only for simple slcs, which we do not use.

Connect Direct with support 64 Bit libraries

We have problem by installing C:D on Linux because it only works with a lot of 32 Bit libraries which our Unix Administrators won't install. Please made a C:D package which works under 64 Bit environment without additional installation of 32 Bit
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 1 Delivered

Provide Usermod or disable DGAXTABL by default

After installing PTFs UI91208, UI90597 we began having failures with transmissions which we later identified as DGAXTABL being introduced. PTF UI91208 had no hold information about updating DGAXTABL exit requirement whatsoever, and UI90597 had an ...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 5 Delivered

BULK Attachment option to add in BULK Edit

At Present, while creating a bulk workflow -- we need to go into each item to add an attachment (e.g. if create a Bulk workflow of 100 materials, then we need to go into each material 100 times to add an attachment to have a future reference) It ...
about 2 years ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 2 Delivered

Allow Legal Characters in SSH Remote Profile Fields (Sterling File Gateway)

There are several characters that are legal in the SSH protocol, but are not allowed in the SFG UI and B2B API's. Remote Hostname: ~!@#$%^&*()_+=[]{}|\:’;”<>,?/ and SPACE Remote Host Username: !#%^&*()+{}[]|’;”<>? and SPACE Rem...
over 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Standards 2 Delivered

Ability to tie a payment refund request with the settlement and authorization transactions.

When processing payment refunds through the Adyen payment gateway, Adyen requires the refund request to be linked to the authorization id (PSP reference in Adyen terminology). For processing refunds through Paypal, Paypal requires you to link the ...
over 4 years ago in OMS - Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 6 Delivered