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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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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...
about 1 month ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Security 0 Submitted

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...
about 1 month ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Security 1 Submitted

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...
about 1 month ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 0 Under review

Check if array is empty from if (new operator)

Ability to check in a if-statement wether an array is empty or not. Existing operators as is null and is empty and exists are not working for this. Now I have to determine the length of an array en test that. Very time consuming.
about 1 month ago in webMethods Managed File Transfer SaaS 0 Submitted

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...
about 1 month ago in Sterling Transformation Extender Advanced 0 Under review

CDWindows Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2025

Official CDWindows product support for the Microsoft Windows 2025 OS , for future/standard lifecycle management purposes and continued OS supportability.
about 1 month ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 2 Future consideration

Enhance IV bundles to support the idea of key skus

If I have a bundle 789 consisting of components: SKU 123 (key sku) SKU 234 (key sku)a SKU 345 (non key sku) SKU 456 (non key sku) While inquiring availability for bundle 789, I would like IV to only check the bundle components where getNodeAvailab...
about 1 month ago in Inventory Visibility 1 Needs more information

Issues with Sterling VAN with AS2 connection, not able to transmit VDA files

Issues with Sterling VAN with AS2 connection, not able to transmit VDA files to Daimler customer via T system because there is an issue with T-system due to missing header information. This has been showstopper for our VAN migration project and le...
about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS 1 Under review

B2BAC - Support for Azure SQL DB Hyperscale

The ever-evolving cloud offerings require constant review of services and cloud cost management options. As our ebMS/AS4 solution using B2B products is a critical business application we need to ensure that we are using appropriate cloud na...
about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / B2B Advanced Communications 0 Submitted

Support for Azure SQL DB Hyperscale

The ever-evolving cloud offerings require constant review of services and cloud cost management options. As our ebMS/AS4 solution using B2B products is a critical business application we need to ensure that we are using appropriate cloud native te...