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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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Pinned note. A note that is retained at the top to the Notes window

This note maybe information that is critical to future decisions. As an example, in our business we have spares that are not classified as Critical, but we want to ensure that they are always retained in stock. As the current user, I am aware to l...
20 days ago in Maximo Inventory Optimization 1 Planned for future release

Be able to configure RTAM to not monitor Model item level availability

RTAM spends time calculating the Model item level inventory availability (yfs_item.is_model_item = 'Y') but our business does not use this information so it's an opportunity to save resources for us. Could we add a customer overrides property to d...
21 days ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 0 Submitted

Automate certificate management

TLS cert life spans are going to become very short by 2029 (https://www.digicert.com/blog/tls-certificate-lifetimes-will-officially-reduce-to-47-days). This effectively means that everyone who uses Sterling file transfer products will have to have...
about 1 month ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Administration & Configuration 0 Submitted

Enable SIP to securely publish/subscribe to Kafka topics using mutual TLS authentication for secure data exchange

We are currently in the process of deploying SIP services on AWS. As part of this initiative, we need to integrate with our existing Kafka infrastructure at Adidas, which enforces mutual TLS (mTLS) authentication. To support this, we are exploring...
about 1 month ago in Intelligent Promising 0 Under review

Use helm template variable ".Release.Namespace" for lookup in network-policy-egress

In a shared cluster environment, access to the "default" namespace is restricted. The use of the variable ".Release.Namespace" would ensure the Helm templates are dynamically adjusted to the correct namespace for helm install or upgrade.
3 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Installation & Upgrade 0 Submitted

Multi-Factor Authentication for Sterling Integrator 6.x

Requesting Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for Sterling Integrator 6.x Dashboard console log in. Currently, the application allows to create account locally or integrated with AD. Requesting MFA to add another layer of security and authentication.
9 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 1 Future consideration

Enable Wildcard Entry as Default Lookup Value in Orchestrator/SAT Code Lists

Currently, we use the $CL macro to access Orchestrator/SAT codelists in BPN ST routing rules. However, these codelists do not support wildcard entries (e.g., using an asterisk) for assigning default values when no exact match is found for the look...
10 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Mapping & Translation 1 Future consideration

Return Order for component level not allowing in Call Center but it is allowing in Order Hub

Hi Team, We are testing the use where trying to create return for the component level. Steps: 1. We have created Bundle Item with Bundle Fulfillment Mode as Ship Independent(00) along with component items- Shared XML in the document. 2. Order crea...
about 1 month ago in Call Center 0 Under review

Node cut-off based on delivery options

Currently SIP does not support configuring node cut offs for different delivery options (standard home delivery/nominated home delivery/click & collect). Operationally fulfilment node (warehouse/store) could have different cut-off for differen...
5 months ago in Intelligent Promising 0 Planned for future release

Integrate CCM with Open Telemetry

Provide the ability to emit key MFT/B2B events using Open Telemetry so they can be consumed and used for troubleshooting with open tools. Adding CCM capability to consume Open Telemetry signals will simplify integration across 3rd party products a...
4 months ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / APIs & SDKs 0 Under review