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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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generate a PDF file with the images and tables using the details in the received input file.

PDF adapter needs more power to generate pdf files with images and tables using the data from the input file/message.
3 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 0 Under review

Provide QueueWatch Audit data

As part of our effort to more thoroughly track usage in SBI, we need to be able to audit QueueWatch usage. In IBM case TS013772150, we were informed that this functionality does not exist.
about 1 year ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 2 Future consideration

Allow inventory supervisors the access to stop processing an SLC CR on behalf of the inventory team member that is currently processing the CR, but is out of the office.

It would be useful in the case of an inventory controller being out of the office and a site needs an SLC CR actioned ASAP. It would benefit the flow of production. All inventory supervisors would have access that would enable them to stop process...
7 months ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1 Future consideration

be able to create a single new user through REST API

Make it possible to add a new user in the User Store using Rest API.
about 2 months ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / APIs & SDKs 0 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.
30 days ago in webMethods B2B SaaS 0 Submitted

B2B System Logs UI - Logging Level Should Exist on All Logs

Currently, if you are in B2B -> System Logs UI and attempt to edit Log Settings for a log, you are offered two different scenarios: Scenario 1 - You are provided the Roll Over Interval drop-down and a Logging Level of "on" or "off". Scenario 2 ...
about 2 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Reporting 0 Submitted

Test and certify Connect Direct to use DFS in addition to UNC paths

Connect Direct has not been tested nor certified to use DFS paths instead of UNC paths. The use of DFS paths allows Connect Direct copy configurations to automatically switch to a new device location vs the current use of UNC paths where we would ...
7 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 2 Future consideration

Amazon Connectors (S3, SQS, DynamoDB, etc.) should support temporary credentials

Most Amazon services support temporary credentials https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_temp_use-resources.html https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_aws-services-that-work-with-iam.html The Amazon c...
about 1 month ago in webMethods Active Transfer 0 Submitted

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

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