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Handle ship alone packaging logic in Order Optimizer

Allow Order Optimizer to handle items that require custom shipping logic. Examples may include hazmat, special packaging, items already packaged for shipping as-is, and other large size / weight items that are required to ship alone (and not be co...
over 4 years ago in OMS - Intelligent Promising 0 Planned for future release

Intrinsic Symbolic Variables for other Connect Direct Platforms

Currently, Intrinsic Symbolic Variables is only available to CD z/OS and CD Windows. This should be made available to other CD platforms as well.
about 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 3 Planned for future release

Gentran Server Workbench Needs to Support AIX 7.1

Currently Gentran Workbench 6.2 only supports the UNIX operating system up to AIX 6.2. Since support of AIX 6.2 ends April 2017, the software should be upgraded to allow for this.
about 5 years ago in Sterling Gentran & Gentran:Director / Other 0 Planned for future release

Secure Connectivity to iSeries C:D Nodes

Currently Control Center doesn't have the capability to logon to iSeries C:D nodes using a secure logon.
about 5 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Usability 1 Planned for future release

Provide documentation for importing Control Center to a new server

Much of Control Center installation documentation is focused on doing so in place on an existing server. Please provide detailed documentation for migrating to a new server. For example, we currently have a production 6.0.0.1 environment and the d...
about 5 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Documentation 0 Planned for future release

Control Center 6.1.0.1 - Initiate Shutdown of EP from Web Console

Since much of the functionality is being moved to the Web console, it would be great if an admin could shutdown an event processor (one they're not logged on) and initiate the shutdown. Maybe even a system wide shutdown. The admin and other users ...
about 5 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Administration & Configuration / Usability 0 Planned for future release

Activate Activity Name as link

In a Partner's profile, there is a tab called, "Activities". This displays the activities that have been rolled out to that partner. When you display these activities, if you would like to go to the activity itself you must: check here for the nam...
over 5 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Usability 0 Planned for future release

Change MQ adapter password max from 20 to 42+ characters.

MQ adapter in B2BI/SFG is limited to a 20 character password. IBM MQ SaaS offering in IBM Cloud requires a 42 character password minimum. Can the allowed password length be increased so B2BI/SFG MQ adapter will work on IBM Cloud MQ Service?
about 1 month ago in Sterling File Gateway / Security 0 Planned for future release

Enable the Equipment Module (and Where Used) to be able to link to BOM’s using just ‘DIVISION’, instead of DIVISION and DISTRICT_CD

This is useful as it will allow client to filter through on materials issued against equipment at Division level and get the right count when they view that material against all District_Cd affected
4 months ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1 Planned for future release

Support in Inventory Visibility for tag controlled inventory

There are products that are unique to batch, lot, manufacture date, and other attributes that require tagged inventory control to identify a specific or subset of a product. For example, products like granite/stone slab countertops each have a uni...
5 months ago in Inventory Visibility 0 Planned for future release