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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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Being able to pull the inbox and outbox view with the filename

We have had several customers ask for the option of the filename being able to be reported and downloaded in the excel file. Customer's cross check IBM VAN with their internal system with filenames.
over 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Document Tracking 1 Functionality already exists

Copy to Sharepoint UNC path using WebDAV@SSL protocol instead of SMB/CIFS

currently C:D can copy to Sharepoint shares only using SMB/CIFS protocol we need to copy to a Sharepoint share which is accessible using WebDAV@SSL protocol \\our.sharepoint.local@SSL\DavWWWRoot\sites\abcxyz\Shared Documents\destination-folder\
about 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Technology Stack Support (OS, DB, Protocols) 1 Not under consideration

Enable ability to search for orders via the tracking number

In the current UI we made a customization to allow the users to search for an order/return using the tracking number. In the new UI we would like that to be available functionality OOTB.
over 2 years ago in OMS - Call Center 8 Not under consideration

Remove unwanted buttons for certain statuses

In the current UI, we had to make a few customizations to remove buttons that should not have been available based on the status. In the new UI, we would like the OMS to better understand statuses and remove/disable the buttons that should not ava...
over 2 years ago in OMS - Call Center 4

Ability to handle all queued process at one time.

Today in ICC when files queued up in "Queued process" It need to be handled manually to move to completed process. Then the process would be eligible for purging. Latest version of ICC 6.1.2.1 will allow user to handle queued process / page. If cu...
about 5 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Usability 0 Future consideration

Call Center should be able to disable buttons based on Skus

In our case we have electronic gift cards that cannot be reshipped, but the OMS UI still shows the "reship button" we would like Call Center to be able to use that sku as logic to disable a certain button.
over 2 years ago in OMS - Call Center 5 Not under consideration

Quick Button to search a customer's Order History

In the new UI we would like a button that allows the user to click a single button and find the customer's order history. This should show all of the customer's orders in the order search screen.
over 2 years ago in OMS - Call Center 3 Future consideration

Column for Ordering Country

In the previous UI, we had to customize the UI to add a column for the customer's country. We would like for this to be OOTB because it would make it much easier for our other regions to find their orders.
over 2 years ago in OMS - Call Center 2 Not under consideration

Implement Secure UDP for Connect Direct File Agent

Our internal security standards want all traffic to be encrypted. Currently, File Agent uses standard UDP (SNMP) to send messages to Control Center. The goal is to have this traffic encrypted. We are being told that in a couple years the PCI DSS s...
over 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 2 Future consideration

Phone Number field should be limited based on Country

In the current UI, we were planning to modify the phone number field to accommodate the phone numbers in each country we ship to. We would like for this to be OOTB in the new UI so no customizations are needed.
over 2 years ago in OMS - Call Center 1 Future consideration