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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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File transfer to AWS s3 via perimeter server

On the basis of security concerns Sterling filegateway comes with Perimeter server but when we connect to AWS s3 from SFG there is no option to route file via perimeter server. So to over come this we are raising this idea that when we transfer fi...
6 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Administration & Configuration 0 Under review

Allow ITX to handle Protobuf schemas

ITX currently can support AVRO schemas however there are other schemas that may be used depending on circumstances. One of these is the protobuf schema. Can this be added to the suite of schemas supported by ITX?
6 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / WTX Compliance Checking 0 Under review

Support to update trading partner (partner profile) data or ask to remove their data or configuration in SFG

Based a regulations like GDPR and LGPD customer needs do provide to their trading partners the option to update the trading partner profile thru myFG 2.0 or even an option to remove or download their data.
11 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Administration & Configuration 1 Under review

Password Vault support for outgoing Connect Direct for Windows transfers

There is a need to execute Connect Direct transfers securely as a User/Functional ID managed through Password Vault.
about 1 year ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 1 Under review

The ability to monitor the time frame when no activity has happened.

There are times when Sterling File Gateway gets stuck and stops processing files but no alerts are generated etc. I would like to be able to monitor for no activity and when no activity has been detected in X time to be able to raise and alert/snm...

Configure additional costs to be considered by SFO for optimizing the node

Apart from the Processing and Shipment Charges, that are being considered as part of the Shipping Model to calculate the cost to serve from the node, SFO should also have a way to add the cross-border customs charges, insurance cost and other misc...
over 1 year ago in OMS - Intelligent Promising 0 Under review

Uploading of Test Files to be Optional for IBMers

While uploading a map to Config Hub it is mandatory to upload a valid Input file even in CTE, along with the Source and Compiled map.
4 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Mapping & Translation 0 Under review

Reference portal/sheet for Services & Support Teams

It is an ongoing activity that new clients keep getting added to Config Hub. With the emphasis on extensive usage of Config Hub over Config Center, it would be ideal for Services and Support Teams to have the information handy, about the clients a...
4 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Onboarding 0 Under review

Availability of maps from Config Center CTE to Config Hub

There are many new maps in Config Center (T) which are still under development and being tested by clients. These maps won't be available in Config Hub until they are moved to production. Movement to prod may still take time as clients and trading...
4 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Onboarding 0 Under review

retrieve the entitlement_mode for payloads and events records

When using the Trace API - Get Payload or Events - I do not get the information for attribute "entitlement_mode". This could be helpfull to check what entitlement mode is currently applied. This already works for Products, Locations.
18 days ago in SCIS Transparent Supply Application 0 Under review