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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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In EBICS Client, ability to get both EBICS T and EBICS TS on a same FileFormat (SEPA SCT) with one Bank

In EBICS Client the offer definition doesn't allow to have different level of signature for one file format with a bank. This enhancement request is to have the offer at the Partner ID Level, and not at the bankID Level which is too restrictive in...
over 5 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Usability 2 Is a defect

Provide additional granularity for the UPPER.CASE= initialization parameter

Currently, as documented in the C:D for zOS V5.2 Administration Guide, the UPPER.CASE= parameter determines if initialization messages are send to the console in Upper (YES) or Lower/Mixed case (NO). However, this parameter also dictates if inform...
over 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 1 Is a defect

Installation Manager Documentation

IM should be simple to install and easy to use. Since the UI cannot be used for the install there needs to be explicit instructions on how to Install/Upgrade Sterling Integrator, including sizing and recommended location, considering the old way w...
over 5 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Installation & Upgrade 0 Is a defect

Need proper PDF Documentation of version 6.0.0.0

The existing HTML format documentation is not easy to use. The generate PDF link on the version 6.0 documentation will generate probably 100 pdfs. We need proper PDF documents ...may be one install pdf, one planning pdf and one administration pdf....
over 5 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Documentation 0 Is a defect

Code-list default version issue on SPE02

Client Name : Fleet Wholesale Supply Co., Inc. Codelist Name : MFF_PARTNER_XREF_SPE Environment : SPE 02 PROD Issue : I've noticed there are 2 versions of the code-list "MFF_PARTNER_XREF_SPE" deployed and set as default. Ideally there should be on...
over 5 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Other 0 Is a defect

B2Bi application should automatically sync with the system time during DST change, without application re-start

Currently, we are re-cycling the B2B SI application in-order to sync the application time with system time during Daylight Savings (DST). Customer is not happy to bounce the application for time change during DST, re-cyling the application is impa...
over 5 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Administration & Configuration 0 Is a defect

Do Not Assume GET Responses

Currently, when using a GET API, the 'sample response' must have all values nullified, or the 'sample response' is treated as a default answer, even if the API is skipped. The purpose of the sample response is to provide data structure only - not ...
over 5 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / APIs & SDKs 0 Is a defect

Remove the requirement for a keystore password when running a silent upgrade

A manual upgrade does not require a keystore password, but a silent upgrade does. Removing the need for this keystore password would simplify the silent upgrade process and be more secure.
almost 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 1 Is a defect

FTPS OB Pull/IB Push/IB Pull

FTPS OOTB activity - Entry validation for Production provisioning tasks (Prov IB Pull Production, Prov IB Push Production, Prov OB Pull Production) reference API Get call at beginning of activity to check configuration status. During the activity ...
about 6 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Onboarding 0 Is a defect

FTPS OB Push Production Entry Validation

Out of the Box FTPS Activity - Entry validation for O/B Push Production provisioning only checks that entry validation for dialog "O/B Push Production" is met. The entry validation should match the entry validation used for other connection direct...
about 6 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Onboarding 0 Is a defect