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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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Control Number History should be sorted by control number so they are easy to find.

Very often control numbers must be deleted to reprocess an EDI document and their are most often way to many pages of control numbers to look through to find the one in question.
over 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Usability 0 Not under consideration

Introducing new Resource Type for SFG Routing Channel Template

The Rest API has been introduced in SFG / B2Bi for Routing Channels Templates. It would be really good if a resource type is introduced like codelist in PEM. This helps in reducing the time of Partner Onboarding and will have all the information (...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Onboarding 1 Planned for future release

Partner Password change in IBM MFT Suite (SFG , SEAS ,SSP ) should reflect in PEM User Credentials

The password change though SSO Login Page is reflecting in either SI (if B2Bi is acting as LDAP) and any other third party LDAP Servers. The same has to be reflected in PEM also then only the User Credentials in PEM and IBM MFT suite are in sync. ...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Security 2 Planned for future release

Password Change in SFG / Myfilegateway for the Partners should Update in PEM

The password change in Myfilegateway / SI Dasboard for the Partners should reflect in IBM PEM then only the User Credentials in PEM and IBM SFG are in sync. Partners can change the password through MyFilegateway or Admins can change the password t...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Security 1 Planned for future release

SSO Login Password Change should reflect in IBM PEM

The password change though SSO Login Page is reflecting in either SI (if B2Bi is acting as LDAP) and any other third party LDAP Servers. The same has to be reflected in PEM also then only the User Credentials in PEM and IBM MFT suite are in sync. ...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Security 1 Planned for future release

Able to View Sponsor Task before the Task is complete

When we are executing an activity and are in the middle of Sponsor Task and there is a Exit Validation Error. Now, if we want to see what components are ran in that task, we can't because there is no View Option, when the Task is in progress.FYI :...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Workflows 3 Functionality already exists

SFTP Protocol Strict Host Key = 0

Whirlpool is requesting IBM SCBN be able to configure their SFTP connection without strict host key requirement. This is part of their High Availability Architecture plan. All of their vendors except IBM is able to meet this requirement.
over 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Communication Protocols 0 Future consideration

Open MCS.CLIST until either TCP or SNA support available

NDM modify commands will fail before local node sign on complete either via TCP or SNA, so open MCS.CLIST until either TCP or SNA support available is more appropriate especially for users who depend on modify command to monitor NDM.
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Include API monitoring/output in CD Logs

API connects to the CD product can be for File Transfer submissions or stat gathering for another use such as log checks. These API have a max value configurable on the local node entry in CD netmap file but currently there is no logging of API ac...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Reporting 1 Not under consideration

Provisioner activities should acknowledge parent PEM activities on failures

The provisioner activities should send acknowledgement to parent PEM activities on failures, this is must needed else the Parent activity doesn't know what happened to the triggered provisioner activities. The Sponsor admins will be not notified a...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Administration & Configuration 0 Planned for future release