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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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Enhanced messaging for various message states within job log to allow automation

Today - the only way to verify message processing is to log into Connect:Direct and check the current status. We would like it when messages go into the various states (specifically a wait state) for a message to put but out to the started task jo...
over 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Perform checkouts before actual upgrade

Please consider to move or duplicate some of the checks before actual upgrade action. For example - cfgcheck can be initiated before upgrade action, this will eliminate situation where e.g. error in netmap.cfg/userfile.cfg causes rollback action a...
over 4 years ago in Sterling Control Center Director 1 Future consideration

ITX - Extend validation exception handling for messages with a known structure BUT an unknown (as more recent) version

Currently ITX FinPay routing map identifies a messages based on the tag <FIToFICstmrCdtTrf> in Document and not based on message name and its version (pacs.008.001.08). This causes a problem when a message based on a more recent version is r...

Transaction reports

We have upgrading the Partner Manger to ITXA and Presently in the Trading manager we have option to see the transaction report( see attached transaction report for details) we are looking not exact similar functionality but want to check if their ...
over 2 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Trading Partner UI 0 Future consideration

More Robust Alerting Options

Currently using out-of-the-box functionality, we can send e-mail alerts or use sms messages to our phones based on the criteria we enter in rules/actions. E-mails are well and good, but for system outages, we prefer sms messaging. Unfortunately, o...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Other 3 Future consideration

Exporting Filesystem Virtual root path in SFG

The reason why exporting the file system virtual roots in Sterling Fileway is beneficial is that we need to export the filesystem paths that are assigned to specific users whenever a CISO, audit, or security team requests verification or audit che...
11 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Administration & Configuration 1 Future consideration

Verify ControllerWorkflow is functioning properly in 6.0.2.1 with regard to force terminate

ControllerWorkflow.sh doesn't seem to be force terminating a BP when it is in a halting or active state when the BP shows it is in wait queue.
over 4 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator 2 Is a defect

Only fixed email templates can be used with API sponsors/{sponsorContext}/sendemail

Right now, we have fixed email templates within PEM which we can use to link with this send-email API. Meaning if their is a new need then the only option we have to change any of the existing template and no other way. Please see that we should h...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / APIs & SDKs 0 Future consideration

Failed to authenticate with SFTP/FTPs, doesn't display any information of the source

Hi currently, we have a policy to lock an account after 3 failed connections on SFTP or FTPs protocol. In the communication session, it's possible to have the IP source when the authentication is successfull, but when the connection failed, the IP...
11 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 5 Functionality already exists

Password & Key based authentication for individual users using single SFTP Server Adapter

Password or key, Password and key, Password, Key based authentication functionality is required with respective users segregation. Assuming that the SFTP server adapter's authentication type is set to Password or Key, when a user with access to th...
11 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Administration & Configuration 1 Not under consideration