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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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Enable myFileGateway multi-factor authentication. Different fields be added for token and password

Enable different fields to be added in the Login's Page for myFilegateway. Ex: Username: Password: Token: We need to receive an extra field during login authentication on myFileGateway, as a random Token for example. Using pre-login Exit, User ...
over 5 years ago in Sterling File Gateway / Security 3 Functionality already exists

Consolidate V2 SST Log Download into one Amazon S3 URL

Consolidate V2 SST Log Download into one Amazon S3 URL instead of multiple URLs for each instance. This feature was supported in V1 but V2 has splitted the app modules and user must use multiple URLs to download the app logs
7 months ago in Self Service Tool 1 Functionality already exists

Need milliseconds in Source timestamp in IV

Currently in IV we have field "sourceTs" :"2021-02-24T18:42:01Z" but it does not contain milliseconds in it.
over 2 years ago in Inventory Visibility 3 Functionality already exists

SCC does not capture SFG Custom Events

Hi, We have installed ICC 6.1 and we are creating a portal kind of monitoring stuff to monitor all SFG files in ICC Console ( File Monitor). We have created custom events to track additional data in SFG. There are some fields we want to capture fr...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Reporting 1 Functionality already exists

New ROP Method - LT Usg + x weeks/months of Supply

Client is evaluating different strategies to see the potential impact on inventory holding with various holding methodologies - The current inquiry is LT USG + 1 Month of Supply. It seems to me this ROP Method would be LT Usage + x weeks of supply...
7 months ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1 Functionality already exists

Add time zone to Connect Direct logs

Add time zone information to Connect Direct logs. Log file should present the datetime/timestamp in unambiguous fashion.
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Reporting 1 Functionality already exists

Add a polling feature to IBM Sterling B2B Integrator similar - to the IBM Sterling GENTRAN polling feature.

The GENTRAN polling feature we have used for years had made it possible to be very close to RealTIME in processing and getting files to their destination. Our internal systems and external customers have come to expect this, especially to meet SLA...
about 1 year ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Performance 1 Functionality already exists

Configuration to control Sell and Fulfill capability at node level

Can a product feature be provided as: 1. Ability to turn ON/OFF a node for availability or fulfilment or both. 2. Ability to associate a duration on the action to turn OFF.
about 1 year ago in OMS - Intelligent Promising 1 Functionality already exists

PreOrder as a product feature.

Business is expecting the following capability in SIP: 1. Ability to identify a product as a launch product 2. Ability to manage inventory association offered for launch pre-order/pre-sale 3. Seamless integration between OMS and IV w.r.t changes i...
about 1 year ago in OMS - Intelligent Promising 1 Functionality already exists

Capability to update Item extended attributes.

In SIP, PATCH itemAssignedAttributes should have capability to modify or override the value in the collection field "values" of the existing itemAssignedAttribute.
7 months ago in OMS - Intelligent Promising 1 Functionality already exists