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Manage/Configure iSeries from ICC

Configuration of Connect Direct and secure+ should be a standard across all supported platforms. Allowing centralised configuration off all connected nodes from within ICC, as to tool was intended for...
almost 4 years ago in Sterling Control Center Director 1 Future consideration

Integrate iKeyman with Connect Direct Web Services

IBM Control Center and IBM Connect Direct Secure + both have iKeyman integrated/included with the product. Why isn't this the case for Connect Direct Web Services?
almost 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 2 Future consideration

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.
almost 2 years ago in Sterling Supply Chain Business Network / Communication Protocols 0 Future consideration

Ability to upgrade past Java version 8

There are security vulnerabilities with Java version 8 and the application should have the ability to support upgrades to newer version of Java such as V11 or V15.
almost 2 years ago in OMS - Configure, Price, Quote 0 Future consideration

The V10 WebUI should have impact anlaysis

Since ITX projects are storing artifacts (maps, schemas, connections, variablets) it 'knows' which maps use which schemas, etc. It would be very useful to be able to do impact analysis. How many maps use a schema? How many places is a variable re...
almost 4 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Other 1 Future consideration

Database extensions should have a provision to create indexes only on ACTIVE tables.

Database extensions should have a provision to create indexes only on ACTIVE tables. As most of the queries/monitoring and reporting are performed on the ACTIVE tables. These indices may not be always needed on the HISTORY tables.
about 2 years ago in OMS - Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 3 Future consideration

Allow SSP engine certificate to be configured through configureEngineSsl.sh directly

The configureEngineSsl.sh script only supports importing configuration exported from CM. Typically CM and SSP engines are installed on different machines in different network zones. The certificates will be put on the servers directly. It's a lot ...
about 2 years ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Administration & Configuration 0 Future consideration

Add SLC group description in variables list

My idea is to add a variable called &groupDesc; to use the SLC group description. during an email body creation in an Action. ICC can already read that value and use it because its default email already shows the GroupDescriotion value and it ...
about 2 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Administration & Configuration 2 Future consideration

Provide manageItemNodeDefn API

The createItemNodeDefn call fails if the record already exists and using modifyItemNodeDefn will fail if the record doesn't exists. So when Sterling receives the safety stock details, we have to first make a getItemNodeDefn call & then invoke ...
about 2 years ago in OMS - Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 0 Future consideration

Being able to get alerted through intelligent data-driven alerting mechanism

Provide us an ability to get alerted as part of data driven alerting. Examples No Orders not created in last one 20 Mins Low Volume of Shipments from DC Higher Fraud Hold Pending Orders Schedule Agent backlog High Configurable by Channel, Threshol...
about 2 years ago in OMS - Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 3 Future consideration