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    Add TEXT/BINARY mode marker to Connect Direct log file

    Current version of Connect Direct does not log the information if transmission was made in TEXT or BINARY mode. This enhancement is to add clear information about used mode (TEXT/BINARY) to the log in CTRC record
    over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Reporting 3 Planned for future release

    "Soft Stop" functionality for SSP engines for upgrading without service interruptions

    Currently even though we have multiple SSP engines it isn't possible to perform a true "high availability" upgrade of the engines because anybody who is connected to an individual SSP engine will be disconnected when the engine is taken down for p...
    over 6 years ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Installation & Upgrade 3 Future consideration

    FileAgent - Windows .ser file cleartext

    Have the Default_Config.ser or other .ser files clear text or similar.
    almost 8 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 1 Not under consideration

    Allow System Certificates to work the same as CA Certificate groups

    Currently when we generate a new System Certificate and want to install it to our HTTP Server Adapters, we need to take our environment down and schedule/coordinate the change of the certificates with all our AS2 customers. Not an easy task given ...
    over 1 year ago in Sterling File Gateway / Security 10 Future consideration

    Increased character limit of Context Data

    Currently, Context Data can only contain 10,281 characters. Some requirements and design require more information to be stored in Context Data. Alternate Solution is to store and retrieve from GenericData Configuration, but it complicates the acti...
    about 7 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Usability 1 Not under consideration

    User Credential Management & Auditability in IV

    Current Limitation: IV currently uses a single shared credential for all users. This results in: No traceability of who made specific changes. Lack of role-based access control, as all users have the same level of access (typically edit). Pr...
    4 months ago in Inventory Visibility 0 Submitted

    Support Additional methods of smtp authentication

    PEM currently only supports basic authentication for SMTP. ( user id, password ). At most, it does allow you to select between smtp and smtps. However, smtp providers have been moving away from basic authentication for some time. PEM does not allo...
    about 3 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Security 1 Future consideration

    Set up an alert to trigger when a flow experiences over X failed processes.

    Implementing an alert for flows that fail more than three times will allow us to proactively identify and address critical system issues before they impact users or downstream processes, significantly improving our service reliability.
    4 months ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Administration & Configuration 1 Functionality already exists

    generate a PDF file with the images and tables using the details in the received input file.

    PDF adapter needs more power to generate pdf files with images and tables using the data from the input file/message.
    over 1 year ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 0 Under review

    Unified Management of Connect Direct & Integrated File Agent

    The current process to start/stop Connect Direct (CD) Integrated File Agent (IFA) requires a user to manually edit the init.parm settings each time they start/stop CD. The user has to manually edit the "cdfa.enable" parameter to "y" or "n" to sign...
    almost 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 3 Not under consideration

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