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Make FGArrivedFile REST API useable.

A great use for the Sterling REST API would be to query the FGArrivedFile, FGRoute, and FGDelivery endpoints in order to build a modern delivery dashboard for business users.This is currently impossible with the current implementation due to a cou...
almost 4 years ago in Sterling File Gateway / Usability 1 Future consideration

Enable Adhoc Email Link for file downloads without User Login Credentials

This is a business need with most enterprise's we have had conversation. While we have stressed on the aspect of Security concerns and its impact. The clients have strongly evinced interest for this capability as the dependency is high on IT and T...
almost 5 years ago in Sterling File Gateway / Other 1 Functionality already exists

As IBM support feedback from TS011512648. Connect Direct does not have a file locking feature on the NAS level. This should be basic security features when it comes to moving of files. appreciate if this could be added in the future release of Connect Direct.

Basic Security feature comes from the OS level that should be handled also on Connect Direct.
almost 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 1 Not under consideration

Need to have an override property file to prevent wipe of customized settings

With higher volume customers it is common to require customization to property files, especially engine.properties and Engine.log4j. However, with application of an iFix or FixPack (or upgrade), there is a risk that these settings will be lost. B2...
almost 6 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Administration & Configuration 1 Future consideration

Provide the ability to create custom sponsor user types

Provide a way for a sponsor admin to define custom sponsor user types, beyond the current sponsor admin, LOB and standard users. For the various permissions, there should be a way to indicate what that role can do with each one (nothing, read only...
almost 6 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Permission/Roles 0 Not under consideration

Identification of Destination Filename at map level or rule level

Destination filename can be set at map level or rule level based on the client requirements. Recently we had a discussion about the client migration to SPE02 system where report need to be generated whether the destination filename for inbound map...
almost 5 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Other 0 Not under consideration

Escape Special Characters in URL for Get Request

HTTP rest client's such as Postman typically allow for special characters in the Get request, PEM HTTP requests do not.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / APIs & SDKs 1 Planned for future release

Global Mailbox - Replicate New Trading Partners/etc To All Data Centers

When a trading partner is created in one data center, it should replicate to the other data centers. I should not have to export/import the data. This feels like an intentional blocker to push clients to pay for PEM. If it truly is global, what ha...
almost 2 years ago in Sterling File Gateway / Global Mailbox 1 Future consideration

Add SI Community As Criteria for Data Visibility Groups.

Our company services two different businesses, financial and health care. These are separated within SFG/B2Bi by Community. Within SCC, there is no Data Visibility Group (DVG) criteria that includes Community, or provides an alternate way of keepi...
almost 2 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor 0 Future consideration

Fulfillment Overrides at Segment Level

Currently fulfillment overrides only allows you to enable / disable at delivery method level. Ability to enable / disable at delivery method + segment / segment type level would allow ability to enable / disable for different channels (e.g. own si...
almost 2 years ago in Inventory Visibility 0 Future consideration