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Add REST API for the RUN TIME information

REST API for the RUN TIME details (Connect, Validate, Invalidate, Generate, etc.,) will be helpful and simplify the integration with other systems.
over 5 years ago in Sterling External Authentication Server / Administration & Configuration 1 Future consideration

Allow b2bi trading partners to change file ownership and permissions

Many of our customers have legal and regulatory requirements to set the permissions and ownership of files after they are sent to our MFT. This is currently not supported on Sterling File Gateway. This is causing issues for our customers. The abil...
almost 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Usability 1 Not under consideration

Propagate DSNTYPE values between z/OS systems

Consider cloning the DSNTYPE values for transfers between z/OS systems by the default. Shouldn't be necessary to specify them if the source dataset must be the same as the destination
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

Sponsor to delete partner users

No description provided
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager 0 Not under consideration

Remove the need of 'Log on locally' permission for user accounts in Connect:Direct Windows

Remove the need of 'Log on locally' permission for user accounts in Connect:Direct Windows. In our organization providing service accounts with 'Log on locally' permission is picked as a Non-standard security configuration and deviating from our s...
about 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 1 Not under consideration

Refresh Token provided in HTTP Headers

Current situation: The OpenID Connect refresh token is sent as a GET parameter to the webservers of pem-pp and pem-pr applications so the refresh token is showed in the URL history of the browser/sniffer traffic: Example: GET/rochesso/home?refresh...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Security 0 Under review

Use Refresh token rotation to make Jwt token more secure

Current Situation: An access token allows temporary access to restricted resources, PEM APIs, and so has a short validity period of 5 minutes (configurable through system properties). A refresh token has a longer validity as it allows users to log...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Security 0 Under review

SI API's should update Admin Audit table just like other SI functions

We have identified a gap in that the API's do not update the admin audit table. The example we found is in the scheduling API. Turning on or off a schedule, in the UI is logged into the table with who did it, when and what. If the API is used, no ...
about 4 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / APIs & SDKs 0 Planned for future release

Group system in userfile.cfg (UNIX)

In an environment with hundreds of users defined in the same userfile.cfg, it would be nice to be able to govern them through a system of groups or profiles to reduce administration time and avoid unnecessary failures.
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 3 Not under consideration

Standardize SYSOPTS syntax for multi-environments

SYSOPTS syntax is written differently depending on the environment: Windows, i5/OS, z/OS, and UNIX. Example on z/OS: SYSOPTS = "DATATYPE(BINARY) XLATE(YES) STRIP.BLANKS(NO)" Same example on UNIX: sysopts=":datatype=binary:xlate=yes:pipe=yes:" This...
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 1 Not under consideration