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Support for calling scripts following completion of transfer

The sender of a file can specify a script to call once the file transfer is complete. There are customers that will not implement this. How about a way for the receiver to specify a script to call once the transfer is completed.
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 1 Functionality already exists

Support Partial Cancellation in Reservation

There are use cases when a partial cancellation is needed on an existing reservation before the reservation is consumed e.g. a reservation was made during cart but as items are removed from the cart, partial cancellation has to happen before the f...
almost 6 years ago in Inventory Visibility 1 Functionality already exists

Adding the files size to windows evernt logs

There is a lot of helpful information being sent to the windows event log about send and receiving files. The only this missing is the file size from the events.
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Reporting 1 Functionality already exists

Support the use RACF PROTECTED userids in the Secure Point of Entry (SPOE)

When we create User IDs in RACF that will be used for Connect Direct transmissions, we have to create them with passwords so that the password can be used in the SPOE record. With a password is can make this User ID have the capability to signon. ...
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Functionality already exists

Password Security Controls

Password security controls for SEAS administrator interfaces using local authentication are not sufficient. Minimum password length of eight characters can’t be enforced. Passwords expiration can’t be enforced. Password complexity settings are mi...
almost 6 years ago in Sterling External Authentication Server 1 Not under consideration

Inactivity Session Timeout Controls - Administrator Accounts

The administrative consoles for the Sterling External Authentication Server do not contain inactivity session timeout settings. This is not in compliance with our security procedures that require implementation of automatic system timeouts that en...
almost 6 years ago in Sterling External Authentication Server / Security 1 Functionality already exists

Inactivity Session Timeout Controls - Administrator Accounts

The administrative consoles for the Sterling Secure Proxy do not contain inactivity session timeout settings. This is not in compliance with our security procedures that require implementation of automatic system timeouts that end user sessions af...
almost 6 years ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Security 1 Functionality already exists

IBM Sterling Inflight - Map Translation Output File

I am requesting an enhancement to the IBM Sterling Inflight map failure information that is currently provided. We receive the failure information the same as we would get from IBM B2B Sterling Integrator. However, we do not get to see the resulti...
almost 6 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 1 Not under consideration

Encryption for Socket Adapter

We would like to exchange data over Socket securely and would like if ITX/WTX can add encryption to Socket Adapter
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Adapters 0 Not under consideration

Add line number column to be used for Active Alerts

On the Active Alerts screen for the Web console there isn't a line/item # column. This exists in version 6.0.0.2 for the Java/Swing console, but not 6.1 and above Web console. Add to user configuration view allowing users to select.
about 3 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Usability 0 Planned for future release