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    Automating the regular NDM tasks

    We are performing Netmap updates and secure + updates via NDM panels. We need to automate these manual tasks so it will reduce any human error and save time.
    11 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 4 Future consideration

    Need ITXA to be tested and certified with Oracle RAC and DB2 Purescale and Document the instructions for setting this up

    This will enable customers to setup their Oracle in a Clustered environment with High Availability and Failover capabilities. Oher Products like Sterling B2B Integrator have documented and tested this with their Product which ITXA integrates with....
    11 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender Advanced 0 Under review

    C:D UNIX silent update shall honour cdBackupLocation and agentBackupLocation parameters

    C:D UNIX silent update does not honour cdBackupLocation and agentBackupLocation parameters when updating
    11 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 7 Future consideration

    Disable inventory safety factor on distribution group level

    Currently, there is no option to ignore inventory safety factor when set on node level and configured in global inventory visibility. The option to disable safety factors on distribution group level would be beneficial in order to be able to monit...
    over 1 year ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 1 Not under consideration

    Internal system required certificates prevention

    We received the alert for expired certificate in email. We mistakenly removed the expired document encryption cert doccrypto2. After we worked with the support and we found out this cert is required and even it is expired. Our problem is if this i...
    about 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 0 Future consideration

    Postgresql as database (or support sqlserver emulated on aurora - aws babelfish)

    We need support on aws aurora or aws sqlserver emulated by aurora (babelfish) as databases for sterling. Aurora is growing more and more and offers several benefits which make it very attractive for companies like ours. In our case, we have moved ...
    about 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Technology Stack Support (OS, DB, Protocols) 2 Future consideration

    Enable connection pooling for remote nodes when using CDPLEX

    We use the PARSESS ADJACENT.NODE statement to limit parallel sessions from the local node to a remote node based on capacity as agreed with the partner node. When updating our environment to use CDPLEX with multiple server regions, this parameter ...
    about 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Not under consideration

    Accept Encrypted password in the SNODEID=(ID,passwd) for UNIX/Windows CD process

    Hi Team, While sending files to mainframe where SPOE use is restricted, we have to provide password in plain text in SNODEID=(ID,passwd). This is a major security concern. Hence we want to know if enhancement can be made so that NDM can accept enc...
    11 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 6 Not under consideration

    Make Gentran compatible with Windows 11.

    Most companies are moving toward Windows 11 and Gentran is currently not supporting this version.
    11 months ago in Sterling Gentran & Gentran:Director / Installation & Upgrade 0 Submitted

    Cleanup prior version .jar files

    The install/upgrade/patch/hotfix process should cleanup the prior version .jar files. We have been running since 2016 and every .jar file from upgrades are in the <install>/packages folders as well as other folders having years worth of back...
    about 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Installation & Upgrade 1 Future consideration

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