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PINNED Add support to controllerWorkflow script to restart BPs that are in "completed, error" state by individual BP IDs
During system issues, we are unable to bulk restart the BP IDs at a time. This is causing huge support effort in the clean-up process. Existing controllerWorkflow.sh script doesn't have a solution to restart the BPIDs that are in "completed, error...
PINNED Present Multiple Host Keys - RSA and ECDSA
As with standard Linux servers today Secure Proxy should be able to present Host Keys (more than one) in both RSA and ECDSA formats depending on what type the vendor incoming connection supports. Vendors are demanding Host Keys that are stronger t...

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Installation Manager Documentation

IM should be simple to install and easy to use. Since the UI cannot be used for the install there needs to be explicit instructions on how to Install/Upgrade Sterling Integrator, including sizing and recommended location, considering the old way w...
over 5 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Installation & Upgrade 0 Is a defect

Add VDA Version 4938 Global Invoice to Map definitions

This version is required by our trading partners.
about 1 year ago in Sterling Gentran & Gentran:Director / Standards 0 Submitted

Modify configureCmSsl.sh and configureEngineSsl.sh to allow for command line paramter passing

the current scripts allow for some parameters to be passed, but when exporting a CM configuration, you must always supply a second passphrase for the encryption of the exported xml file. This parameter cannot be passed without feeding it from your...
about 1 year ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Administration & Configuration 2 Planned for future release

Digitally Sign the Partner Invitation Emails and Subsequent Followup Notifications

No description provided
over 5 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Security 1 Planned for future release

Enhance a import feature to import JSON SCHEMA and Swagger(YAML) as type tree

Currently we have capability in ITX to import the JSON file as type tree. But we have a challenge that customers might give all the possible fields and group which are mandatory/conditional in the JSON test file during development. So we end up wi...
about 1 year ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 0 Not under consideration

Check file upload content with magic bytes

At current situation a malicious user can bypass the file type restrictions for logos in pem-pp application. It is possible to bypass the upload restrictions and upload a disallowed file by changing the file Content-Type to an allowed one. The ser...
about 1 year ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Security 0 Under review

Add the HIPAA 834 318 and 277DRA transaction to the HIPAA pack

The state of New York is requiring insurance carriers to use the 834X318 and 277DRA transactions. These transactions are currently not in the HIPAA pack. This will cause compliance checking not to work and the mapping type tree is not available fo...
over 4 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Compliance 5 Not under consideration

Exclude set periods from the Movement and Forecast Usage calculation due to strike or curtailment

Asset Intensive companies tend to have unionized labor forces that can go "on strike" for a number of months at a time. The usage during these strike periods tends to be considerably curtailed or non-existent. The impact of a 4-6 months-long strik...
about 1 year ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1 Future consideration

PEM-Notification email required before password expiration for PEM login

Currently PEM users are not receiving any email notifications before the password expiration . If we can setup an email notifications to be sent to users before password expiration.
over 3 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Usability 6 Not under consideration

Legacy Inflight to have search option based on User ID for protocols (FTP/SFTP/AS2ID/HTTP/OFTP2(SSID/SFID))

We have request from high volume customers like VF Services/Ceva etc requesting for change in the protocol relationship as the partner has moved to other service provider/change in the protocol url's or moving from one protocol to other like (FTP ...
over 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Communication Protocols 1 Not under consideration