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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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Add support for JN Union HSM devices

This will allow secure use of the platform in China.
over 4 years ago in Sterling Secure Proxy 0 Not under consideration

Enable partial line cancellation in Order Hub

Partial line cancellation currently works from Order Hub (only post turning ON 'Add Qty' modification rule for required order line and release statuses from DOM) – however it also enables line quantity addition feature which is not desired. There ...
about 1 year ago in OMS - Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 0 Future consideration

Dynamic routing of File Transfers

Admins of PCM would benefit from this because it could shorten the file transfer build time. A dynamic dataflow would allow an admin to setup one main transfer that allowed any file dropped into that mailbox to be routed to any outbound partner ba...
about 1 year ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Usability 0 Submitted

Metrics API enhancement

We are attempting to add metrics data to an internal application for monitoring the sterling environment and currently the REST api does not contain any endpoints that would allow us access to the data tha currently backs the Active Alerts, Transf...
about 1 year ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / APIs & SDKs 2 Functionality already exists

Add support for AES-256 encryption algorithm for data at rest in Global Mailobx

B2Bi already supports AES-256 encryption for data at rest, so global mailbox should offer the same level of encryption.
about 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Global Mailbox 1 Future consideration

More Robust Alerting Options

Currently using out-of-the-box functionality, we can send e-mail alerts or use sms messages to our phones based on the criteria we enter in rules/actions. E-mails are well and good, but for system outages, we prefer sms messaging. Unfortunately, o...
about 2 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Other 3 Future consideration

Transformation Extender Advanced validation for Envelope service needs to include invalid enveloped documents

Customer requires that invalid outbound data, the inbound data that caused the issue, and the translation report showing the errors in the outbound data. Current behavior returns the inbound data, the translation report, but not the outbound data ...
over 6 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender Advanced 0 Future consideration

Need to Check changes done to Schedule of business process

Schedule of the business process is getting disabled , so need to know how can we check time when the process was disabled and if any ID.
over 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Reporting 0 Future consideration

Allow customization of LDAP ping "dummy" user

It is possible to configure a periodic "heartbeat" that checks the connection to External Auth, and it is also possible to have it attempt an LDAP bind (via the ea.ping.profile setting). However, when it does this LDAP bind, it uses a fake user ("...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Administration & Configuration 2 Future consideration

Only fixed email templates can be used with API sponsors/{sponsorContext}/sendemail

Right now, we have fixed email templates within PEM which we can use to link with this send-email API. Meaning if their is a new need then the only option we have to change any of the existing template and no other way. Please see that we should h...
about 2 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / APIs & SDKs 0 Future consideration