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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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Call Center should be able to disable buttons based on Skus

In our case we have electronic gift cards that cannot be reshipped, but the OMS UI still shows the "reship button" we would like Call Center to be able to use that sku as logic to disable a certain button.
almost 2 years ago in OMS - Call Center 5 Not under consideration

Quick Button to search a customer's Order History

In the new UI we would like a button that allows the user to click a single button and find the customer's order history. This should show all of the customer's orders in the order search screen.
almost 2 years ago in OMS - Call Center 3 Future consideration

Column for Ordering Country

In the previous UI, we had to customize the UI to add a column for the customer's country. We would like for this to be OOTB because it would make it much easier for our other regions to find their orders.
almost 2 years ago in OMS - Call Center 2 Not under consideration

Implement Secure UDP for Connect Direct File Agent

Our internal security standards want all traffic to be encrypted. Currently, File Agent uses standard UDP (SNMP) to send messages to Control Center. The goal is to have this traffic encrypted. We are being told that in a couple years the PCI DSS s...
almost 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 2 Future consideration

Adding a description Variable to the activity Roll Out email template

when an activity is rolled out, there is a field that proposes to enter a description of the activity. I would like to bring that description to the email we currently send out to each client when we have assign an activity. This email templates a...
almost 4 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Alerting/Notifications 0 Planned for future release

Report for identifying item / node combinations most at risk for stockout or markdown

Add an Order Optimizer report to identify item / node combinations currently most at risk for a stockout or markdown (using the WOO Inventory Model's science)This report would ideally be available online within the Dashboard (or a link from the Da...
almost 6 years ago in Fulfillment Optimizer / Reporting 0 Not under consideration

Add Optimizer configuration to allow expedited orders to bypass backlog consideration

Add a configuration option to allow Order Optimizer to bypass backlog consideration / penalty for expedited orders (e.g. 1-day or 2-day service levels were purchased). This configuration option should allow for configuration choices between:1. cur...
almost 6 years ago in OMS - Intelligent Promising 0 Future consideration

Order Optimizer support for additional air carrier capacity constraint

Add Order Optimizer support for an additional 'carrier capacity' constraint. This configurable network level constraint would stop using a specific carrier once a configured number of orders for that day has been assigned to that carrier. Order Op...
almost 6 years ago in OMS - Intelligent Promising 0 Future consideration

Add Order Optimizer capability to feed Expected Ship order details downstream

Add Order Optimizer capability to retain and send downstream Expected Ship details for each package. These Expected Ship metrics include the Order Optimizer derived ship date, shipping method/carrier, and estimated shipping cost.Initially the prio...
almost 6 years ago in OMS - Intelligent Promising 0 Future consideration

Handle ship alone packaging logic in Order Optimizer

Allow Order Optimizer to handle items that require custom shipping logic. Examples may include hazmat, special packaging, items already packaged for shipping as-is, and other large size / weight items that are required to ship alone (and not be co...
almost 6 years ago in OMS - Intelligent Promising 0 Planned for future release