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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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Reporting Capabilities in PEM

It would be really helpful if PEM is having reporting capabilities on Activities and Partners. This would be really helpful for business.
over 3 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Administration & Configuration 1 Planned for future release

Display partner communication details under Inflight event for Inbound flows.

Hi Team, Currently for inbound flows in Inflight, We can only see Protocol POD PID for the inbound flows. This request is to show Partner Communication details like Protocol PPID, Remote end point, Directory, Username details. These details will h...
almost 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Document Tracking 0 Future consideration

inFlight filter

Somtime, I need to reprocess the inbound ORDERS messages. I would like to add a filter on the reference number. It should be displayed only once, none doubloon. Then I can reprocess all inbound order messages without doubloon.
almost 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS 3 Functionality already exists

Increase max lenght for Direct Connection input fields - InFlight Protocol setups

We have situations where Trading Partners want to host direct connections like FTP, FTPs, and SFTP. Currently InFlight limits the user name field to 25 characters. We are now encountering partners that insist on using user names longer than this l...
over 5 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Communication Protocols 1 Not under consideration

Accept Signed EERP Requests OFTP2

I recently went added an OFTP2 connection in PROD between IBM customer Thyssen Krupp and their TP WST. We send the file successfully and TP has confirmed they receive the file successfully put it stays in "processing" status on our side as if they...
over 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator 0 Future consideration

Having mode T or O dynamic in APIs through CXTransferSubmit in CX Unix (linux) for Societe Generale

Due to a concentration project at Societe Generale where all transfers are going to be concentrated in a Central Hub (SFG + CX) we faced an issue regarding the mixed of partners defined in mode T and Partners in mode O. In order to not multiply th...
over 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Usability 2 Planned for future release

Add support for Global Data Services (GDS) & Application Continuity and Transaction Guard (ACTG)- Oracle 19c

We would like to take advantages of some features Oracle has to offer in the new space which will increase application uptime and availability during database patching. In our environment in order to support rolling patches and ensure application ...
over 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Other 0 Not under consideration

ITXA - TPUI > Envelopes > "Create from Data" - need ability to create Envelope Type "ISO 20022". Currently, only successful imports are built with BULK type only. Specific data tags are necessary for success, they should be documented.

Data from trading partners does not contain the BULK envelope format (APPHDR tag). So, the need is to take a non bulk data example and build an ISO 2002 envelope to be used with De-envelope process.Also, to have documentation to point out the nece...
almost 2 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender Advanced 1 Future consideration

get the Rollout ID to check which activity rolled out

Currently in the PEM: Activities > Monitoring page we can't see any reference of which activity is being Rolled out, we just need to reply upon the Rollout Name provided and can't really see way to know which activity with what version is used ...
almost 2 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Workflows 0 Future consideration

Dynamic Form Rendering and Dynamic Form Validation

Currently it is observed that in PEM screen there is no Dynamic Validation i.e. If there are multiple fields in one form and we need to show more/less fields depending upon the values user inputs in one of the field on same screen then it is not p...
almost 2 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Other 0 Future consideration