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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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Sending SMS support for IBM Control Center

IBM Control Center can send snmp traps, emails. Our client in middle east shared that if ICC could send sms that would be excellent
almost 6 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Other 1 Functionality already exists

DeliveryLeadTimeUE should include order and order line reference in the input

Our current client implementation relies on product delivery on a specific date such as birthday. The product can only be delivered on that specific day, not a day before and not a day after. In order to achieve that OMS is relying on an external ...
almost 6 years ago in OMS - Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 0 Not under consideration

Support Store engagement on airwatch browser

With enterprise mobile applications, most enterprises are using sophisticated EMM tools to manage device's security policy. VMware airwatch is one such EMM tool. To control the security policy, EMM tools provide their own browser e.g. Airwatch bro...
almost 6 years ago in Store Engagement 1 Future consideration

SFTP Protocol Strict Host Key = 0

Whirlpool is requesting IBM SCBN be able to configure their SFTP connection without strict host key requirement. This is part of their High Availability Architecture plan. All of their vendors except IBM is able to meet this requirement.
almost 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Communication Protocols 0 Future consideration

Abandon data upload job in SCI

Scenario - User tries to upload some KPI data and proceed till Map data fields. At this stage, user got to know that he has uploaded incorrect file. Once he click on Back button to upload a new file, system prompts you to save the data feed. User ...
almost 6 years ago in Supply Chain Insights / Data Management 0 Planned for future release

SMS Compressed Dataset Enhancement with NDM

Visa would like to see Connect Direct transmission of SMS compressed datasets improved. Today, when we transmit a compressed dataset, if it is done with out coding the DCB parms in the process it always fails on the remote node with a space abend....
almost 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Terminate the Process Waiting for Dynamic Allocation or Unallocation

CDz runs into temporarily unresponsive periodically 5 to 10 min or even longer due to the reason that SYSZTIOT ENQ exclusively held by CDz itself in which one process can't perform dynamical allocation or un allocation holding all other processes ...
almost 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Ability to upgrade past Java version 8

There are security vulnerabilities with Java version 8 and the application should have the ability to support upgrades to newer version of Java such as V11 or V15.
almost 3 years ago in OMS - Configure, Price, Quote 0 Future consideration

Open MCS.CLIST until either TCP or SNA support available

NDM modify commands will fail before local node sign on complete either via TCP or SNA, so open MCS.CLIST until either TCP or SNA support available is more appropriate especially for users who depend on modify command to monitor NDM.
about 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Include API monitoring/output in CD Logs

API connects to the CD product can be for File Transfer submissions or stat gathering for another use such as log checks. These API have a max value configurable on the local node entry in CD netmap file but currently there is no logging of API ac...
about 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Reporting 1 Not under consideration