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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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Provide capability for a BUC user to get from Node exception alert or a Node Details page to Node’s order list

OMNI Fulfillment managers oversee several hundred nodes and need the ability to see a Node's open order, or orders flagged as an exception, while reviewing the node's alerts or from the Node Detail page. Use Case. How to get from Node exception to...
almost 5 years ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 0 Planned for future release

Capability to copy or share BUC Workspace across multiple users

Need the ability to set-up large / complex workspaces that can be shared across multiple users. One user may have edit capabilities while others may have view capability only Or, in lieu is workspace sharing, offer an option to copy a workspace be...
almost 5 years ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 0 Future consideration

Rich Text Functionality for Labels

Would like to be able to change the font style, size and color within one single label. Currently you are required to have multiple labels if you want different text formatted differently.
over 7 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Workflows 0 Not under consideration

Add check Box to show default rules in BPN

BPN does not have the capability of checking the default rules created for a specific customer business alias.If a checkbox is added, the Implementer/PER/Support teams will be able to easily identify the default rules created for the customer. It ...
over 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Onboarding 0 Future consideration

Adding "Dictionary password checker" for password

Prevent clients from using common word for password.. e.g. password
over 2 years ago in Sterling File Gateway / Usability 1 Not under consideration

Tool to monitor cert expiry

We want to put an alerting mechanism to monitor cert expire so we can proactively plan.
about 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 1 Functionality already exists

SCCD deploy xlate tables

We need to use SCCD to deploy user configured xlate tables to CD Linux and CD Windows servers. We have more than 2100 servers, and if we need to change the xlate tables in all of them one by one, the cost in hours it's not affordable.
over 2 years ago in Sterling Control Center Director 2 Functionality already exists

Option to disable Connect Direct Web Services web page

Current version of Connect Direct Web Services software provides two interfaces - RESTful API and webpage GUI access. Software should allow to disable web GUI access.
about 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 1 Planned for future release

Rules Based Safety Stock to consider Future Available date

The further into the future the available stock is, the less certain it is that it will arrive on time. We want to set safety stock rules based on the future availability date so that we don't expose more stock with less risk, and less stock with ...
over 2 years ago in Inventory Visibility 0 Future consideration

Ability to see perimeter server status on SSP (i.e. monitioring - running/stopped)

Currently we're unable to see which perimeter servers are active on the Sterling Secure Proxy engines, this in turn can cause issues if duplicates are present. This would mimic the monitoring ability currently in place for adapters.
over 7 years ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Usability 0 Not under consideration