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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...
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...

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Write Debug Traces to a Specific DD instead of Creating Dynamic Rnnnnnn DDs

If the process specific Debug Traces can be written to a specific DD or DDs instead of creating dynamic Rnnnnnn DDs, it could be SPINNED dynamically after the trace completion and it will not cause a usage exposure to system SPOOL.
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 0 Future consideration

Cluster Support and Certification for Connect:Direct Web Service 6.0

CDWS would be an integral part of Connect Direct as technological adaption of APIs increases. And when we want to have an API server, we would look at providing 24/7 services to our businesses. So we want to have CDWS on a clustered model especial...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 1 Planned for future release

Filtering Inbound & Outbound Rules based on the Inflight Direction Field by adding Checkbox or Dropdown box

We can check the flow (inbound or outbound) based on the rulename or the Inflight Direction Field. There is no option to filter the inbound and outbound rules in BPN
over 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Other 0 Not under consideration

Consideration of BPN Field's : MapList1, MapList2, MapList3 for adding more Mapnames

We have a BPN Field: MapList which accepts only 256 Characters. We need to consider the new BPN Fields: MapList1, MapList2, MapList3 etc. in future for adding the mapnames when one of the MapList field has more than 256 characters.
over 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Other 0 Not under consideration

myFileGateway - add capability to view/download the file

Our trading partners have been requesting to view/download the file through myFileGateway. Currently this web application does not provide this functionality. This should be configurable so we can restrict permission on need basis
almost 7 years ago in Sterling File Gateway / Other 1 Functionality already exists

ITXA: Enhancements to WTX Map Service

WTX for integration server gives us the WTX Map service for map translation . we needed it to enhance the functionality of the WTX map service to be able to accept the multiple input and provide multiple outputs dynamically.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender Advanced 0 Not under consideration

Catching informations about WTX maps dynamically at runtime

The product functionality should be enhanced to make it possible for WTX maps to catch following informations dynamically at runtime 1. its own map name2. the associated WTX system, sub system and component to clearly identify the map3. on which i...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Launcher 0 Functionality already exists

format string parser

Please add a parser/validator of format srings into the compiler, so that WTX developers are being notified of invalid format strings that won't work in the WTX engine.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 1 Not under consideration

Make the "use ellipses button" a display option

The Map Designer provides a way to use ellipses when draggin'-n-dropin' type references into a rule. This is very nice to make rules more compact and usually improves readability. However, "getting back" to the referenced type is sometimes an issu...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 0 Not under consideration

Include SSL library for zLinux Secure Adapter Collection.

We are using Message Broker and WTX Integration Server + Secure Adapter Collection to contact web services and transform the results. Unfortunately the SSL library (mercssl.so) is not included for zLinux like it is for other platforms. Please incl...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Adapters 1 Functionality already exists