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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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Increase the field size of the MapList to add new typing map names

Currently there is a field size limitation to the field "MapList" and due to this we are unable to add new typing maps to the existing list. Please increase the size of this field to add new typing maps.
over 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Other 1 Not under consideration

Reset reused workfiles for maps in the Launcher

Reusing workfiles makes map faster as it speeds up the alidation process. However, changes in data mean special care has to be taken to avoid issues for the concerned maps. Currently, one has to manually remove the workfiles after the Launcher was...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Launcher 1 Not under consideration

Reset Launcher "Black list" for failed messages

Whenever a message triggers a map failure, even if the failure is not related to the message's content, the message is blacklisted by the launcher and will not be trigered again. This avoids "poison messages" but needs a restart to have the messag...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Launcher 1 Not under consideration

Help us to DB_SCHEMA_OWNER parameter dont be ignored by SFG in order it can start to use schema owner specified?

Help us to DB_SCHEMA_OWNER parameter dont be ignored by SFG in order it can start to use schema owner specified?
over 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Installation & Upgrade 3 Not under consideration

Increase Session Inactive Timeout For Admin Users

Increase Session Inactive Timeout For Admin Users from 20 minutes to 120 minutes.
over 3 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / User Administration 2 Not under consideration

Add CRL caching support to Connect:Direct z/OS v6.1

We have started to use CRL checking in CDZ via EASERVER and urgently need CRL caching to be in effect similar to what has been implemented for Windows/Linux platforms.
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 0 Future consideration

Control Number History should be sorted by control number so they are easy to find.

Very often control numbers must be deleted to reprocess an EDI document and their are most often way to many pages of control numbers to look through to find the one in question.
over 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Usability 0 Not under consideration

Introducing new Resource Type for SFG Routing Channel Template

The Rest API has been introduced in SFG / B2Bi for Routing Channels Templates. It would be really good if a resource type is introduced like codelist in PEM. This helps in reducing the time of Partner Onboarding and will have all the information (...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Onboarding 1 Planned for future release

Partner Password change in IBM MFT Suite (SFG , SEAS ,SSP ) should reflect in PEM User Credentials

The password change though SSO Login Page is reflecting in either SI (if B2Bi is acting as LDAP) and any other third party LDAP Servers. The same has to be reflected in PEM also then only the User Credentials in PEM and IBM MFT suite are in sync. ...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Security 2 Planned for future release

Password Change in SFG / Myfilegateway for the Partners should Update in PEM

The password change in Myfilegateway / SI Dasboard for the Partners should reflect in IBM PEM then only the User Credentials in PEM and IBM SFG are in sync. Partners can change the password through MyFilegateway or Admins can change the password t...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Security 1 Planned for future release