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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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Option to Save C:D Configurations Locally within Control Center

We would like the ability to save Connect:Direct configurations (initparm, userfile, netmap, secure+...)within Control Center. In the event of a true disaster this would allow Control Center to push the configs out to the node to quickly get a C:D...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Administration & Configuration 1 Functionality already exists

Different icons for sponsor task vs approval task

No description provided
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager 0 Not under consideration

Default API Headers available to add

No description provided
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager 0 Not under consideration

Ability to signal a translation error if the max number of loops is reached in a map.

You can indicate the maximum number of loops in a map, but have no way to trigger a translation error if that limit is reached. Currently if the translator hits the maximum number of loops, it does not signal an error but continues on with documen...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Gentran & Gentran:Director / Mapping & Translation 0 Not under consideration

Sanity check on number of overall segments or size of resulting document during an import translation

Mapping errors can cause extremely large documents to be created. Currently there is no way to limit this. It should be possible to set a maximum number of segments for a document or on its resulting size and signal a translation error if that thr...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Gentran & Gentran:Director / Mapping & Translation 0 Not under consideration

Center label in table column

No description provided
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager 0 Not under consideration

The maximum length of a source or target HTTP adapter command required more than 3000 bytes

As part of a new rest API web service calls, we have an access token response length more than 2500 characters and this can't be included as part of body or default HTTP header. As API system is of legacy and used by multiple vendor systems these ...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Adapters 2 Not under consideration

Option to rename installation directory for Control Center upgrades

We would like to have the option to be able to update the Control Center installation directory location/name after install. For example - when you install it provides a default directory name "ControlCenter6.1.0" as the default name, but when you...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Installation & Upgrade 0 Planned for future release

Allow HIPAA Compliance Edit to be Configurable

Allow type 2 errors to be Configurable, turning the edits on or off. Please include Stacy Barber sbarber@hpe.com in all communication on tis RFE
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Compliance 2 Not under consideration

WTX Type Tree needed for X12 6020 275 (X314 TR3 for HIPAA)

We have a need for a type tree for the X12 6020 275 transaction. Specifically the HIPAA voluntary TR3 X314 implementation. It is a HIPAA transaction, though not mandated, but the HIPAA Pack doesn't have a tree.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Maps & Type Trees 0 Not under consideration