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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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Workflow Rules download facility

Currently workflow master approval table maintained in MROIO is not visible to users and cannot download the table, Every time user has to approach to IBM to provide the excel download. It is suggested to provide the master approval table visible ...
9 months ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 3 Functionality already exists

Change sequence of create order screens in OMS - Call Center

Currently, the sequence of screens for the create order flow in OMS is as follows: Enter SKU(s) Enter in customer and customer address information Enter additional order information (shipping option, etc.) Confirm payment information Submit order ...
9 months ago in OMS - Call Center 1 Functionality already exists

Be able to call/use password exit routine with locally installed Aim Client.

Currently the Windows Exit routine on v6.2.0.4 uses Rest API to connect to cyberark. We would like to see the exit routine being able to call a locally installed claim client to retrieve the password.
10 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 1 Functionality already exists

CONFIG CENTER -ERN-Need ERN Notification for transaction in Deferred Status if the Schedule not triggered on time.

Currently, we have notifications to the Customer/Partners for the Red and Yellow, Overdue Transactions and Customers also looking for the notification where transactions in Deferred status because Schedule not ran that particular time and transact...
10 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Alerting/Notifications 2 Functionality already exists

Generate longfile name for Connect:Direct transfers in log

We want to utilize transfer logs generated in syslog/task log to do some automation reporting and alerting. However NDM longfile name which reported in SMF type FI isn't written to syslog so we can't get full pictures for file transfers between un...
10 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

1 click to set to Override rules and set to Optimal

Ideally we want the decision status to be Optimal so when I see the potential OOB ROP and OOB Max as 0/0 and the status hold zero I will 'Overide' rules, then change SAP ROP and SAP Max to 0. I think it would be very useful and time saving to have...
11 months ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 2 Functionality already exists

Order Management on Cloud (OMoC) Data Access 

The Development team and Business Operations team relies heavily on ad hoc data analysis and were expecting to be able to query the OMoC data directly using tools such as Toad, SQL Developer, etc. However, IBM does not allow external database conn...
11 months ago in OMS - Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 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.
about 1 year ago in Sterling Control Center Director 2 Functionality already exists

Ability to track parts transfers out from a site and to the receiving site

Useful for tracking the flow of transferred inventory, including dead and re-deployable inventory, and which site are supporting this process.
about 1 year ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 2 Functionality already exists

Inflight search using PID as primary rather than advanced search - bypassing date constraints

I ask that Inflight search have a field for PID as a primary search parameter, rather than having to go into advanced search and select process ID for searching - also PID should be unique so it should bypass any date period set on the start and e...
about 1 year ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 2 Functionality already exists