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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...
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Need an API to check the template Details in Sterling File Gateway

Input of the API: "Template Name" Response: "Template Type(Static/Dynamic)", "Groups assigned to the template", "Provisioning facts assigned to the templates" etc.
over 4 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / APIs & SDKs 0 Functionality already exists

Need mTLS connectivity

This is a request for enhancement. Could you add mTLS to this product. Currently we have one partner that is requesting this capability in order to do business with them. mTLS is a type of mutual authentication in which the two parties in a connec...
about 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 1 Needs more information

Map Editor for Mac

We should be able to install Map Editor client downloaded from SI dashboard on Mac computers.
over 4 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Mapping & Translation 1 Not under consideration

Add xlsx as report format

Microsoft is phasing out the use of xls formatted files. You have to manually open and save each file to convert to xlsx.
over 4 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Reporting 0 Not under consideration

"Request for Enhancement" : ability to do explicit SSL ("SSL is optional") be added to the SMTP Send Adapter

We are trying to use the SMTP Send adapter( for Sterling B2B Integrator 6.x version) to connect Office 365 server using port 587, and realized that Sterling could not able make a connection, as SMTP Send adapter supports only two options " SSL can...
about 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 1 Planned for future release

Accept Signed EERP Requests OFTP2

I recently went added an OFTP2 connection in PROD between IBM customer Thyssen Krupp and their TP WST. We send the file successfully and TP has confirmed they receive the file successfully put it stays in "processing" status on our side as if they...
over 4 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator 0 Future consideration

Add support for Global Data Services (GDS) & Application Continuity and Transaction Guard (ACTG)- Oracle 19c

We would like to take advantages of some features Oracle has to offer in the new space which will increase application uptime and availability during database patching. In our environment in order to support rolling patches and ensure application ...
over 4 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Other 0 Not under consideration

Need to know length of salt for passwords and preferably configure it

As customers tighten their security policies, some are developing or already have requirements that the length of salt applied to a password must be a minimum number of characters. There is no current way to determine this or change it within B2B ...
over 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Administration & Configuration 1 Future consideration

trade up process is too complex and cumbersome

seller contacts project office to explore usage or tries to use parts in SQO routing them to project office via checkfile configuration 2. Project office distributes trade-up spreadsheet seeking input on existing entitlement, S&S LPP, and inte...
over 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator 0 Needs more information

Support for Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) for deployment on AWS

Customers are asking if B2BI/SFG can be deployed on Amazon Linux 2 on AWS.
over 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Technology Stack Support (OS, DB, Protocols) 1 Future consideration

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