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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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Adding ACL parameters for AWS S3 PUT service

Adding ACL parameters for AWS S3 PUT service for communication between cross account for S3 bucket. This is private S3 bucket.
about 4 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / B2B Advanced Communications 1 Future consideration

Passwordless connection to built-in local PostgreSQL

This enhancement should allow to use alternate access options to local PostgreSQL other than locally encrypted password to PostgreSQL user. Proposed solutions include: certificate-based authentication (preferred, if technically feasible) password ...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 5 Future consideration

For Type records panel to add confirmation prompt to confirm saving or record should not get added with PF3

Currently, there is delimitation while we go to admin panel for adding new type record in NDM admin-> IT panel , if we bychance hit PF3 it creates an incomplete record. And to remediate this everytime either we have to update the wrongly create...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 5 Future consideration

Control Center Certificate Expiration Warning Notification

The Certificate Expiration warning rule that comes with Control Center produces a warning if a Connect Direct Secure Plus certificate is going to expire within 60 days. However, there is no known notification for Control Center's certificate which...
over 4 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Security 8 Functionality already exists

Integrating Websphere Service Registry and Repository With Webspher Transformation Extender (WTX)

Integration WTX with WSRR functionality in wtx
over 7 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Adapters 0 Not under consideration

Automating the regular NDM tasks

We are performing Netmap updates and secure + updates via NDM panels. We need to automate these manual tasks so it will reduce any human error and save time.
8 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 4 Future consideration

Need ITXA to be tested and certified with Oracle RAC and DB2 Purescale and Document the instructions for setting this up

This will enable customers to setup their Oracle in a Clustered environment with High Availability and Failover capabilities. Oher Products like Sterling B2B Integrator have documented and tested this with their Product which ITXA integrates with....
8 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender Advanced 0 Under review

C:D UNIX silent update shall honour cdBackupLocation and agentBackupLocation parameters

C:D UNIX silent update does not honour cdBackupLocation and agentBackupLocation parameters when updating
8 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 7 Future consideration

FileAgent - Windows .ser file cleartext

Have the Default_Config.ser or other .ser files clear text or similar.
over 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 1 Not under consideration

Increased character limit of Context Data

Currently, Context Data can only contain 10,281 characters. Some requirements and design require more information to be stored in Context Data. Alternate Solution is to store and retrieve from GenericData Configuration, but it complicates the acti...
about 7 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Usability 1 Not under consideration