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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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Node Availability API to support Node Transfer

Adding support for node transfer in IV will allow a retailer who does not have SIP whom is currently supporting click and collect just from store stock to easily transition to supporting DC to Store transfer as well as Store to Store transfer when...
9 months ago in Inventory Visibility 1 Future consideration

We would like out of the box adapters for Sharepoint and SMB for file servers to allows file transfers to these endpoints

We move large volumes of files between servers and with some internal applications coming to the end of life they are turning to our MFT to transfer files from servers to sharepoint and file server (SMB). We would like to use built in adapter like...
about 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / B2B Advanced Communications 0 Future consideration

The default Admin ID to be remove from a future release of software.

During the Control Center installation, admin accounts get created in Control Center, and as per the AXIS security team, there should not be any generic accounts like admin, administrator, etc As per IBM OEM the feasibility of removing the 'adm...

Security Vulnerability Password in Plain text

We have identified a security vulnerability regarding passwords being stored in plain text in the application.Despite the solution provided by IBM not being accepted by the application support team, they have recommended raising an RFE case. ...
4 months ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Security 0 Under review

Multi Factor Authentication with Email or App Verification for HTTPS Users (MyFileGateway)

We have an urgent business/security requirement for a Multi-Factor authentication and Dual Authentication from trading partners. Our current systems runs on V 6.0.0.2 SFG Version. Can SFG V6 and above support 'Dual Authentication' and 'MFA' ? Dual...
over 3 years ago in Sterling File Gateway / Security 0 Functionality already exists

Support for Java 11+

Currently IBM Sterling is officially only supported on Java 1.8. There are improvements made on JDK since 1.8 especially around native webservice call. We would like IBM to certify java 11 and above for Sterling OMS.
almost 2 years ago in OMS - Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 2 Future consideration

Connect Direct Web Services - API Method for Connect Direct Version

There is currently no API method available to retrieve or GET the Connect Direct Version using the REST API, although this is available the the CDWS Web Console (see attached image). Can this method be considered?
9 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / APIs & SDKs 5 Planned for future release

Updating Password automatically in the FileAgent

Hello, We are using CD version : IBM_CD_V4.3_UNIX_Linux_Red_Hat. We need to install CD and FileAgent for our multiple internal BU servers. As you know - we need to use username and password for FileAgent. Please note that we are using common ld...
almost 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 3 Future consideration

Favorites Administration Menu

There are dozens of items on the Administration Menu, and I only use a fraction of them. Please allow users to mark, manage, and organize which pages of the Administration Menu they would like to be bookmarked. This list of favorite bookmarks can ...
about 1 year ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Administration & Configuration 1 Future consideration

security JDK modification to allow addition of ciphers for SI connecting to ldap

At the moment SI product wont allow it and for SDS (ldap) product remediation more strong ciphers has to be added with guidelines from CSO so intention was matching to all those ciphers on SI side. This would benefit everyone to matchup with secur...
about 1 year ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 1 Future consideration