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BOPIS/ Click and Collect Emails and Alerts

Most projects typically have requirement for following: Ready for Pickup/Collection E-Mail, Pickup/Collection Reminder E-Mail, Not Picked-Up/Collected E-Mail (upon being cancelled from ready for pickup status), Picked-Up/Collected E-Mail Be good t...
about 4 years ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) Future consideration

Code lists that can be conditional.

It would be good if you could have code lists that are conditional so that these can be updated easily without being a full-blown configuration change. We have different plants that use specific MRP Types and Lot Sizing Procedures. The list of val...
about 2 years ago in Maximo Inventory Optimization Future consideration

Resend Customer Emails via the OMS

In the new UI we would like the option of a button that can be connected to an external email provider. When the user clicks that button we would like for them to be able to choose an email to resend to the customer.
about 4 years ago in Call Center Future consideration

Sterling Filegateway UI - to add an extra option "Both" for Authentication Type in User Account in Partner creation

In Sterling B2Bi UI, while User account creation we are having options Local, External and Both for Authentication Type. In Sterling B2Bi UI, if we opt option "Both" for external partners with whom we do password based authentication, and if we do...
about 4 years ago in Sterling File Gateway / Performance Future consideration

Allow line and header level discounts as percent

Currently, in OMS users have to calculate the percentage at a line level and it creates a possibility for human error. I would like to allow the user to input a discount percent at both the line and header level in OMS. This would reduce the numbe...
about 4 years ago in Call Center Future consideration

clean old backup file tool

The product should provide a tool to clean old file generated in backup directory following the use of setupfiles.sh. this tool should have option to delete only : file older than <period> file older than <date> files not from the last...
about 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Usability Future consideration

: Message Version Number, Message Release Number and Controlling Agency values should pass from original Business document when we use wildcard in 997/CONTRL envelope

Currently the 997/control envelopes are generating with sender/receiver which are passing to original Business document data when we are using wildcard (*) in sender CONTRL /997 . But the Message Version Number, Message Release Number and Controll...
about 2 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender Advanced Future consideration

Encoding format data expecting from the codelist or transformation using SPE Adapter.

Currently SPE adapter returns the data with UTF8 encoding by default for the corresponding ITX external data harness functions supported by ITXA. These returned values from SPE in a string format as UFT8 encoding by default to the Transformation E...
about 2 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender Advanced Future consideration

Provide Create Order option from the Customer Profile Screen in IBM Sterling Store

In the IBM Sterling Store 10(Angular Version), when we do a customer search and find a customer profile(Customer Details screen attached), we would like to start creating order from that screen. Currently, we have an option to do a Checkout if the...
about 4 years ago in Store Engagement Future consideration

Enable read only user access for SIM UI, this read only user access helps user to view listing and summary screens for all features enabled in SIM UI.

Enable read only user access for SIM UI, this read only user access helps user to view listing and summary screens for all features enabled in SIM UI. Associates and Implementation team would like to view the screens in SIM but not have option to ...
over 4 years ago in Store Engagement / Usability Future consideration