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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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Under the equipment tab, we would like to be able to open an individual equipment and see all material spares consumed/on a BoM for that equipment.

From the equipment tab, we would like to be able to click on a piece of equipment and immediately see all the materials that are linked to and/or have been consumed by that equipment and be able to navigate to those materials in the tool.
10 months ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 2 Future consideration

Allow Override of STOP CD QUIESCE for C:D z/OS

When a Connect:Direct region is shut down with a STOP CD QUIESCE, the region will terminate when all processes stop, making it an ideal choice for a planned shutdown. However, once initiated, this cannot be aborted or converted to a quicker type o...
about 1 year ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Future consideration

Information systems are not to allow users to compose challenge questions.

Challenge questions must be chosen from an EY-approved list. Information systems are not to allow users to compose challenge questions. During a challenge interaction, the challenge questions are to be selected at random by the information system ...
5 months ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / User Administration 0 Submitted

The user’s current password must be validated while changing challenge questions and response phrases.

The user’s current password must be validated while changing challenge questions and response phrases. Authentication is required for changing a user's challenge and response phrases.
5 months ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / User Administration 0 Submitted

Description of available Analytics Data Sources

I would like to have available a 'cheat sheet' that describes what data all of the various Analytics Data Sources (Live Export Details, Snapshot Inventory History, etc.) include and what they are meant to capture. We are trying to encourage our us...
5 months ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1

Password cannot be obscured in CSR Create property file

Hi Team, We are using HSM to create certificates. While creating a CSR, if I provide the store password as OBSCURED, I am getting the following error. However, if I use a normal password, I do not encounter this error. Please note that we are not ...
5 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Administration & Configuration 1 Future consideration

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...
10 months ago in Inventory Visibility 1 Future consideration

We request product support for C: D on IBM i on PowerVS.

We are seriously considering running IBM i on IBM cloud, and the lack of product support for C:D running on IBM i on PowerVS become a major barrier. I think that the behavior of IBM i on PowerVS is the same as physical server, so please support C...
about 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 1 Functionality already exists

Add Certificate Authentication capability to the CD Web Services REST API web interface (swagger).

CD Web Services supports certificate authentication for the web UI and also for REST API calls, but the provided web UI interface for testing REST API (swagger, path is cdws-doc/signOn.html) does not. This makes it difficult to design and test sol...
5 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 2 Future consideration

SI-564665 jconn42 problem with webMethods

Feature request to ceritfy JDBC Adapter 10.3 to connect to db2 using jConn42.jar
5 months ago in webMethods Active Transfer 1 Submitted