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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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Capability to update Item extended attributes.

In SIP, PATCH itemAssignedAttributes should have capability to modify or override the value in the collection field "values" of the existing itemAssignedAttribute.
8 months ago in OMS - Intelligent Promising 1 Functionality already exists

A set of SQL queries tied to the Activity Snapshot tool is creating an overhead on the database and could be effectively optimised.

We have an issue with the overhead of a specific set of SQLs in SFG 6.1.1.1. IBM confirmed that these queries have been looked at for version 6.1.1.3 but as we have no details of the changes, we’d like to create an Idea. These are the SQLs seen ru...
over 1 year ago in Sterling File Gateway / Performance 1 Functionality already exists

Develop SEAS to intelligently query for IPs that come from a subnet and allow them in if that subnet is in an LDAP attribute

Why useful? Useful because these days a lot of trading partners are coming from cloud environments that aren't front-ended by one (or a handful) IP address. Who benefits? Anyone who desires to whitelist IPs as a means of authentication or just as ...
over 4 years ago in Sterling External Authentication Server / Security 0 Functionality already exists

Need an ICC report that returns counts of file transfers and total byte counts for a given interval.

I need a report where 1. I can specify a date interval for the report.2. The report should give me an option for detail or summary.3. The detail would give me a list with 4 columns showing the date, the producer partner name, #of files failed or r...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Reporting 0 Functionality already exists

Sync Supply to have a capability to just report the mismatches and not apply the differences.

We want a capability in SIP to just report / publish an event with the mismatches evaluated during the inventory synchronization flow and not always apply the same. Something similar to the " ApplyDifferences " capability in the GIV world. There a...
9 months ago in OMS - Intelligent Promising 1 Functionality already exists

Metrics API enhancement

We are attempting to add metrics data to an internal application for monitoring the sterling environment and currently the REST api does not contain any endpoints that would allow us access to the data tha currently backs the Active Alerts, Transf...
10 months ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / APIs & SDKs 2 Functionality already exists

Check the Write permission on Destination Mainframe Dataset without submitting COPY statement

Hi Team, We are trying out a way if we can check permission on target zOS Dataset on SNODE, before doing actual transfer. Like we do 'Echo Test" to test if the NDM connectivity is good between 2 NDM nodes. If we can have option in NDM to do 'Ec...
10 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 5 Functionality already exists

Check the Write permission on Destination folder without submitting COPY statement

Hi Team, We are trying out a way if we can check permission on target folder on SNODE, before doing actual transfer. Like we do 'Echo Test" to test if the NDM connectivity is good between 2 NDM nodes. If we can have option in NDM to do 'Echo" test...
10 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 2 Functionality already exists

IV Node availability call to accomodate custom supply and demand types when integrated with OMS

Most of the OMS implementation would have custom supply and/or demand types part of their business. Currently, the IV node availability call considers only OOB supply and demand types when integrated with OMS, which gives an incorrect inventory pi...
over 5 years ago in Inventory Visibility 2 Functionality already exists

Self-Service option in SFG, allow our business partner to replay their own failed transfers.

Is there an option in SFG to allow our business partner to replay their own failed file transfers for their accounts? If so, do you have any documentation/information on how to enable that feature?
over 6 years ago in Sterling File Gateway / Usability 1 Functionality already exists