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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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Connect Direct defaults to a 002 umask on unix platforms

Files delivered to unix systems are given rw-rw-r-- pemissions as CD is not recognising the system umask of 027 and is defaulting to 002.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 1 Delivered

Auditing Feature to iSeries C:D

Good Afternoon, i would like to see the auditing feature in your current product Sterling Gentran being added to Sterling Connect Direct.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 0 Delivered

after install new PTF we do not need to recompile any module in PTF maintenance data sets.

hi support, Now in BOC,we store the PTF maintenance data sets in two separate volumes, such as product Volume 1 and product Volume 2, these data sets on the volumes using the Indirect catalog.So thess data sets on volume 1 can in catalog,and...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 1 Delivered

DGASAF ABM access for CR and RF commands (only)

Would like to have the ability to provide access to issue Secure Refresh (RF) and Secure Certck (CR) without giving the use access to the Secure+ plus admin tool. This could be accomplished in DGASAF (Security exit) with the use of new ABM fields ...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 1 Delivered

Provide parameter for number of TCP.FHM.TIMER retries

Provide either an init parm keyword or a diagnostic option to set the number of retries for this error situation: SVTM508I Process exceeded FMH timeout retry limit. The current hard-coded internal retry limit is two. We would like more flexibility...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 1 Delivered

Add Partner Admin Button on Company Profile Page

Company profile page should have an "Add Administrator" or "Add User" button to easily add partners from the UI.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Usability 0 Delivered

All Partner Activities Editable by Sponsor Admin Users

We would like the ability for sponsor administrator users to edit and complete partner tasks. When partners stall on activities, sponsors push them along. If there is an issue or confusion, allowing the sponsor to go into PEM and complete the task...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Other 1 Delivered

Allow Sponsor User to Mark Partner Activity Complete

We would like to request that a Sponsor User has the ability to mark an activity complete. If the necessary information has been acquired/completed, waiting for the partner to officially complete the activity slows or even stops the process. If th...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Other 0 Delivered

Ability for Sponsor to Choose Which Task Partner is "on"

We would like to add the ability for the Sponsor to assign a partner to a particular task. This will enable the Sponsor two abilities. The ability to send a partner backwards, if re-validation is required. Currently they would need to complete the...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Usability 0 Delivered

AES256 Encryption option for B2B Cloud services on Giode/Inflight

Pleas make AES256 encryption algorithm available for AS2 connections within Inflight/GIODE/Cloud services
almost 7 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 0 Delivered