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Sterling Transformation Extender

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JSON Outputs are Getting Generated with Indentation Turned OFF

JSON Outputs are Getting Generated with Indentation Turned OFF In ITX Map : When we Import JSON File as a Type Tree, Output Layout by default is getting generated with Indentation Turned off. Currently below are Missing in ITX Type Tree. When we...
over 6 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / WTX Maps & Type Trees 0 Not under consideration

Enhancement for ZIP Adapter

ZIP adapter works only with files at present to decompress the zipped data. We request for a enhancement similar to GZIP, where we can decompress using options such as below. for example, the below rule cannot be used in case of a ZIP adapter, GET...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Adapters 0 Not under consideration

WTX doesnt support REFCURSOR type from Oracle DB

REFCURSORs are NOT supported by the WTX Oracle adapter.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Adapters 1 Not under consideration

WebSphere Data Interchange z/OS 3.3.0 and DB2 V12 for z/OS compatibility

From PMR# 43108,227,000, the latest supported DB2 version for WDI 3.3 on z/OS is V11. We are planning to upgrade to DB2 for z/OS V12 soon. Is WDI 3.3 compatible with DB2 V12, and are there any PTFs required to be compatible with DB2 V12 (function ...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender 2 Functionality already exists

Better reporting of type 5 errors when code set table not valid in database

Currently, when a table name that doesn't exist in the database, we receive a generic Type 5 error in tack file indicating that the value from the input file is not in database. This can be misleading and make it difficult to pinpoint the root cau...
2 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 0 Under review

Codesets caching in hipaa healthcare pack

We want some kind of caching mechanism in the hipaa healthcare pack, so instead of calling the database (for SNIP 5 rules) each time the map is called, it should cache the codeset values from DB.
6 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Compliance 0 Under review

DEVOPS deployment to LINUX servers

Devops has been around for a while, with automated testing and deployment. WTX should provide tool to auto deploy (similar to map build). This would take the PC tested map and allow it to be deployed to a server for further testing in a LINUX envi...
10 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 1 Functionality already exists

ITX Design Studio should show functions while doing the mapping in ITX window the moment we start typing the function.

Right now, while doing the mapping, for every function we want to use we have to manually type that function regardless of the length of that function and this causes issues if even one character is wrong or absent in the function. What I want is ...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / B2Bi Mapping & Translation 2 Not under consideration

Add support to allow for an Azure Service Bus Queue to be used to trigger a Launcher / Flow

Need support to allow a new message on a ASB queue to trigger a Launcher or Flow. Currently this is not support. We can only Read / write to a ASB Queue, we can not Listen.
over 1 year ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Adapters 0 Under review

Enhance the MQ Adaptor for Launcher / Flow Server to use MQ GEt with CallBack vs the constant pooling of the Queue

Currently the ITX MQ Adaptor is constantly Pooling the MQ Queue (observed via MQ API Trace) for new messages based on a default 2 sec polling interval in the dtx.ini. Would like to see an option to do a unlimited MQ GET wait with the MQ Callback A...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Adapters 0 Under review