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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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Remove the UPPER function for phone number.

Advanced search Ship to in call center is not performing well for phone# searches in pre-prod and prod environment and takes around 1min to respond. The query we see taking time here for Advanced Search Ship To is: SELECT YFS_PERSON_INFO.* FROM YF...
11 minutes ago in Call Center 0 Submitted

Optional lock on YFS_ORDER_HEADER lock during getShipmentLineList API

On getShipmentLineList API invocation with output template shared below, SELECT FOR UPDATE lock been applied on YFS_ORDER_HEADER, but this is not mandatory for getList API invocation. This has to be made optional with SelectMethod as NO_LOCK to av...
1 day ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 0 Submitted

Update Connect:Direct to Support Newer Visual C++ Runtime

Currently, IBM Connect:Direct for Windows version 6.4.x requires Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 12.0 (2013). As confirmed in support case, this dependency cannot be removed and there is no ETA for modernization. Many enterprise security team...
1 day ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 0 Submitted

Allow myFG 2.0 to be hosted on different URIs

Some customers use custom URIs when exposing myFilegateway so that they can better brand the experience for their customers and potentially have different portals for different sets of users. Currently the my File Gateway 2.0 has the URI hardcoded...
2 days ago in Sterling File Gateway / Other 0 Submitted

Align Retention of Filter/Search Criteria Functionality Across Code List/Mapping/Transformations/Connections for Consistent Behavior

Currently when using the Search Bar in Code List/Mapping/Transformations, the functionality is inconsistent across all three. Search in Mapping (partial or full name search) then click into any of the maps that come up to review it.  To go ba...
22 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Other 2 Under review

Show the filename in the Job report within Configuration Hub

When troubleshooting or reviewing completed jobs, it would be helpful to see the filename that was used for the job. The "Job specifics report" could show the filename.
11 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Other 1 Submitted

Allow Concurrent Access to FileAgent rules. if not lock the access until rules are applied

Integrated file Agent allows concurrent access for multiple users which mean rules or config can be overwritten. Enhancement request is to either Allow safe concurrent access where user wont trip on each other rules If that is not possible, at...
16 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 3 Under review

Improvements to the B2B API framework

B2Bi customers are making large time, resource, and budget investments in automation. These automation projects rely heavily on the B2Bi API framework. The current API framework and documentation do not lend itself to large scale automation projec...
29 days ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / APIs & SDKs 1 Submitted

Externalizing initparm.cfg configuration Using ConfigMaps and Secrets

In IBM Connect:Direct containerized deployments running on OpenShift, the initparm.cfg file is generated exclusively during the installation phase and is not designed for dynamic updates. As a result, configuring or modifying integrations with clo...
about 1 month ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 2 Future consideration

Enhance ERN Notifications to Deliver Complete and Precise Error Information

Enhance ERN Notifications to Deliver Complete and Precise Error Information Priority High Ask • Enhance ERN emails to include detailed error information (segment, element, position, envelope details, etc.) exactly as shown in the Translation Repor...
14 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 0 Under review