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Add support for EDIFACT Syntax Version 'X' in UNB envelope

It appears that the latest EDIFACT standards ("VDA-EDIFACT" for automotive) allow for an 'X' to be used as the syntax version in the UNB envelope. Unfortunately, doing so fails both enveloping and de-enveloping in SB2Bi (as confirmed by IBM PMR TS...
21 days ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Standards 2 Submitted

Add Support for TSS Protected IDs in BATCH

CDZ supports RACF and ACF2 when it comes to PROTECTED IDs, but does not support TSS. Please extend this support to TSS, as TSS implemented PROTECTED in a similar manner to RACF.
about 2 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Future consideration

Support SWIFT Alliance Cloud

Customers using B2Bi to provide connectivity to SWIFT are considering options to adopt containers and even public cloud. SWIFT now offer a cloud offering (https://www.swift.com/products/alliance-cloud) which would enable a wholesale move to public...
28 days ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Standards 0 Submitted

Support for AS4 compatible with Peppol Network

Currently, there is no option in IBM B2B Sterling for AS4 to use directly without installing additional software, like IBM Advanced Communications, and in this case looks like the AS4 protocol used it's not by the standards of the Peppol network. ...
over 1 year ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Standards 4 Future consideration

New DGADNTLD PARM=SYNTAX

Requesting DGADNTLD parameter called SYNTAX. This should be similar to the $$SYNTAX option for updating Netmaps. We would like to be able to syntax check our new netmap source code before actually trying to load it into the NETMAP VSAM file. This ...
2 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Future consideration

Please include both userIDs in the SMF 132 record for SU - Select User events for the CDz authorization file.

The CDz SMF 132 record records a wealth of data. Batch JCL for CDz execution allows the command "SEL USER WHERE (USERID=(*)) EXCLUDE = (AUTH)" to list users in the CDz authorization file. You (IBM CDz development support) display both userIDs in t...
6 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Future consideration

SSH key based authentication using LDAP

SSH Key based authentication with LDAP is not supported in B2BI, and also with SEAS integration. Even though SEAS has SSH Key support with LDAP, SEAS integration APIs with B2BI does not have support for sending SSH Key. During a sftp authenticati...
about 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Standards 1 Future consideration

Request for improvement of the CONNECT DIRECT manual contents so that incompatibility information items are clearly indicated

Our client plans to upgrade Connect:Direcr for z/OS from V6.1 to V6.4 in 2025 and we need to provide them with information about incompatibilities from V6.4 to V6.1. We checked the manual of IBM Connect:Direct for z/OS 6.4 Documentaion, but there ...
10 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 4 Functionality already exists

SI's bpml should support XPath 3.1

When writing Xpath in bp's, the xpath supported is XPath 1.0, which was published in 1999. XPath is currently up to version 3.1.
over 1 year ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Standards 3 Future consideration

Security Exit must be usable by different SFTs and the STCname should be part of the RACF profile namess

In our environment we run several Connect:Direct stc's in one environment. The provided Security Exits do not offer a possibility to setup separate profiles for these stc's.We would like this to be changed. Second what we ask for is to add the STC...
over 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Not under consideration