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SFG should provide a way to limit the number of files routed in each routing iteration.

SFG should provide a way to limit the number of files routed in each routing iteration. This would help improve performance and protect against scenarios where all files are sent at once, potentially causing the system to crash.
3 days ago in Sterling File Gateway / Performance Submitted

Helm Charts Version 3.2.0 for IBM Sterling File Gateway missing resource limits

I am deploying Helm Charts Version 3.2.0 for IBM Sterling File Gateway Enterprise Edition v6.2.2.0. Openshift teams commonly enforce resource limits on every pod that is being created. During the course of deploying version 3.2.0 of the SFG chart,...
15 days ago in Sterling File Gateway / Installation & Upgrade Submitted

Agentic AI chatbot - Remove "None of the above" option in drop down list

Currently, if there are multiple choices, then we show radio button or drop down list. The option "None of the above" also comes in the list which is not required
3 days ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) Submitted

Enhancement Request: Enable GitOps-driven Route Creation with TLS Secrets (Replace oc patch approach from IBM documentation)

Problem Statement • Attempted to implement a GitOps-based approach by defining OpenShift routes via Helm overlays with the provided sample configuration. • However, the current behaviour is not aligning with expected GitOps and certificate managem...
5 days ago in Sterling File Gateway / Installation & Upgrade Under review

Provide visibility REST APIs for EBICS Server

Customers are more and more looking for automation and self-service capabilities but currently the only method to view the status of EBICS transactions in the EBICS server is via the SFG UI. Exposing this data will enable customers to programatica...
9 days ago in Sterling File Gateway / APIs & SDKs Submitted

Have the ability to code in the "user authorization record" to limit concurrent transfers/sessions a mapping can have at ONE time.

So one UserID on a Node cannot use up all the allocated "SECONDARY SESSION"
about 1 month ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS Future consideration

Retain b2biAPI Liberty server.xml customisation during upgrades

During each upgrade of B2Bi (SFG), the b2biAPI package must be reinstalled using the InstallService script. This is typically performed immediately after the core product upgrade. This re-installation of the b2biAPI package reverts some customisat...
17 days ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / APIs & SDKs Submitted

EDI Claims transactions - Leading zeros for decimal values in SV3 segment are not getting rejected at Compliance Check

For EDI Claims transactions - Leading zeros for decimal values in SV3 segment are not getting rejected at Compliance Check. Example data: SV3*AD:D0603*0.01****1*****1~ According to TR3 document, We expect a rejection at compliance check for decima...

Support for running OpenTelemetry (OTLP) Java Agent on IBM Sterling Order Management on Cloud (OMoC)

We would like OMoC to support running the OpenTelemetry (OTLP) Java agent on workloads deployed on the cloud version of IBM Sterling Order Management. Currently, there is no supported way to run the OTLP Java agent within the managed OMoC environm...
3 months ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) Under review

MFA support for SFG via OpenID connect or SAML

Currently SFG does not support MFA. We would like to have MFA support via OpenID connect or SAML due to security reasons in our company. Suggested workaround via Secured Jump Host is not compliant to our internal regulations.
3 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Security Submitted