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Create report that searches all the maps for the codelists they use and provide a downloadable report?

Hi Team — as we transition the Map Search Engine to Config Hub, Currently, we can search by individual codelists and get the list of all the maps using that code list. And the Map Test Tool, will give us all the codelists that a particular map use...
3 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Config Hub Submitted

Forward Proxy to support fetching private key from B2Bi

The existing feature only support to fetch the Private key from LDAP which will be use as identity key when a connection is being initiated to remote user from SSP. This enhancement is to support a mechanism to fetch the user identity key(private ...
4 days ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Administration & Configuration Submitted

Key Creation During Onboarding

Problem Statement During SSP User onboarding, users and administrators currently need to generate SSH key pairs in the SSH KeyStore before configuring User. This creates additional operational steps. Common challenges include: Manual key generatio...
about 3 hours ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Usability Submitted

Multi-Key Support Per User

Problem Statement Currently, SSP user onboarding and authentication workflows can become operationally challenging when users require multiple SSH keys for different applications, systems, automation tools, or rotation activities. Many enterprise ...
about 3 hours ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Usability Submitted

Rollback Capability Without DB GRP Dependency

Problem Statement Current rollback procedures for Sterling B2B Integrator upgrades are heavily dependent on database restoration and full backup recovery GRP processes. In enterprise environments, database rollback activities are often complex, ti...
about 2 hours ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Installation & Upgrade Submitted

Better Release Note Structure (Protocol-Based View)

Problem Statement Current Sterling B2B Integrator release notes are generally organized by APARs, components, or generic fix categories. For administrators and support teams managing protocol-specific implementations (SFTP, AS2, Connect:Direct, FT...
about 3 hours ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Documentation Submitted

Sterling Integrator upgrade errors are not user‑friendly

Sterling Integrator upgrade errors are not user‑friendly at all. This is a very common pain point across environments. Please make it very clear error message why upgrade failing ( DB specific , unsupported OS or any other package dependency ?)
3 days ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Other Submitted

Introduce a native capability in IBM Sterling B2B Integrator to consistently capture and expose real client source IP addresses for both internal and external connections across all protocols, without dependency on SEAS.

Why is it useful? Enables accurate identification of source systems for all file transfers and connections Improves incident troubleshooting and root cause analysis (RCA) Strengthens audit, compliance, and KYC controls by maintaining IP-level trac...
4 days ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security Submitted

Enhancement to Display Full Configuration Names in Sterling Secure Proxy UI

Currently, in the Sterling Secure Proxy (SSP) administrative UI, configuration object names (such as Netmaps, Policies, and Server definitions) are truncated due to fixed column widths. Users must click on each individual entry to view the full co...
4 days ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Usability Submitted

User identity (certificate/key) renewal is complex

user identity key renewal activity is very complex, whenever we renewal SSH keys renewal, we need to share SSH keys with Third parties and then update at the Partner level which is too much time taking. Is there any other better approach where we ...
3 days ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Administration & Configuration Submitted

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