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Enable Delivery Schedule Creation for Contract Recurrence Schedules with Short-Term End Dates (End date less than Look-Ahead Window)

We observed a potential design limitation in the contract recurrence schedule and automatic delivery schedule creation process. We have the below parameter setting available, based on our understanding this parameter controls the look ahead window...
9 days ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) Planned for future release

Search and filter accounts capability in B2B account dashboard (Contract Orders)

Currently, switching between accounts in B2B accounts dashboards requires scrolling through an extensive list, which is inefficient and time‑consuming for users who manage large account portfolios. Sales professionals often oversee 100–150 account...
11 days ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) Planned for future release

Enable standard user exit invocation for sales order creation from contract

In the current Contract Order to Sales Order conversion flows (both manual via Order Hub using createOrderFromContract / addOrderLinesToOrder APIs and automatic via deliveries schedules), standard user exit beforeCreateOrder is not invoked. This c...
12 days ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) Planned for future release

Call Center Tool Bar Actions Sequence Change

Can we add toolbar actions directly to the blue navigator button instead of placing them in the ‘More Actions’ menu? Currently, when toolbar actions are added to the ‘More Actions’ menu, they appear at the bottom for single-line orders, requiring ...
16 days ago in Call Center Planned for future release

Codes List Data to be filtered by Region

Codes list currently have list of allowed data to be entered based on list provided by Alcoa requirements. For some data fields the list is too long, when there are list specific to region / company , entire list is visible to all users. Most user...
17 days ago in Maximo Inventory Optimization Planned for future release

Support ITX on Windows Server 2025

Customer needs to install ITX on Windows Server 2025
18 days ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Installation Planned for future release

Distinct Values on the References Pages

I very much appreciate the ability to download from the References tab. I would still very much like the ability to display distinct values and use Filter From file since the tables are so large and currently difficult to navigate.
25 days ago in Maximo Inventory Optimization Planned for future release

Ability to cancel an in-progress operation in Configuration Assistant and return to the last successful state

When using the Configuration Assistant to manage connections or perform configuration tasks, users may begin an operation (for example, editing a connection) and then decide to switch to another task before completing the workflow. Currently, ther...
about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Config Hub Planned for future release

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...
about 1 month ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security Planned for future release

Enable Delivery Schedule Line Event Enablement for Demand Planning in B2B Contract Orders

In the B2B Contract Orders module, delivery schedule lines are generated a configurable number of days before the requested delivery date. Demand Planning / Supply Planning systems need information available in the delivery scheduled lines like pl...
about 2 months ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) Planned for future release

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