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Write files in temporary datasets on a bucket

In some cases, files must not arrive on the destination system with their correct filenames, as this would immediately trigger processing. We therefore need a temporary filename that can be renamed once the transfer is complete. However, to do thi...
16 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability Needs more information

Add "listing of buckets" Functions

We don’t want to have to manage additional tools (such as the Minio client) just to read or manage the buckets. Otherwise, we would have to manage multiple tools at the same time: Connect:Direct for data transfer and the Minio client for manual ma...
16 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability Needs more information

IBM Sterling B2B Integration SaaS - Data extract APIs: Need API to search with the JMS parameters (jms sender ID:, jms receiver ID:,jms message type:)

a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } We require an API that uses the source and destination JMS sender ID, JMS receiver ID, and JMS message type values. These...
about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / API Gateway Needs more information

Include wildcard support in Sterling B2B for C:D transfers

Hello, We have identified that the wildcard (*) function for sending or receiving with the C:D Sterling adapter does not work. It is unable to automatically detect all possible files located in a mailbox using the wildcard. While it does copy the ...
11 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Usability Needs more information

Enhance inflight event details by including key metadata such as Profile ID, Map Name, and Rule ID..ect at each step of the transaction flow

At present, inflight events do not provide sufficient step-level details. This requires users to rely on multiple tools such as ConfigHub, ConfigCenter, and the BPN Support Tool to trace related artifacts, troubleshoot issues, and understand the o...
about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight (beta) Needs more information

Parity of local and global mailboxes in the B2B REST API

We want to include Global Mailboxes, list, and content extract, just like Local Mailboxes, as part of the B2B REST API. The aim is to enable 1touch and IBM IGDC to integrate with the IBM Sterling solution while monitoring all data passing through ...
8 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / APIs & SDKs Needs more information

Change connect direct status to turn green after CD transmision

Today SFTP status does not turn green until the SFTP session is complete. For CD the status turns green when a file is written to the file system prior to the CD completed sesion. Clarios would like this changed so that the status stay yellow unti...
about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Document Tracking Needs more information

Requesting API functionality to retrieve customer-managed user and group data within the SCBN Hub.

The customer currently leverages APIs available in other SaaS platforms to automatically retrieve user lists, apply role‑based filtering, and generate audit reports that are shared with designated approvers. This approach significantly reduces man...
about 2 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Other Needs more information

To be able to use same UOM code for multiple UOM Type (Eg: Quantity and Weight)

Currently OMoC is not able to define same UOM code for 2 different purposes. Eg: KGS / LBS for Weight and Quantity. This creates an issue and requires workaround to use different UOMs which would not be in sync with other systems. Hence leading to...
7 months ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) Needs more information

CDz SMF 132 record should track "usage" of userID authentication with the CDz userID proxy table the same way it tracks SNODEID usage of userID authentication.

Why is it useful? It is useful because it allows there to be an audit trail that clearly states the authentication of the userID logon to z/OS Connect Direct was done using the CDz User Proxy table. Who would benefit from it? CDz administrators an...
about 2 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS Needs more information