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Support ITX on Windows Server 2025

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

Test compatibility windows server 2025 and SSP

Our organization want to migrate from windows server 2019 to windows server 2025 by 4th quarter of 2026
3 months ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Installation & Upgrade Planned for future release

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

Support for Arbitrary User ID in IBM Connect:Direct Container Images

Modify the Connect:Direct container image to enable running it with a random UID. OpenShift Security Context Constraints (SCCs) assign random user IDs at runtime while maintaining group ID 0 (root group) for security purposes. This security model...
3 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability Planned for future release

improve house cleaning efficiency

We at FEPOC has been using this product together with ITXA and ITX since 2019. The issue here is that the house cleaning jobs are not keeping up with the high volume we process every day. See the detail word document in support ticket TS018931836....
12 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Performance 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

Confighub – Business Alias Name Not Displayed in Code Lists and Maps

Currently, we have several customers where identical code lists and maps are deployed across multiple Business Aliases (BAs) under the same customer account. This setup creates confusion for both customers and support teams, as it becomes difficul...
10 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Other Planned for future release

Provide ProcessID as top-level field in the InFlight search screen

We would prefer to have the 'Process ID' displayed as a top-level field on the InFlight search screen, instead of being hidden under the 'Business Fields' section.
over 1 year ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 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

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