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PINNED Add support to controllerWorkflow script to restart BPs that are in "completed, error" state by individual BP IDs
During system issues, we are unable to bulk restart the BP IDs at a time. This is causing huge support effort in the clean-up process. Existing controllerWorkflow.sh script doesn't have a solution to restart the BPIDs that are in "completed, error...
PINNED Present Multiple Host Keys - RSA and ECDSA
As with standard Linux servers today Secure Proxy should be able to present Host Keys (more than one) in both RSA and ECDSA formats depending on what type the vendor incoming connection supports. Vendors are demanding Host Keys that are stronger t...

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Externalizing initparm.cfg configuration Using ConfigMaps and Secrets

In IBM Connect:Direct containerized deployments running on OpenShift, the initparm.cfg file is generated exclusively during the installation phase and is not designed for dynamic updates. As a result, configuring or modifying integrations with clo...
about 9 hours ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 0 Submitted

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...
2 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 0 Submitted

Detailed information from ISERROR function

Currently when we use the ISERROR function, it just returns true of false. It would be great if we could get a more detailed response. Something like, "Failed component rule" or "Doesn't match expected type". Now I can get more detailed informatio...
about 10 hours ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 0 Submitted

Support OAuth 2.0 Authentication for RosettaNet PIP Transport (HTTPS)

Business Context Global electronics and semiconductor supply chains are increasingly adopting stricter security standards for B2B integrations. Token-based authentication mechanisms such as OAuth 2.0 are becoming mandatory, even for established in...
15 days ago in webMethods B2B SaaS 0 Submitted

Support for Apache ActiveMQ Artemis

Need support for Apache ActiveMQ Artemis using SSL/TLS. JMS11 implemenation support Artemis without SSL. But configuring SSL connection is not working in SI 6.2.0. If Artemis is already supported, is there any document on how to setup the adapte...
about 2 hours ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / B2B Advanced Communications 0 Submitted

Eliminate external site cdn.jsdelivr.net dependency for Order Hub to work

Order Hub does not work if there is no connectivity to cdn.jsdelivr.net. This could be a niche usecase. However for customers with that usecase Order Hub is not usable at all. I believe this might be a wider behavior (NextGen Call Center or Store ...
9 days ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 0 Submitted

Actions after a file is copied to a Azure Blob

As soon as the file is copied to connect direct and is persisted in a BLOB Object Store in Azure, customer needs to move/copy this file to another path/blob and/or delete this file directly from the cdp as a sysopt or some kind of task, but not us...
about 2 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 3 Under review

User Create , Manage, Delete option in OrderHub

Currently there is no User Create , Manage, Delete option in OrderHub. Can this feature be added to OrderHub?. If Application Console and Application Manager is getting deprecated, what is the replacement?.
14 days ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 0 Under review

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
15 days ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Installation & Upgrade 0 Submitted

Support IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for i5/OS run on IBM i 7.6

In April 2025, IBM released version 7.6 of IBM i, the successor to IBM i 7.5.However, we have been informed by the Offering Manager that, at this time, there are no plans to support IBM i 7.6 for IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for i5/OS, which has hi...
3 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Technology Stack Support (OS, DB, Protocols) 7 Planned for future release