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Sequence number capability with configurable RESET options

Currently we have a hard Government requirement to reset a sequence number every year but would like to have a more generic configurable option which can be triggered via map. Provide a standard mapper function or something which can be called fro...
6 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Mapping & Translation Under review

Create an indication when regular usage drops to 0

Today the business will change the material they use use without informing MIO user. typical example is Part A was used and optimised historically was fine. Business has decided to change part B, and usage of A stops. with Part A, the MIO user is ...
7 days ago in Maximo Inventory Optimization Under review

Support Additional Attribute Overrides in Sales Order Creation from Contract Orders

Support Additional Attribute Overrides in Sales Order Creation from Contract Orders Contract sales orders can be created from contract orders using createOrderFromContract and addOrderLinesToOrder APIs. These apis support overriding only a limited...
10 days ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) Under review

Developer Role in B2B.io should able to create processing rule with the option to call the integration

Currently only Administrators in B2B.io can create processing rule with the option to call the integration. To be a Administrator in B2B.io, the user also should be account administrator. Technically, we can't make all developers as Account Admini...
17 days ago in webMethods B2B SaaS Under review

Request to Add “Performed By” as a Searchable Field in Activities Logs

Currently, the Activities Logs only supports filtering using Event and Full Message fields. This limitation makes it difficult to quickly locate actions performed by specific users. In addition, the limitation on log download size with 25 MB, whic...
24 days ago in webMethods B2B SaaS Under review

Support for running OpenTelemetry (OTLP) Java Agent on IBM Sterling Order Management on Cloud (OMoC)

We would like OMoC to support running the OpenTelemetry (OTLP) Java agent on workloads deployed on the cloud version of IBM Sterling Order Management. Currently, there is no supported way to run the OTLP Java agent within the managed OMoC environm...
28 days ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) Under review

Enable Password less Proxy/Impersonation Functionality Without Mandatory Local Administrator Group Membership Privilege

1. Problem Statement Following the upgrade to IBM Sterling IBM Connect:Direct version 6.4.0 on Windows platforms, the password less/no-password proxy feature for domain accounts face a significant security and compliance challenge. Current Setting...
about 1 month ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security Under review

JSON Validation on ITX maps

We have a requirement to implement a JSON validator for the files sent by the customer. The key requirement is to return a 400-error response synchronously if the incoming JSON is invalid, including detailed error information in the response body....
about 1 month ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / WTX Maps & Type Trees Under review

Enable payment processing in B2B Contract Orders

We are looking to leverage Contract Orders as the Parent entity for our B2B large-order fulfilment process. A single large B2B Contract Order will serve as the source, spawning multiple Sales Orders based on specific attributes. The customer will ...
about 2 months ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) Under review

Remove the UPPER function for phone number.

Advanced search Ship to in call center is not performing well for phone# searches in pre-prod and prod environment and takes around 1min to respond. The query we see taking time here for Advanced Search Ship To is: SELECT YFS_PERSON_INFO.* FROM YF...
about 2 months ago in Call Center Under review