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Automated Partner EDI ID Validation via API's for VAN Routing Integration

We are requesting an enhancement to enable automated validation of trading partner EDI IDs via API's against IBM VAN routing tables as part of the onboarding workflow within the IBM Sterling B2B Integration SaaS platform. Currently, EDI ID validat...

Add the ability to generate and manage ED25519 SFTP user identity keys in Legacy Inflight

The current Legacy Inflight user interface does not provide an option to generate ED25519 key types. We request that this capability be enabled.
13 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight Under review

Need to get exact reason for failure while submitting connection creation on CH using AI

I am trying to create a new AS2 relationship on EU CH CTE using JSON form, but I am receiving following error. An exception was thrown while processing the request. Retry after sometime. If the issue persists, contact IBM Support. Instead of recei...
13 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Config Hub Under review

SFTP - Bulk upload JSON file for both inbound/outbound directions at once.

When creating SFTP connection on CH using AI, we only have option to do Bulk upload via JSON either for inbound direction or outbound direction. We need JSON upload for both directions at once. This would help users to create connection at once. C...
14 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Config Hub Under review

Block traffic from an IP address, if rate of connections exceeds a configured value.

There should be a mechanism/setting in SSP where we can configure the maximum number of concurrent connections allowed from any IP. And if the number of connections exceed the maximum limit, the SSP should block any more connections from that IP a...
19 days ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Security Under review

Human readable PDF download for PEPPOL & E-Invoicing

3 separate customers have asked me for the ability to download human readable PDF for E-Invoicing and PEPPOL this week. It seems the majority of our competitors have this functionality already and with the current flood of E-Invoicing Mandates thr...
19 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight (beta) Under review

Enable End to End Correlation ID Propagation for User Request Tracing for IBM B2Bi MyFileGateway users.

Our File Transfer Service provides capability to external bank users to upload download files through IBM MyFileGateway SSO through a multi‑hop authentication and file‑transfer flow involving identity, SSP proxy, perimeter, and B2Bi MyFileGateway ...

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...
about 1 month 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 ...
about 1 month 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...
about 1 month ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) Under review