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Decoupling Buyer Organization from Contract/Recurring Orders to Support B2C Subscription Models

Currently, the Contract and Recurring Order functionality in IBM Sterling OMS is architected primarily for B2B scenarios, necessitating a mandatory "Buyer Organization" dependency. To support modern B2C "Subscribe & Save" or "Subscription Box"...
4 days ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 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...
26 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...
26 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight (beta) Under review

Support IBA (Item Based Allocation) within OMS when SIP is enabled.

IBA does not function when SIP is enabled. Inventory state and movements are owned by SIP (external to OMS), and there are no adaptors or events from SIP to OMS to trigger IBA reallocation. Confirmed by IBM Support on case TS022022526. Enhancement...
7 days ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 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...
2 months ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 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 ...

Align Retention of Filter/Search Criteria Functionality Across Code List/Mapping/Transformations/Connections for Consistent Behavior

Currently when using the Search Bar in Code List/Mapping/Transformations, the functionality is inconsistent across all three. Search in Mapping (partial or full name search) then click into any of the maps that come up to review it.  To go ba...
3 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Other Under review

AI Chatbot should provide Natural Language Input and Contextual Prompting for all relevant actions

1. AI chatbot should provide natural language input and contextual prompting. (Please see the screenshot attached for examples) 2. AI chatbot should provide contextual hint on relevant screens: When a CSR navigates to a specific action screen (e.g...
7 days ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) Under review

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...
4 months ago in webMethods B2B SaaS Under review

Support in the OMS Agentic AI toolkit for consuming and referencing documents stored in external repositories.

Currently, AI agents lack the ability to access or utilize external documents, limiting their effectiveness in real-world enterprise scenarios. The enhancement request is to enable: Integration with external document sources (e.g., SharePoint, blo...
11 days ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) Under review