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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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Include supply chain pack for EDIFACT D94A

The D94A Type Tree is missing from the supply chain packs for Design Studio. To support any customer wishing to use this version, we have to take the D94B Type Tree and manually compare and edit the Type Tree to ensure that the mandatory/optional ...
2 days ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 0 Submitted

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...
7 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Other 2 Under review

Enable Map Deletion Functionality in Config Hub (Parity With Config Center)

In Config Center, users had the ability to directly delete maps through the UI using a dedicated Delete button. This allowed quick correction when: A wrong map was imported by mistake A map needed to be removed or renamed A test or obsolete ...
about 17 hours ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Onboarding 1 Submitted

Improvements to the B2B API framework

B2Bi customers are making large time, resource, and budget investments in automation. These automation projects rely heavily on the B2Bi API framework. The current API framework and documentation do not lend itself to large scale automation projec...
14 days ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / APIs & SDKs 1 Submitted

Support Dynamic/Managed Passwords for Oracle Database Accounts in IBM Sterling Secure File Gateway (SFG)

1. Problem Statement Currently, IBM SFG requires static passwords for Oracle database accounts used for configuration, runtime, and audit data storage. This poses security and compliance challenges in environments that require: · Regular password ...
8 days ago in Sterling File Gateway / Security 0 Submitted

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...
21 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 2 Future consideration

Add Change Description/Comments on imports completed through Jobs

When using the Jobs import process to load a new version of a map or code list, there needs to be a Change Description/Comment option to be able to put in details or a case#
13 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Other 1 Submitted

CDU/CDWS Container logging to standard output

It is common, standard and recommended practice for applications running in OpenShift and Kubernetes pods to log everything to standard output, rather than to log files. I understand that users can keep logs on shared non-ephemeral filesystems out...

Native PGP should perform at least comparatively with Command Line versions of PGP when encrypting large files

Recent versions of B2Bi have included a version of PGP (Native PGP) built into the product which allows users to perform PGP operations within B2Bi rather than having to use the CLA2 adapter to call these operations. This on paper provides many be...
14 days ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Performance 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...
about 1 month ago in webMethods B2B SaaS 0 Submitted