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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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Updating string in init.parameters using API /api/v1/config/jobs/update/init-parms-text for single parameter like :osa.rest.url

The current API /api/v1/config/jobs/update/init-parms-text is useful only for entire init.param file to update but it would be good if the API can update single parameter like :osa.rest.url
3 months ago in Sterling Control Center Director 0 Future consideration

Enable connection pooling for remote nodes when using CDPLEX

We use the PARSESS ADJACENT.NODE statement to limit parallel sessions from the local node to a remote node based on capacity as agreed with the partner node. When updating our environment to use CDPLEX with multiple server regions, this parameter ...
almost 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Connect Direct Web Services - API Method for Connect Direct Version

There is currently no API method available to retrieve or GET the Connect Direct Version using the REST API, although this is available the the CDWS Web Console (see attached image). Can this method be considered?
6 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / APIs & SDKs 5 Planned for future release

Cleanup prior version .jar files

The install/upgrade/patch/hotfix process should cleanup the prior version .jar files. We have been running since 2016 and every .jar file from upgrades are in the <install>/packages folders as well as other folders having years worth of back...
almost 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Installation & Upgrade 1 Future consideration

Update db_optimization_tool.sh to support Oracle and other DB Vendors

In the past IBM provided the db_optimization_tool.sh script with B2B Integrator to facilitate index reorgs with MySQL DBs. Several companies such as my own will only implement vendor scripts for index reorgs. Can IBM update that script and supply it.
over 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Performance 1 Not under consideration

B2Bi application should automatically sync with the system time during DST change, without application re-start

Currently, we are re-cycling the B2B SI application in-order to sync the application time with system time during Daylight Savings (DST). Customer is not happy to bounce the application for time change during DST, re-cyling the application is impa...
over 5 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Administration & Configuration 0 Is a defect

Extra Cols in Table on UI Dialog

Table on UI Dialogs can have a max of 10 columns. Sometimes more than 10 columns are required to collect data from sponsors/partners. Please extend the number of max columns a table can have.
almost 6 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Usability 1 Planned for future release

Generative AI for creating B2Bi BPs like Copilot from github

Customer are asking us what is our roadmap to implement AI features in Sterling Data Exchange solutions focused on SCCM, SFG and B2Bi. As a leader of MFT/B2B Integration they would like to know our postion regarding that. For example, is it possib...
over 1 year ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Other 1 Not under consideration

Add AD Authentication option for Database Connections

Add support for AD authentication between SI and its database. This would allow the username/password to be managed outside of the application properties files and more easily align with company policies regarding password complexity and who has a...
6 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 2 Future consideration

REST API Server Adapter

Allow Trading Partners to exchange file using REST APIs. If we can have REST adapter similar to SFTP adapter, Partners can use REST APIs to post/get/list etc files to their mailbox. Current REST APIs in B2Bi for administration, management and onbo...
over 5 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Usability 5 Future consideration