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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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Google Drive Integration Adapter Service

To enable Sterling Integrator with the capabilities to handle Google Drive services using the out of box Sterling Adapter Services. Which enables to track, manage and handle the Google drive integration easier like other protocol specific file tra...
over 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Technology Stack Support (OS, DB, Protocols) 3 Future consideration

Allow PROPGATE.DSNTYPE=YES to work while PROPAGATE.SMSCLASS=(COND or YES,NO,NO) for PDSEs

Why is it useful? It will respect the source dataset’s DSNTYPE and allocate the dataset with the correct DSNTYPE. Who would benefit from it? Any z/OS platform that has ACS routines that do not override a user’s requested DSNTYPE. How should it wor...
7 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Future consideration

Provide option in configuration to set to OOB where OOB recommendations are greater than standard configured Service Level configurations.

This would provide greater availability while saving on purchasing costs, etc.
11 months ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1 Not under consideration

GET Function to be setup for API Inbound

We have a client named Zimmer BioMet whose business lays in Healthcare sector. They have alot of partner who trade EDI/NON-EDI messages via API Integration. B2BiSaas does provide API as a mode of communication but the requirement in specific to th...
7 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Communication Protocols 0 Planned for future release

Indicate Perimeter Servers which do not have a Service Adapter using it

In Troubleshooter, SI shows the current status of Perimeter Servers. This is the location where users are able to disable/enable the PS. On this same screen, it could also show a count of how many service adapters are using each perimeter server.e...
11 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Reporting 1 Not under consideration

InFlight - Add Protocol Process ID as an addable column on search page

Adding Protocol Process ID as a visible, searchable field in the results page would allow isolation of traffic by connection for easier troubleshooting. This would be beneficial for both clients and support, and seems like it should be easy to imp...
over 4 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 1 Functionality already exists

SSO SAML assertion and OIDC support and MFA implementation

SAML assertion and OIDC protocols implemented in IBM B2Bi so we can switch from use of LDAP to SSO setup for user authentication. Also we need to implement MFA for user authentication since the application is approved for use with restricted file ...
almost 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Administration & Configuration 1 Planned for future release

OAUTH Authentication between Application and Database

Please add feasibility to have OUATH Authentication at web<ethods Integration server to connect to its Database via JDBC Adapter and JDBC pools.
4 months ago in webMethods B2B SaaS 0 Submitted

GPM (Graphical Process Modeler)

The current version of GPM does not function with the current Java SDK levels. The last valid Java JDK is Java 1.8.0_281. This fails to meet current Java versions for vulnerability issues. As a result, many will have to justify the need to run an ...
almost 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Installation & Upgrade 8 Functionality already exists

Increased character limit of Context Data

Currently, Context Data can only contain 10,281 characters. Some requirements and design require more information to be stored in Context Data. Alternate Solution is to store and retrieve from GenericData Configuration, but it complicates the acti...
over 6 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Usability 1 Not under consideration