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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...
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...

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Amazon Resource Name (ARN) roles for integration between S3 adapter and S3 buckets.

Today, SBI only supports access to AWS S3 buckets via secret and access keys. While keys can be configured, the preference from our security and cloud team is to have ARN roles supported as key management becomes difficult with rotating keys every...
27 days ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / APIs & SDKs 0 Submitted

Enable Config Hub UI to Select the Core System Map 'bldvda' in Outbound VDA Envelope for IBMers Only

VDA 4913 Outbound Interchange Header 711 version 03 vs 02 issue. Config Hub currently has Outbound envelope limitation issue which could create a blockage for future VDA onboardings for current and future clients. According to a current client req...
2 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Mapping & Translation 1 Under review

improve house cleaning efficiency

We at FEPOC has been using this product together with ITXA and ITX since 2019. The issue here is that the house cleaning jobs are not keeping up with the high volume we process every day. See the detail word document in support ticket TS018931836....
6 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Performance 5 Planned for future release

VDA standards missing in IBM ITX

After checking with IBM ITX Support, we confirmed that there is no out-of-the-box type tree available for the VDA Standard. We request that a VDA (German Association of the Automotive Industry (Verband der Automobilindustrie)) type tree be include...
18 days ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Maps & Type Trees 0 Submitted

File Encoding Not Properly Reflected in InFlight UI

The "Encoding" option in the InFlight UI currently displays "default," which does not provide meaningful information to the user. As a result, users must download the file, open it in a text editor such as Notepad++, and manually check the actual ...
4 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight (beta) 3 Under review

Export files in UTF8 format

Gentran exports inbound files in ASCI format. If Netweaver option is select to send the idocs to SAP, the idoc file format has to be in UTF8, this is what IBM suggested. Please add an option in Gentran where files export has an option to select AS...

When I told our Trading Partner I show the transaction was picked up they asked for the Mailbag # so their VAN could investigate. It would be nice if the Mailbag # is available in InFlight.

For when a Trading Partner is told they have picked it up and then ask us for the Mailbag # we won't have to open a case to get this information, will save time for both IBM & our company.
6 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 0 Submitted

Add Transfer Method in use (Text or Binary) for CDW and CDU

During our transfers from remote partners, we are frequently called to assist others with translation and file transport issues. Many of our remote users are unaware of the CD processes in use and how they function. We need to have the ability to ...
6 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Reporting 0 Submitted

Enhancing Attribute Display Flexibility in XML Schema Type Trees

When using an XML schema directly as a type tree, the attributes are typically presented in alphabetical order rather than the original sequential order defined in the schema. According to the XML schema specification, the order of attributes does...
6 days ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 0 Submitted

Enable sourcing and scheduling for Purchase Orders and Transfer Orders

Problem Statement: B2B customers, using OMS implementation lacks the ability to schedule Replenishment Transfer Orders (TOs) or Purchase Orders that support flexible sourcing and cross-docking for a Store. This limits the ability to appropriately ...
10 days ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 0 Submitted