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Require sequential number/counter that resets every day

Customer requires a new sequential counter that resets every day. They use this counter in the data content as well as in file names. This counter reset should be configurable based on timezone and accessed by maps as well as routing rules
almost 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Mapping & Translation Not under consideration

Request to Implement FLAG-Based ERN Alerts

ERN configurations rely heavily on Sender, Receiver, and Doctype information to trigger alerts to the users. This system works well if the sender/receiver/doctype is resolved by the time failure happens. However, if a failure occurs before the met...
almost 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Alerting/Notifications Not under consideration

First Message Success Notification from Production Environment

Customer wants IBM to generate "First message success" notification - first successfully processed message via production is generating the success notification (to the pre-configured business users) and then it is turned off automatically
almost 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Alerting/Notifications Not under consideration

Problems when resuming a BP on certain type of errors

In some cases, that can be reproduced, when a Business Process is running and a database outage occurs, this BPs goes into a halted status with "Rollback Transaction Error" and "Commit Transaction Error" errors. This situation appears to create so...
over 1 year ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Usability Not under consideration

Support Acknowledgement Reconciliations for NONEDI flows

We are currently supporting acknowledgment reconciliations for OUTBOUND EDI documents only based on inbound "997/CONTRL" documents. Customer wants IBM to support acknowledgement reconciliations for NONEDI interfaces as well. They are sending outbo...
almost 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight Not under consideration

Allow DENY permissions for the SCHEDULER

For example, for out-of-hours incidents, we would like to allow a certain operator-type role to be able to Disable a scheduled business process or service but not to be able to modify the actual schedule itself. Currently the on-duty operator has ...
over 1 year ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Administration & Configuration Not under consideration

Ping Federate For OIDC Partner

Hi, Current Sterling OMS OMoC does not support Ping Federate as the OIDC Provider. Since multiple retailers are having Ping Federate as the Authentication Provider, it is really needed to support the same in OMoC also. Thanks, Sreekanth S
5 months ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) Not under consideration

API Support for User Management and Activity Logs

Currently, both User Management and Activity Logs retrieval must be performed manually through the UI. This approach is time‑consuming, and not scalable for environments with frequent user updates or high audit and compliance requirements. To enha...
3 months ago in webMethods B2B SaaS Not under consideration

Support Oracle RAC in load balance mode

IBM's largest customers have invested heavily to implement Oracle RAC databases for resilience but due to the way B2Bi's database is designed there are performance implications to switching on RAC load balance mode. This forces all queries to a si...
12 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Performance Not under consideration

locking\managing FA to stop multiple configuration clashes

as it stands multiple users can access webservices - connect direct file agent both on unix and windows this means that if 2 or more users are attempting to make configuration updates to FA working directories and rules, clashes occur these clashe...
about 1 month ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Other Not under consideration

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