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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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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.
7 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 ...
7 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...
7 days ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 0 Submitted

Improve SPOE update process in containers so that a helm install is not required

Currently, when making an update to the SPOE file, the process requires the file to be pulled in via a helm install. In an enterprise environment, there tend to be limitations on what can be done during business hours as part of normal configurati...
5 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Administration & Configuration 3 Functionality already exists

Provide ProcessID as top-level field in the InFlight search screen

We would prefer to have the 'Process ID' displayed as a top-level field on the InFlight search screen, instead of being hidden under the 'Business Fields' section.
10 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 1 Planned for future release

Image build process without root privileges

User Story: For the current build process buildah is used in the base image and this requires the image to run in privileged mode. In our company we are using kubernetes to run containerd as a runtime to host shared gitlab runner which are used to...
17 days ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 0 Under review

Problem Statement: ATP Calculation is not able to exclude future demand beyond request ship date

Here is the detailed scenario. Problem Statement:ATP calculation is not able to exclude future demand beyond request Ship date. ​ IV- ATP Calculation – Additional Scenarios​ Current Date: 25 July 2025 (Day 1) & Consider Future...
about 1 month ago in Inventory Visibility 0 Submitted

Add Support for TSS Protected IDs in BATCH

CDZ supports RACF and ACF2 when it comes to PROTECTED IDs, but does not support TSS. Please extend this support to TSS, as TSS implemented PROTECTED in a similar manner to RACF.
27 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Future consideration

Automated Validation for Corrupted Maps During Export/Import and Deployment

Currently, there is no automated check available in IBM Sterling Integrator / ITX to detect if an ITX map gets corrupted during export or import. In many cases, a corrupted map gets deployed into higher environments without any warning, which late...
about 2 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / WTX Maps & Type Trees 0 Under review

Support Verification Of Payee (VOP) in EBICS

The EU Commission Instant Payment Regulation specifies that IBAN name verification, which must be carried out before the order is approved, must be mandatory for both SEPA credit transfers and real-time credit transfers, with a few exceptions. All...
4 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Standards 1 Submitted