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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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Build "Mass Data Compare Tool" that can handle comparing any payload formats in bulk

Customer wants IBM to compare their post translated data between SCBN outputs and outputs from their on-premise systems. They want to pump 3-4 months worth of data via new solution and have all those files compared against similar outputs from the...
4 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Onboarding 1 Not under consideration

Ability to HOLD data at IBM during customer's maintenance window and RELEASE it after maintenance (SAP ALE Connections)

Couple of protocols like CD allows IBM to HOLD inbound data during customer's maintenance/outage window and release it when their system is back to normal. We don't have similar "HOLD" mechanism with other protocols like SAP ALE adapter. For Proto...
4 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Communication Protocols 1 Planned for future release

Enable Deeplink into Order Hub

Similar to IBM legacy call center we would like to have the capabilities to deeplink into Orer hub pages.
20 days ago in OMS - Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 0 Under review

Enable Wildcard Entry as Default Lookup Value in Orchestrator/SAT Code Lists

Currently, we use the $CL macro to access Orchestrator/SAT codelists in BPN ST routing rules. However, these codelists do not support wildcard entries (e.g., using an asterisk) for assigning default values when no exact match is found for the look...
2 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Mapping & Translation 0 Submitted

Ability to trigger Status Message and Email Notification based on Protocol Delivery Event

Customer wants IBM to trigger status message generation and email notification based on protocol delivery eventsAS2 - trigger status message (success & failure) and email alerts based on positive & negative MDN'sOFTP2 - trigger status mess...
4 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Communication Protocols 1 Not under consideration

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
4 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Mapping & Translation 2 Not under consideration

Keep Netmap CREATED, UPDATED, USED AS xNODE fields

There are inconsistencies with the logic of the NETMAP entry fields, CREATED, UPDATED, and USED AS xNODEs, as they can lose true history of the netmap entries. CREATED Date/Time stamp is lost on the netmap unload and load process and if $$REPLACE ...
5 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 0 Submitted

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
4 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Alerting/Notifications 0 Not under consideration

Multi-Factor Authentication for Sterling Integrator 6.x

Requesting Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for Sterling Integrator 6.x Dashboard console log in. Currently, the application allows to create account locally or integrated with AD. Requesting MFA to add another layer of security and authentication.
about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 0 Submitted

Most effective KPIs based on business need

As of today, Order HUB’s Workspace allows for the creation of personalised dashboard workspaces and reports, based on the two KPIS of purchase orders and sales orders, that can only be consulted online and targeted up to 30 days before. The object...
2 months ago in OMS - Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 1 Future consideration