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Conversation history support in OMS AI agent

OMS AI Agent should offer the ability to view, maintain and resume conversation history both within and across sessions. Without this feature, it limits continuity, user efficiency, and overall experience—especially for operational, investigative,...
5 days ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) Submitted

Support for running OpenTelemetry (OTLP) Java Agent on IBM Sterling Order Management on Cloud (OMoC)

We would like OMoC to support running the OpenTelemetry (OTLP) Java agent on workloads deployed on the cloud version of IBM Sterling Order Management. Currently, there is no supported way to run the OTLP Java agent within the managed OMoC environm...
about 1 month ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) Under review

Actions after a file is copied to a Azure Blob

As soon as the file is copied to connect direct and is persisted in a BLOB Object Store in Azure, customer needs to move/copy this file to another path/blob and/or delete this file directly from the cdp as a sysopt or some kind of task, but not us...
5 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability Future consideration

Add Content Security Policy without having to add unsafe keywords such as unsafe-inline

This is security related and it allows to enforce security policy without breaking IS admin page. Adding strict CSP breaks IS admin page.
6 days ago in webMethods B2B SaaS Submitted

Enhancement Request: Visibility of Installed Fixes in Container Images

We are currently using the IBM Container Registry image for API Gateway version 10.15.0.30. While the provided readme documents the fix history for API Gateway (YAI), the same image also includes Integration Server, which comes with its own set of...
6 days ago in webMethods B2B SaaS Submitted

Externalizing initparm.cfg configuration Using ConfigMaps and Secrets

In IBM Connect:Direct containerized deployments running on OpenShift, the initparm.cfg file is generated exclusively during the installation phase and is not designed for dynamic updates. As a result, configuring or modifying integrations with clo...
3 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration Future consideration

Enabling Compatibility for HSM while FIPS mode turned on in application

Enabling FIPS mode is an industry-standard best practice and ensures the application’s compliance with established security guidelines. To further strengthen the security posture, integration with an HSM is recommended so that private keys are sec...
12 days ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Security

Support OAuth 2.0 Authentication for RosettaNet PIP Transport (HTTPS)

Business Context Global electronics and semiconductor supply chains are increasingly adopting stricter security standards for B2B integrations. Token-based authentication mechanisms such as OAuth 2.0 are becoming mandatory, even for established in...
3 months ago in webMethods B2B SaaS Under review

Improvements to the B2B API framework

B2Bi customers are making large time, resource, and budget investments in automation. These automation projects rely heavily on the B2Bi API framework. The current API framework and documentation do not lend itself to large scale automation projec...
3 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / APIs & SDKs Submitted

Connect:Direct for Zos Suports Object Storage

Connect:Direct for Zos does not support send/receiving files from/to Object Storages. Customers are urging that functionality for AWS and Azure.
5 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS Needs more information