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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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Customized automated report functionality

Earlier we had an option to create customized reports in BPN. This option was sunset and now we are unable to create any new customized reports. We are receiving the new requests from customers to create customized reports based on document type,...
almost 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Alerting/Notifications 2 Planned for future release

Enable IBMID/Federation at individual OMS application level

The enhancement will enable enterprises to configure sterling module (e.g., Contact Center, Store Engagement, Console) access/ login approach independently of the module. This would allow the enterprise to choose, per module, either log in via SSO...
about 4 years ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 0 Future consideration

Enhancement Request: API for Automating FS Virtual Roots Creation for SFTP Server Adapters in IBM Sterling B2B Integrator

Dear IBM Team, I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to request an enhancement for IBM Sterling B2B Integrator. Our team is looking to automate the creation of FS Virtual Roots for use with SFTP server adapters. However, we have been un...
8 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / APIs & SDKs 4 Functionality already exists

Support Multiple CA certificates in HTTP client adapters

We have partners that are starting to deploy systems in multiple geographic zones in an active/active configuration. Each zone is presenting its own SSL certificate. For smooth processing, it would be ideal if a list of certificates could be provi...
over 1 year ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / B2B Advanced Communications 1 Future consideration

AI-Powered B2BI Tuning Recommender

IBM Sterling B2BI provides a wide range of configuration options to maximize performance. As file volumes increase due to business growth, manually identifying and applying the right tuning adjustments becomes complex and time-consuming. Currently...
3 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Performance 0 Submitted

Support HSMs including Cloud HSMs in container versions of SSP

Financial services customer have regulatory requirements to use HSMs for certificate storage. In order for them to migrate to containers it is an absolute must that the container version of the products should support the same HSMs as the non-cont...
5 months ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Security 3 Not under consideration

Specific Version Map Deployment in Config Hub

Ceva is seeking an improvement on the config hub or a method to select specific versions for deployment. Example:Map Name: CEVA_WMS_SEPHORA_I_INSDES_XML_XML The map provided in CTE is version 2.2, while the Production environment operates on versi...
8 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / B2Bi Mapping & Translation 1 Not under consideration

Support VAST Storage S3 implementation

Customers who have chosen VAST Data's storage platform need to be able to read and write using the S3 APIs from SFG/B2Bi. The B2Bi Object Storage adapter needs to be certified for use with VAST's implementation of S3 (https://www.vastdata.com/blog...
5 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / APIs & SDKs 1 Not under consideration

Target node alternate communication paths not retried when connected via Sterling Secure Proxy.

There appears to be a design flaw within CD/U when communicating via SSP and target CD node not being reachable via primary path, CD/U initial SSL handshake times out and connection to target CD node not retried by CD/U via ALT.COMM path(s).
10 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Other 8

Environment field on Client Adapters on containerized installation

Currently All ASI nodes available as environment to choose to run on nodes independently only for specific client adapters on containerized installation of B2BI. This should be made available at least on FTP, SFTP and HTTP Client adapters as in th...
8 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / B2B Advanced Communications 1 Planned for future release