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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...

Sterling B2B Integrator

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CII ENVELOPE EXTRACTION PARAMETERS ARE NOT BEING PASSED TO CHILD BP WHEN INVOKE BP PER INTERCHANGE SET IN ENVELOPE

Parameters are not being passed from the system BPCIIEnvelope to the child bp when the Extract to aFile ststem is selected and invoke bp per interchange is setin the envelope. If an envelope is set for the option to Extract to a File and the assoc...
almost 4 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Other 0 Planned for future release

Support for TLS V1.3 for B2BAC trading partner connections

The governance body across the Superannuation Transaction Network (STN) is maturing its security posture. As such they are looking to mandate TLS V1.3 connection in the future.
almost 4 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 0 Planned for future release

Password stretching use appropriate ASD approved algorithm for B2Bi

A recent audit under the Gateway Network Governance Body - Information Security Requirements has identified that B2BI is not compliance is ASD ISM control 1402 - Security Control: 1402; Revision: 5; Updated: Aug-20; Applicability: O, P, S, TS Stor...
almost 4 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 0 Planned for future release

Support for TLS encryption to four MEIG databases

Precision Administration is an approved Gateway Operator. Consequently we are bound by the security requirements of our governance body - the GNGB - https://www.gngb.com.au/ The GNGB published their Information Security Requirements which includes...
almost 4 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / B2B Advanced Communications 0 Planned for future release

Add Release notes for 6.X in the format of 5.X

The Link - https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS3JSW_5.2.0/nav_container_topics/sub_overview_release_notes.html used to provide complete details on what is changing in the version but for 6.X there is no update as such. This will help ...
almost 5 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Documentation 0 Is a defect

Looping RC validation check

We have encountered this problem many times, there is no precheck in SFG that will check for loops before deploying the routing channel. Due to this problem, we have ran into huge recursive file routing loops which kept reprocessing the same fi...
over 5 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Mapping & Translation 2 Planned for future release

In EBICS Client, ability to get both EBICS T and EBICS TS on a same FileFormat (SEPA SCT) with one Bank

In EBICS Client the offer definition doesn't allow to have different level of signature for one file format with a bank. This enhancement request is to have the offer at the Partner ID Level, and not at the bankID Level which is too restrictive in...
over 5 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Usability 2 Is a defect

Support for Oracle Exadata Database Machine with DB clusters using Oracle Virtual Machine (OVM) with IBM Sterling B2B Integrator (SBI)

We use IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Version, 5.2.6.2. Oracle Database 12c Enterprise Edition Release 12.1.0.1.0 on Oracle Exadata is in play. Our DBAs intend migrate our SBI DB from Exadata to Exadata Database Machine with DB clusters using Oracle ...
over 6 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Technology Stack Support (OS, DB, Protocols) 1 Functionality already exists

Need to support criteria-based, more granular archive/purge policies for metadata and files

Requirement stated by customer is that B2Bi needs to support more granular archive/purge policies based on specific criteria such as trading partner and transaction type (identifiable through EDI Correlation).
almost 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator 1 Future consideration

New parameters to direct dumps

Currently dumps, like core, heap, and java thread, go to the Install_ROOT directory. This can lead to system outages if the file system fills up with the dumps. It could also fill up if a person does a kill -3 and does not do a space check first. ...
over 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator 0 Future consideration