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Sterling Transformation Extender

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Create multiple indexes in one shot

When developing and working with item(s), it could be interesting to create several indexes of an item in one shot. This is to avoid using the "add index" function again and again (which is time consuming)
over 7 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 1 Not under consideration

ITX - Allow MapTrace to continue after first error

Currently, the MapTrace halts/stops after the first error is encountered. This makes debugging issues and correcting input data difficult, as only one error can be fixed at a time, then the file needs to be re-run to check if there are any other f...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 5 Functionality already exists

ITX lacks full and proper support for X12 Real, specifically interchangeable support exponential real values.

We've run into instance where JSON data has large enough values that some converted over to exponential passed into ITX X12 based maps using the office X12 Type Trees provided by IBM/HCL the translation was successful. However, the output of 2.107...
7 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / B2Bi Mapping & Translation 0 Future consideration

data anonymization/masking (typetree attribute + test mode)

There are 2 requirements that lead to this idea: 1.) external requirements like GDPR force us to anonymize/pseudonymize data in non-production environments2.) A-B-testing would be much easier if we can mask dynamic attributes (e.g. timestamps) Thi...
over 6 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Maps & Type Trees 2 Not under consideration

Functionality requested to produce the 824 to provide insight into content failures when there is no corresponding acknowledgement transaction to convey information.

Functionality requested to produce the 824 to provide insight into content failures when there is no corresponding acknowledgement transaction to convey information. This request has become more prevalent in the industry and is now being included ...
7 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / WTX Maps & Type Trees 0 Under review

Support Open API 3.0 specifications int he OpenAPI typetree importer

As of now the OpenAPI importer only support swagger 2.0 json format. However, as the OpenApi V3 in json/yaml become more and more common it would be very usefull for ITX to support it.
about 3 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Maps & Type Trees 0 Not under consideration

referenced TypeTree (parts)

You can build one TypeTree or one strucutre and can use it for example as part of choice-group in another TypeTree. Everybody that use TypeTree as a kind of central unit and have to reuse these structures in other interfaces will benefit.
about 7 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Maps & Type Trees 2 Not under consideration

Codesets caching in hipaa healthcare pack

We want some kind of caching mechanism in the hipaa healthcare pack, so instead of calling the database (for SNIP 5 rules) each time the map is called, it should cache the codeset values from DB.
over 1 year ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Compliance 0 Not under consideration

In FinPay PLUS 10.2.3.0 euroSIC messages are missing Business Application Header (BAH)

In the euroSIC schema, the BAH is based on the "classic" head.001.001.01 ( https://www2.swift.com/mystandards/#/mx/head.001.001.01 ) . The header is required for all euroSIC messages.
8 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Maps & Type Trees 0 Planned for future release

Include validation for NBOR SaFIR messages in ITX for Financial Payments pack PLUS

With ISO20022 requirements that need to be adopted in the upcoming year, banks need to validate NBOR SaFIR messages as well. The current ITX FinPay PLUS package doesn't include the related xsd's. Can the next FinPay PLUS package include the necess...
9 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Maps & Type Trees 0 Planned for future release