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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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Some important Transaction log sorting and searching functionality is missing

Functionality that was previously available on premise does not exist in the cloud.Examples:Advanced search (using AND/OR operator on different attributes)Sorting on other columns than DateChosen view (number of transactions, visible columns etc) ...
about 1 year ago in webMethods B2B SaaS 1 Under review

enable file transfer using smb protocol

In the current state, we will need to mount the samba file shares on the Sterling B2B Integrator hosted servers to be able to access the servers. It would be good to access the files using smb protocol without the need to mount the file shares.
about 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / B2B Advanced Communications 2 Not under consideration

Display of Translation error in the Inflight search Dashboard

Every time we see any translation failure in Inflight, we will have to open the error-ed entry to see why the transaction got failed, and Inflight eventually do not show up the error immediately if there is any failure. It would take time to load ...
over 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 0 Not under consideration

Use temporary filename during file transfert on Unix and Windows

We use Connect Direct to transfert files between several systems to Open system and use IWA (IBM Workload Automation) with file watcher on target system to start automaticlly scripts when a file arrive. It work fine with small files but sometime w...
6 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 3 Not under consideration

PCM File Reprocessing

User would like the ability to see the status updating with the appropriate status once a file has been reprocessed. Example when a file has been reprocessed user would like to see the different stages the file is flowing though (Processed, Timed ...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Usability 0 Submitted

Lead times on the combination of node and item level (B2B)

we propose the following enhancement:​ For calculating ESD and EDD, OOB OMS should consider lead times based on the combination of Node (Ship Node) and Item level. Additionally, the selection of parameters to be considered—individually or in combi...
7 months ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 2 Not under consideration

For calculating ESD and EDD of Sales Order, OMS should consider receiving calendar too

we propose the following enhancement:​ - For calculating ESD and EDD, OOB OMS should take in consideration both the Ship Node and Receiving Node calendars for Sales Orders too​
7 months ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 2 Not under consideration

Whenever the receiving node is marked as "OFF" in OrderHub, the system should prevent order creation.​ In case the order is created and the receiving node is inactive, automatically move order to a "Backordered" status during scheduling, regardless of the AssumeInfiniteInventory flag or actual inventory maintenance in OMS.​

IBM Sterling OMS currently supports backordering only when the Ship Node is marked as dirty and the AssumeInfiniteInventory flag is either set to 'N' or null.​ In this setup, if the inventory is not maintained and AssumeInfiniteInventory = Y, the ...
7 months ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 0 Not under consideration

Sterling B2B Integrator support for Postgres open source database

We are being asked to move to Postgres open-source database for cost efficiencies and would like IBM Sterling Integrator to support both Postgres open-source database in an AWS cloud environment and on an on-premise deployment of Postgres. The rea...
about 1 year ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Technology Stack Support (OS, DB, Protocols) 1 Not under consideration

Add a workflow rule that is notification only

We have many stakeholders that would like to be made aware of changes to reorder values; however, they do not necessarily need to be involved in the approval process for these changes. Can we add a workflow rule that is notification only so that t...
about 1 year ago in Maximo Inventory Optimization 1 Planned for future release