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Sterling B2B Integration SaaS

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Provide ProcessID as top-level field in the InFlight search screen

We would prefer to have the 'Process ID' displayed as a top-level field on the InFlight search screen, instead of being hidden under the 'Business Fields' section.
10 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 0 Submitted

Enable data filters based on Partner EDI ID and support logical "OR" operator

Inflight currently allows you to configure data filters based on the sender and receiver ID combination, but these values are joined using a logical 'AND' operator. We would like to enable data filters based on 'Partner EDI ID,' so customers can v...
about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 0 Submitted

Having different Status icon and Status in InFlight for the files that are Finished and not delivered to Partner/Customer.

Currently we see a Green tick mark for the files that get successfully processed irrespective of the fact whether these were delivered to the receiving party via an established connectivity or else FINISHED on SCBN. Many times while working on the...
22 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 0 Submitted

Display Preprocessor Map Names in Inflight Event Details & allow searches

We have several flows that require executing a series of preprocessor maps before the data reaches the actual translation map. Since we don't track all steps in sequential order in INFLIGHT, we are requesting the engineering team to display the "P...
3 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 2 Not under consideration

Request to Implement FLAG-Based InFlight Data Filters

InFlight data filters rely on Sender, Receiver, and Doctype information to display documents to users. This system works well for successful documents. However, if a failure occurs before the metadata (Sender, Receiver, Doctype) is resolved, those...
4 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 1 Not under consideration

Request to Implement FLAG-Based ERN Alerts

ERN configurations rely heavily on Sender, Receiver, and Doctype information to trigger alerts to the users. This system works well if the sender/receiver/doctype is resolved by the time failure happens. However, if a failure occurs before the met...
4 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Alerting/Notifications 1 Not under consideration

Add "SourceReferenceNumber" field in Inflight for document search and reporting purposes

Customer wants IBM to add "SourceReferenceNumber" field in InFlight portal for searching their SAP inbound/outbound documents and also make it available in reports (Inbound/outbound & summary reports). Typically we update "IDOC Number" from tr...

Ability to HOLD data at IBM during customer's maintenance window and RELEASE it after maintenance (SAP ALE Connections)

Couple of protocols like CD allows IBM to HOLD inbound data during customer's maintenance/outage window and release it when their system is back to normal. We don't have similar "HOLD" mechanism with other protocols like SAP ALE adapter. For Proto...
6 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Communication Protocols 1 Planned for future release

Enable New ProcessingFlags 4/5/6 to support complex implementations

We are currently supporting ProcessingFlags 1/2/3 only in GIODE. These processing flags are preserved and passed to down stream flows (from parent to child processes). They are available in rule conditions as well to decide data routing. We would ...
5 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Mapping & Translation 1 Planned for future release

SAP ALE Adapter - Support Connecting to Load Balanced SAP Environment

IBM Sterling B2B Integration SaaS platform does not support connecting to load balanced SAP environment using ALE connections today. We need changes to the existing JCo properties to enable this support. This should benefit all IBM Sterling B2B In...
4 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Communication Protocols 1 Under review