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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...
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...

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Allow Concurrent Access to FileAgent rules. if not lock the access until rules are applied

Integrated file Agent allows concurrent access for multiple users which mean rules or config can be overwritten. Enhancement request is to either Allow safe concurrent access where user wont trip on each other rules If that is not possible, at...
1 day ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 1 Submitted

CDWS in Containers - certificate.finger.print parameter

Connect Direct Web Services for containers should allow to setup the certificate.finger.print parameter before deployment. Currently CDWS requires to start the deployment, then setup the certificate.finger.print value and restart the deployment. H...
about 20 hours ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 0 Submitted

Enable Map Deletion Functionality in Config Hub (Parity With Config Center)

In Config Center, users had the ability to directly delete maps through the UI using a dedicated Delete button. This allowed quick correction when: A wrong map was imported by mistake A map needed to be removed or renamed A test or obsolete ...
1 day ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Onboarding 1 Submitted

Ability to add the Client division as it was feasible on Config Center

When we create a new map, The Division field is limited to 4 characters only. This field should be increased to minimum of 8 characters, so when we create a new map to the existing customer, the division name matches with the old maps.

Align Retention of Filter/Search Criteria Functionality Across Code List/Mapping/Transformations/Connections for Consistent Behavior

Currently when using the Search Bar in Code List/Mapping/Transformations, the functionality is inconsistent across all three. Search in Mapping (partial or full name search) then click into any of the maps that come up to review it.  To go ba...
8 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Other 2 Under review

Include supply chain pack for EDIFACT D94A

The D94A Type Tree is missing from the supply chain packs for Design Studio. To support any customer wishing to use this version, we have to take the D94B Type Tree and manually compare and edit the Type Tree to ensure that the mandatory/optional ...
3 days ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 0 Submitted

Improvements to the B2B API framework

B2Bi customers are making large time, resource, and budget investments in automation. These automation projects rely heavily on the B2Bi API framework. The current API framework and documentation do not lend itself to large scale automation projec...
15 days ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / APIs & SDKs 1 Submitted

Externalizing initparm.cfg configuration Using ConfigMaps and Secrets

In IBM Connect:Direct containerized deployments running on OpenShift, the initparm.cfg file is generated exclusively during the installation phase and is not designed for dynamic updates. As a result, configuring or modifying integrations with clo...
22 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 2 Future consideration

Add Change Description/Comments on imports completed through Jobs

When using the Jobs import process to load a new version of a map or code list, there needs to be a Change Description/Comment option to be able to put in details or a case#
14 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Other 1 Submitted

Support Dynamic/Managed Passwords for Oracle Database Accounts in IBM Sterling Secure File Gateway (SFG)

1. Problem Statement Currently, IBM SFG requires static passwords for Oracle database accounts used for configuration, runtime, and audit data storage. This poses security and compliance challenges in environments that require: · Regular password ...
9 days ago in Sterling File Gateway / Security 0 Submitted