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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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Increase the column length of SOURCE_IP_ADDRESS in the YFS_ORDER_HEADER table based on IPv6 network standards

IPv6 is the newest networking standard. With that said, when will the SOURCE_IP_ADDRESS column on YFS_ORDER_HEADER table be updated with the new length? Currently it only supports 20 characters, whereas IPv6 is close to 40 characters.
2 days ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 0 Under review

JWT Token based authentication for MQ

Requesting the ability for Global Mailbox event rule adapter to authenticate to MQ using Token based authentication (JWT).
9 days ago in Sterling File Gateway / Global Mailbox 0 Submitted

MQ connection for event rule adapter to have persistent connection for put operation.

In Sterling B2B Integrator with Global Mailbox solution, Global Mailbox(GM) event rule adapter configured in Sterling Integrator makes a persistent connection with MQ to get an event, however, it makes an individual separate connections to MQ to P...
9 days ago in Sterling File Gateway / Global Mailbox 0 Submitted

Support ITX on Windows Server 2025

Customer needs to install ITX on Windows Server 2025
10 days ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Installation 1 Planned for future release

Enable Delivery Schedule Creation for Contract Recurrence Schedules with Short-Term End Dates (End date less than Look-Ahead Window)

We observed a potential design limitation in the contract recurrence schedule and automatic delivery schedule creation process. We have the below parameter setting available, based on our understanding this parameter controls the look ahead window...
1 day ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 0 Submitted

Adding multiple host identity keys in SFTP Server adapter

Hello Team, In the SFTP server adapter, the host identity key dropdown currently allows selection of only a single key for key exchange. However, to ensure successful connections across different client configurations, there is a requirement to su...

MFA support for SFG via OpenID connect or SAML

Currently SFG does not support MFA. We would like to have MFA support via OpenID connect or SAML due to security reasons in our company. Suggested workaround via Secured Jump Host is not compliant to our internal regulations.
29 days ago in Sterling File Gateway / Security 2 Submitted

Search and filter accounts capability in B2B account dashboard (Contract Orders)

Currently, switching between accounts in B2B accounts dashboards requires scrolling through an extensive list, which is inefficient and time‑consuming for users who manage large account portfolios. Sales professionals often oversee 100–150 account...
4 days ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 0 Planned for future release

Support for running OpenTelemetry (OTLP) Java Agent on IBM Sterling Order Management on Cloud (OMoC)

We would like OMoC to support running the OpenTelemetry (OTLP) Java agent on workloads deployed on the cloud version of IBM Sterling Order Management. Currently, there is no supported way to run the OTLP Java agent within the managed OMoC environm...
15 days ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 0 Submitted

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...
about 2 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Other 2 Under review