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Workspace Sterling B2B Integrator
Categories APIs & SDKs
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 17, 2025

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Enhancement Request: API for Automating FS Virtual Roots Creation for SFTP Server Adapters in IBM Sterling B2B Integrator

Dear IBM Team,

I hope this message finds you well.

I am writing to request an enhancement for IBM Sterling B2B Integrator. Our team is looking to automate the creation of FS Virtual Roots for use with SFTP server adapters. However, we have been unable to find any documentation or existing APIs that support this functionality.

To streamline our processes and improve efficiency, we kindly request the development and implementation of an API that allows for the creation and management of FS Virtual Roots within IBM Sterling B2B Integrator. This feature would significantly benefit our operations by enabling automated configurations and reducing manual intervention.

We believe that this enhancement would be valuable not only to our organization but also to other users who rely on SFTP server adapters with filesystem-based data storage for their file transfer needs.

Thank you for considering our request. We look forward to your positive response and the potential implementation of this feature.

Kind regards,

Georg

What is your industry? Banking
How will this idea be used?

In our organization, we follow GitOps principles to manage our infrastructure and application configurations. We envision a scenario where an automated process is triggered to set up a new user, create the necessary directories, and establish the corresponding FS Virtual Root. This process would be initiated through a CI/CD pipeline, where configuration changes are committed to a Git repository.

  1. User Creation: When a new user needs access to the SFTP server, a configuration file is updated in the Git repository with the user's details.

  2. Directory Setup: Upon committing the changes, the CI/CD pipeline triggers a script that uses the requested API to create the required directories on the filesystem.

  3. FS Virtual Root Creation: The same script then calls the API to create an FS Virtual Root for the new user, linking it to the previously created directories.

  4. Management and Updates: Any subsequent changes to the user's configuration, such as directory structure or permissions, are managed through the same GitOps workflow, ensuring consistency and traceability.

This automated approach not only ensures that our configurations are consistent and reproducible but also significantly reduces the time and effort required to manually set up and manage FS Virtual Roots.

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