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Remove link to CTE Code List Assets from Production Tab in Config Hub

Remove link to CTE Code List Assets from Production Tab in Config Hub as it creates confusion to users (internal and external). Because this link could possibly not reflect the code list entries that are actually currently deployed in CTE.
3 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Other 0 Submitted

Enable Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) via Active Directory Integration for Sterling B2Bi/SFG

Currently, Sterling B2Bi/SFG relies on local group configurations for role-based access control (RBAC), which creates operational overhead and limits centralized governance. We propose introducing native integration with Active Directory (AD) to m...
3 days ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 0 Submitted

Native Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) Support in Sterling B2B Integrator for Enhanced Security

Currently, Sterling B2B Integrator relies on external components (such as SSP) or custom integrations to enforce Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for internal and privileged users. This creates additional complexity and overhead for organizations...
3 days ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 0 Submitted

Enhancing ISA Envelope Handling to Support Transaction-Level Control Number Checks

At present, a single ISA envelope is shared across multiple transactions for a given partner/client/version combination. This setup limits our ability to implement transaction-specific ISA envelope configurations—particularly for enabling duplicat...
about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Onboarding 1 Submitted

Private Key Authentication for JDBC Connections

Our current Sterling 6.1.2 is connecting to Snowflake DB using JDBC (Snowflake driver) with username/password authentication method. Now, due to security reasons, the Snowflake is enforcing private key authentication (.p8) instead of password. But...
2 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 0 Submitted

Add official support for ssh ECDSA encryption key

ECDSA keys were functional and the only EC keys available in Sterling prior version 6.2. We have already several partners and servers workings with those keys. We can't properly import new ECDSA keys in Sterling since version 6.2+. Can you add pro...
about 2 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 0 Submitted

Display Protocol Delivery Failure Error Details in InFlight Event Details

When a file fails to get delivered via SFTP, AS2, etc. after the retry limit gets exhausted, we just see some basic details in the Event details of the "Retry Limit" step in InFlight as shown below. Reached retry count limit - Retry Count Limit: 5...
about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 0 Submitted

When I told our Trading Partner I show the transaction was picked up they asked for the Mailbag # so their VAN could investigate. It would be nice if the Mailbag # is available in InFlight.

For when a Trading Partner is told they have picked it up and then ask us for the Mailbag # we won't have to open a case to get this information, will save time for both IBM & our company.
about 2 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 0 Submitted

Receiver mailslot information should be available from Inflight Events and in the Inflight filters

Below are the existing situations: Currently the customer see only MQ Message ID and MQ Correlation ID from the Inflight. However, no mailslot information is available there. Current Challenges: From the Inflight, the customer doesn’t have the v...
about 2 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight / Value-Added Network (VAN) 0 Submitted