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Export files in UTF8 format

Gentran exports inbound files in ASCI format. If Netweaver option is select to send the idocs to SAP, the idoc file format has to be in UTF8, this is what IBM suggested. Please add an option in Gentran where files export has an option to select AS...

Gentran notifications

I set up our Gentran Server to send email notifications when translator errors take place. Is there a way to add the ability to set it up in a way that would send these messages only for certain types of EDI transactions (only for 850s and 810s, a...

Ability for customers to set up their own network reports

An added functionality in Document Tracking that allows customers to set up Network reports such as the 030 report (error report) 070 Report (Daily Processing Report) 020 Report (Transmission Report). The benefit of allowing customers to set these...
5 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Document Tracking 3 Future consideration

Enhance Document Tracking Tool by adding new fields for Certificate management to view expiry and update it

Currently there is no options for the essential customers to view and update the certificate, which creates delay, and failures in case the customer is not reachable on time. Below are the existing fields. Currently we have Document Tracking Tool ...
3 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Document Tracking 2 Needs more information

Sterling Gentran Director Version 5.5 to be supported on Windows 11

Windows 10 end of life is coming in Sept 2025

IBM Customer want to Download Bulk raw data in document tracking in a single attempt

Trading Partner wants to download a bulk of raw data in document tracking instead of downloading single transactions. Currently, in our tool, we have the only option to download single transcation I ll attach the screenshots
4 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Document Tracking 5 Functionality already exists

Restart documents functionality in Document tracking Tool

Why it is useful : Document tracking tool is visibility tool for clients and IBM support for viewing documents processing through VAN. If customer needs to restart any file they send to partners , which failed at IBM system may be partner system u...
4 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Document Tracking 1 Future consideration

Make Gentran compatible with Windows 11.

Most companies are moving toward Windows 11 and Gentran is currently not supporting this version.

Support Gentran for iSeries on PowerVS

Support Gentran for iSeries on PowerVS. I see no reason the product shouldn't be supported on a PowerVS (virtual server), which is suppose to be the same as a physical iSeries.
8 months ago in Sterling Gentran & Gentran:Director / Usability 0 Submitted

Missing 'SH#' Bill of Landing in Document View Report:After downloading the excel file, the file name is missing

Dear IBM team. Currently, we're able to extract a report from the IBM Document Tracking. However, for our EDI 862 and Deljit Transactions, we are missing the BOL number (which is the SH# referred to in the file name column). This number, is not in...
8 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Document Tracking 8 Planned for future release