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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...
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...

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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#
1 day ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Other 1 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...
3 days ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / APIs & SDKs 0 Submitted

Native PGP should perform at least comparatively with Command Line versions of PGP when encrypting large files

Recent versions of B2Bi have included a version of PGP (Native PGP) built into the product which allows users to perform PGP operations within B2Bi rather than having to use the CLA2 adapter to call these operations. This on paper provides many be...
3 days ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Performance 0 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...
10 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 2 Future consideration

Self-Service Mapping Logic Insights via Config Hub Chatbot

Provide customers direct access to Map Research through a chatbot in Config Hub. This allows users to ask questions and understand mapping logic interactively, reducing manual dependency on support teams and accelerating issue resolution.
2 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Mapping & Translation 1 Needs more information

Enhancement request for creating multiple Writable Indices per Month for Order Service

Current Order Service (OS) architecture restricts data ingestion to a single writable index per calendar month. Given our high-volume customer requirements of processing upwards of 3 million orders monthly (including sales, returns and purchases)—...
2 days ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 0 Submitted

Support for Arbitrary User ID in IBM Connect:Direct Container Images

Modify the Connect:Direct container image to enable running it with a random UID. OpenShift Security Context Constraints (SCCs) assign random user IDs at runtime while maintaining group ID 0 (root group) for security purposes. This security model...
12 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 2 Future consideration

Support OAuth 2.0 Authentication for RosettaNet PIP Transport (HTTPS)

Business Context Global electronics and semiconductor supply chains are increasingly adopting stricter security standards for B2B integrations. Token-based authentication mechanisms such as OAuth 2.0 are becoming mandatory, even for established in...
24 days ago in webMethods B2B SaaS 0 Submitted

Actions after a file is copied to a Azure Blob

As soon as the file is copied to connect direct and is persisted in a BLOB Object Store in Azure, customer needs to move/copy this file to another path/blob and/or delete this file directly from the cdp as a sysopt or some kind of task, but not us...
about 2 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 4 Needs more information

Integrated CDWS for CD Unix

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3 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct 2 Future consideration