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App Connect

Drag-to-Reorder Terminals in Flow Editor

As a developer, I want the ability to drag and reorder output terminals on a node in the flow editor, so that I can improve visual layout and maintain tidy, readable flows without needing to delete and rewire terminals.
9 months ago in App Connect 1 Not under consideration

Template-Based Dynamic Input for Scheduler Node

s a developer, I want the Scheduler node to support input message templates with variable substitution, so that I can define a reusable payload structure and dynamically fill in values like timestamps, counters, or environment-specific data at run...
9 months ago in App Connect 1 Functionality already exists

ACE Flow Exerciser Support for Callable Flows

As a developer, I want to test callable flows directly from the Flow Exerciser in the Toolkit, so that I can validate logic without deploying a calling flow (directly) or setting up external test harnesses.
9 months ago in App Connect 1 Future consideration

Add support to ITX in ACE13

Currently my company integrates ITX with ACE 12, however ACE12 will be out of support in 2026, so we are currently working on a migration plan, however as we tested and confirmed in case TS017579485 this product and no version is currently compati...
over 1 year ago in App Connect 1 Future consideration

Change is CPU Licensing model to reflect the real-time usage of CPU and not the high water mark

I am asking the Offering Management to look at the way the Licensing Charges are calculated. Currently, they are using the High Water Mark model where the total number of CPUs license is per the declarative upper CPU limit of each pod that ran dur...
over 4 years ago in App Connect 2 Future consideration

Designer: Let me (re)name flow steps

As soon as you have more than one step of a type, it is hard to distinguish them when using the expression editor. Also, naming flow steps lets me model the flow closer to the actual business case it represents. It makes it easier to be read and u...
9 months ago in App Connect 1 Not under consideration

Designer: More efficient use of screen space, especially when editing expressions

The Designer UI is quite good in terms of simplicity and ease of use. Yet when working on flows wich are a little more complex, a developer wishes to have a little more efficient UI. The expression field is always one line in a fixed width. When w...
9 months ago in App Connect 1 Future consideration

Undo in Designer

When editing an expression in Designer, deleting a flow step or similar regular development activities, you may realize that you just made a mistake. Muscle memory lets you quickly press your Undo key sequence. But then nothing happens. Now you ne...
9 months ago in App Connect 0 Submitted

Preserve JSON Parser Metadata in Environment Tree

As a developer, I want JSON data stored in the (Local)Environment tree to retain its parser metadata, so that JSON arrays and nested structures are not misinterpreted or flattened when accessed later in the flow.
9 months ago in App Connect 1 Functionality already exists

SFTP Endpoint feature to use Key File

Please refer to the similar RFE that was raised by other customer in 2019: https://integration-development.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/APPC-I-596 In latest App Connect Professional v7.5.5 IFIX 026 IBM upgraded our SFTP library to ensure secure ciphers are...
over 1 year ago in App Connect 3 Under review