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PINNED Add a "Maximum persistent reuse" parameter for the backside of an MPGW or WSP
On an MPGW or a WSP, I want to be able to configure that the persistent backside connection should be closed after X amount of requests have been sent through that connection. I can already do this for the frontside by setting the "Maximum persist...
PINNED OpenAPI schema validation including headers
Currently to schema validate a REST based API in DataPower you have to extract the JSON schema from the OpenAPI file and then code manually code the individual header checks defined in the OpenAPI file Would be a vast improvement to be able to j...

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Provide a programmatic way to reload JDBC Adapter metadata without Designer UI

Current Situation: When a DB column size or schema is modified in the actual database, the JDBC Adapter metadata in webMethods must be manually reloaded through the Designer UI to reflect the changes. While schema comparison and detection can be h...
about 2 months ago in webMethods Connectors and Adapters 0 Under review

Enhance interactive runmqsc shell with dynamic object name completion and context aware grammar parsing

Improve the interactive runmqsc command line interface by providing context aware keyword autocomplete and dynamic tab completion of active queue manager object names across all distributed platforms. Business Problem / Use Case The interactive ru...
about 2 months ago in MQ, MQ Advanced & MQ Appliance 1 Not under consideration

Provide a native, cross platform backup and restore utility for IBM MQ Queue Managers (crtmqbackup and rstmqbackup)

Introduce an official, supported control command utility pair to standardize and automate point in time backup and restoration of IBM MQ queue manager configurations, authorities, and operational state across distributed platforms. Business Proble...
about 2 months ago in MQ, MQ Advanced & MQ Appliance 1 Not under consideration

Self signed certificate for fetching openAPI spec

When adding api from existing specification, there is an option to specify url to api spec. But if that spec is hosted with self signed certificate api connect reports SELF_SIGNED_CERT_IN_CHAIN error. We would like to be able to add the CA to trus...
6 months ago in API Connect 0 Submitted

DataPower IMS Callout Handler: ACK Removal or Configuration Option

This RFE proposes making the ACK mechanism in IBM DataPower IMS Callout Handler configurable or removable to address critical performance bottlenecks in production banking environments. By eliminating unnecessary ACK/NAK exchanges between DataPowe...
over 1 year ago in DataPower Gateway 2 Not under consideration

First Class Connector for App Connect (Designer) for Maximo SaaS

The App Connect Designer currently has a connector for IBM Maximo that covers the on-premises base installations that works fine. Those customers who have Maximo generally have integration requirements that include many other applications like Tri...
6 months ago in App Connect 0 Under review

Access Global cache from ESQL

Functionality exists to access the global cache from Java within IIBv9, and from a graphical map within IIBv10. While it's possible to create Java functions and access them from within ESQL, this still requires a level of Java knowledge and is not...
over 10 years ago in App Connect 3 Future consideration

Reasonable default TCP read timeout for IBM MQ Java

Currently on Linux, my understanding is that IBM MQ Java applications runs with a default TCP read timeout of unlimited. This can lead to certain scenarios where a Java IBM MQ thread can hang indefinitely on a TCP socket read. The current workarou...
2 months ago in MQ, MQ Advanced & MQ Appliance 0 Under review

Shares Notification for API-Initiated Transfers to Shared Folders

I was informed by IBM Support that API-initiated transfers to Shares folders in the Shares application do not generate notifications for newly delivered content by design. We would like to request that this capability be added. Customers expect to...
2 months ago in Aspera Ideas 0 Submitted

Dark mode for apiconnect designer

Dark mode for apiconnect designer/apic manager
6 months ago in API Connect 6 Not under consideration