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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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Names of Workflows and Flow Services available as variables

It would be nice to use variables containing the names of Workflows and Flow Services when making calls to other Workflows and Flow Services.
almost 2 years ago in webMethods Integration SaaS 1 Future consideration

WMB/IIB - extend mqsicvp to include JDBC and FTP/SFTP connection test

Extend the mqsicvp command to allow ad-hoc testing of the broker's access to the file transfer source/destinations. The -n operand would be the name of the FTP configuration service definition. Also allow the use of JDBC config service connections...
over 12 years ago in App Connect 2 Future consideration

Adding a MQ Request/Reply Node to the ACE toolkit node palette

MQ have been designated as our only form of inter-service communication. This requires us to be able to provide request/response via MQ.
almost 5 years ago in App Connect 1 Future consideration

Enhance Validation and Error Notifications for Configuration and Routing Issues

We would like to see stronger validation and clearer error notifications in API Connect for configuration issues that currently only surface as runtime failures. In particular, when there are problematic configurations such as: Property or variabl...
5 months ago in API Connect 0 Submitted

Improve Gateway Diagnostics for TLS Profile and Configuration Issues

When TLS-related failures occur, the Gateway Processing Status and gateway logs do not clearly indicate whether the issue is due to keystore/keystore-format/key problems or invalid/stale TLS profile references in Published Products. For example, w...
5 months ago in API Connect 0 Submitted

Add custom field in the data retrieved from opentelemetry Manager

The goal is to add custom field in the data retrieved from opentelemetry Manager. For example, add service.environment
almost 2 years ago in App Connect 2 Future consideration

MQ search filters with embedded splat

Most should benefit with the splat '*' in the middle of the search rather than the end only. ISPF Panel 3.4 offers ABC.**.XYZ or ABC.*.*.XYZ or ABC.*.XYZ or *.ABC.* as various search options. The use of splat would allow for grouping of MQ results...
over 2 years ago in MQ, MQ Advanced & MQ Appliance 1 Not under consideration

Add passphrase support to all MQ interfaces

Currently only the CONNAUTH interface supports passwords/passphrases. Request all login interfaces to support both 8 character passwords and 9-100 character passphrases for login to services.
over 7 years ago in MQ, MQ Advanced & MQ Appliance 2 Not under consideration

Global variables in MFT

It is required to enable the use of global variable in MFT, so you can configure different paths, email address, ... based on environments.
almost 2 years ago in webMethods Managed File Transfer 0 Planned for future release

Improvements for ESQL Code Formatting

There is 'Format' option in ESQL editor, but it is slightly dumb :) so some enhancement would be appreciated:* configuration for indenting multi-line commands* readability options: like comma + space; operator + space; keywords + space should be c...
about 3 years ago in App Connect 3 Future consideration