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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...
PINNED Request for Adding Limited GitOps Functionality to default Domain
We have some use cases around form factor portability and cloud instance provisioning where it might be helpful to have an automated approach to loading common configurations to the default domain through GitOps. Some examples are the RBM and ODR ...

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Provide an Additional Previous‑Quarter Security‑Only Release Alongside Each New Mod Pack

Our customers are required to perform regular software vulnerability scans and must remediate identified CVEs within a 60–90 day window. Their internal process aligns well with IBM’s monthly security fix pack releases. However, IBM’s quarterly Mod...
6 months ago in App Connect 1 Not under consideration

API Connect Designer toolkit Integration with Git Repo

We need OOTB (Out of the box) feature of IBM API Connect to integrate with various source control tools/repository like Git etc. Like most of the IDEs provide this feature of directly check-in/check-out in Repo, similarly we are looking in API Con...
almost 3 years ago in API Connect 2 Future consideration

Disable warning message of ACE ephemeral storage if it has been configured intentionally

Currently the CP4I integration instances overview at URL/instances shows the warning message "Ephemeral storage has been selected for this instance, this is not a resilient storage mechanism, if the pods are restarted all contents will be lost whi...
over 2 years ago in App Connect 9 Future consideration

SAP Configurable Services - cannot override SAP SNC parameters(SncLib, SncMyname, SncPartnername, SncQop)

Enabling SNC between SAP and IIB systems. We have 3 environments - DEV, QA and PROD. SNC Parameters are different for each environment and we have 100 SAP interfaces (100 SAP Adapters) that connects to SAP system. At this point, SNC Parameters can...
about 7 years ago in App Connect 3 Not under consideration

Allow sender channel with generic cipherspec with receiver channel with specific cipherspec

This is particularly useful to those that want to convert to a generic cipherspec without having to worry whether their partner is using a generic cipherspec. Behavior verified in MQ 9.4.0.11 on Windows If the sender channel is using ANY_TLS12_OR_...
6 months ago in MQ, MQ Advanced & MQ Appliance 1 Not under consideration

IIB Business Transaction Monitoring Enhancements

The proposed change request is regarding the new Business Transaction Monitoring (BTM) in IIB v10The existing module requires manual setup, is not stable in its behavior (for example, shows irrelevant error messages in web console), and gives only...
over 10 years ago in App Connect 2 Future consideration

Add node and Add subflow hotkey in ACE

When creating integrations, having to use the mouse to add nodes is a tedious task. Adding a hotkey for the "add node" and "add subflow" feature would make it faster and easier than sifting through the palette to find the correct node
about 5 years ago in App Connect 2 Future consideration

Support OpenTelemetry trace on Kafka nodes

Trace capabilities are becoming a standard for monitoring and analyze transactions in end-to-end integration scenarios. OpenTelemetry is currently supported on some ACE nodes, but Kafka nodes (KafkaProducer, KafkaConsumer and KafkaRead) are not ye...
over 2 years ago in App Connect 1 Not under consideration

webMEthods JDBC adapter doesn't support critical functionality with Databricks cloud

webMethods JDBC adapter does not support connectivity beyond Databricks 15.4. Latest Databricks is 17 webMethods JDBC adapter does not support critical JDBC operations with Databricks cloud - Batch insert / update - Stored procedure call (equivale...
about 1 year ago in webMethods Connectors and Adapters 0 Future consideration

SFTP Endpoint feature to use Key File

Incorporate feature in FTP endpoint (App Connect professional Studio) to establish SFTP endpoint using Key File.
about 7 years ago in App Connect 9 Planned for future release