Archived what's new in 2024

Important new features and enhancements were introduced in 2024.

4 October 2024 (Release 10.0.2409.1)

Enhanced download document: The instructions to download the entitled packages from IBM Passport Advantage are enhanced. For more information, see Downloading entitled packages.

Improved the getPersonInfoList API performance: The performance of the getPersonInfoList API is improved by changing the implementation to use shadow columns for case-insensitive searches. To enable the getPersonInfoList API for case-insensitive searches, in the customer_overrides.properties file, set the value of the yfs.api.getPersonInfoList.UseShadowCol property to Y. For more information, see Enabling case-insensitive searches.

Issues were also fixed in this release. For more information, see Resolved issues in 10.0.2409.0 release.

6 September 2024 (Release 10.0.2409.0)

Purge or delete the consumption data for inactive resource pools: You can purge or delete the consumption data that corresponds to the inactive resource pools without considering lead days. For more information, see Purge or delete the consumption data for inactive resource pools.

Log out of the Microsoft Entra account: A new property yfs.yfs.oidc.logouturl.autoclose is introduced with a default value that is set to false. You are now prompted to select your Microsoft Entra account to log out of the applications. For more information, see Configuring Microsoft Entra integration with Liberty.

Support for transactional Kafka sender: The Service Definition Framework (SDF) now supports the transactional Kafka sender. For more information, see Kafka sender transport component.

Stack upgrade

WebSphere Liberty to 24.0.0.6

Upgrade impact: No.

Issues were also fixed in this release. For more information, see Resolved issues in 10.0.2409.0 release.

2 August 2024 (Release 10.0.2406.2)

Issues were fixed in this release. For more information, see Resolved issues in 10.0.2406.2 release.

5 July 2024 (Release 10.0.2406.1)

Issues were fixed in this release. For more information, see Resolved issues in 10.0.2406.1 release.

7 June 2024 (Release 10.0.2406.0)

Install developer toolkit with PostgreSQL database: The developer toolkit now supports the PostgreSQL database as a database option. For more information, see Install developer toolkit with PostgreSQL database.

Podman support: In addition to supporting Docker, Sterling Order Management System Software supports Podman, which is an alternative to the Docker command-line interface that allows to run stand-alone containers. You can install the developer toolkit by using Podman on the CentOS or Ubuntu operating system. For more information, see Podman support.

Collect statistics data with the Prometheus endpoint: Sterling Order Management System Software provides the Prometheus metrics endpoint, which is included in the smcfs.war file, to scrape statistics from an endpoint into the Prometheus format. For more information, see Prometheus endpoint for statistics collection.

Configure Azure Active Directory: You can now configure Azure Active Directory Microsoft Entra as an identity provider. For more information, see Configuring Microsoft Entra integration with Liberty.

Stack upgrades

IBM Java™ SDK/JRE to 8.0.8.25
IBM MQ to 9.3.0.17
WebSphere Liberty to 24.0.0.4

Third-party library upgrades: Some third-party libraries are upgraded or removed to mitigate security vulnerabilities. For more information about these upgrades, contact IBM Support.

Issues were also fixed in this release. For more information, see ../installation/omfp/c_DefectsAddressedInThisFixPack.html#fp_10024060.

3 May 2024 (Release 10.0.2403.2)

Issues were fixed in this release. For more information, see Resolved issues in 10.0.2403.2 release.

5 April 2024 (Release 10.0.2403.1)

Overriding the transfer schedule between nodes: The application is enhanced to support the default carrier service for Node Transfer Schedule capability. For more information, see Override transfer schedule between nodes.

Enhanced yfs.app.identifyconnection property: The yfs.app.identifyconnection property is enhanced to support the PostgreSQL database. For more information, see Implementation yfs.properties.

Issues were also fixed in this release. For more information, see ../installation/omfp/c_DefectsAddressedInThisFixPack.html#fp_fp_10024031.

1 March 2024 (Release 10.0.2403.0)

Apple M1 support: Support is available for developer toolkit in arm64-based macOS machines, such as Apple M1. For more information, see Overriding the default docker compose properties.

Kafka headers support: Support is available for Kafka headers in the Kafka Producer service definition component. For more information, see Kafka sender transport component.

Inventory Purge Enhancements

Inventory Purge is enhanced to support selective table purge. You can also configure to purge YFS_INVENTORY_SUPPLY, YFS_INVENTORY_DEMAND, and YFS_INVENTORY_RESERVATION records irrespective of quantity for Sterling Intelligent Promising Inventory Visibility integrated environments.

For more information, see Inventory purge.

Third-party library upgrades: Some third-party libraries are upgraded to mitigate security vulnerabilities. For more information about these upgrades, contact IBM Support.

Issues were also fixed in this release. For more information, see ../installation/omfp/c_DefectsAddressedInThisFixPack.html#fp_10024030.

19 January 2024 (Release 10.0.2309.2)

Stack upgrade: Struts is upgraded to 2.5.33.

FusionCharts not packaged with Sterling Order Management System Software: FusionCharts is no longer packaged with Sterling Order Management System Software. Therefore, the inventory charts in the Application Console and active coupons in Sterling Business Center are removed.

Issues were also fixed in this release. For more information, see ../installation/omfp/c_DefectsAddressedInThisFixPack.html#fp_10023092.