What's New in V5.2.6.3

IBM® Sterling B2B Integrator V5.2.6.3 offers new features and functionality.

Stack Updates

The following stack updates have been made in this release:

Removed support for the following items that were supported in IBM Sterling B2B Integrator V5.2.6.2:
  • AIX 6.1 Operating System
  • MySQL DB

For more information, see Detailed hardware and software requirements for Sterling B2B Integrator V5.2.6 and Global Mailbox, and Sterling File Gateway V2.2.6 .

New and Updated B2B REST APIs

The following table lists B2B REST APIs that are added or updated for this release. See B2B REST APIs available in Sterling B2B Integrator for information on installing and using these APIs.

API Name Description
Community Services

Enhancements to Community services to support custom protocols in addition to the ones preconfigured in Sterling File Gateway.

File Gateway Arrived File Services

Services to read, delete, and replay the files that arrive into Sterling File Gateway.

Important: Although DeleteFGArrivedFile API is introduced in Sterling B2B Integrator V5.2.6.3 release, we recommend that you do not use this API because it is disabled in future releases starting with V5.2.6.3, Interim Fix 1.
Service Instance Services

Services to create and read service instances.
Trading Partner Services

Enhancement to support custom protocols for update trading partner APIs.
Workflow Monitor Services Services to read, restart, and terminate workflow monitors.

Supplemental Passphrase Property File Added for Windows Users

Windows users running Sterling B2B Integrator V5.2.6.3 and later can create a supplementalPassphrase.properties file containing the system passphrase for use during startup that will be automatically removed after Sterling B2B Integrator is launched. Having Sterling B2B Integrator automatically remove the system passphrase from the supplementalPassphrase.properties file can enhance the passphrase's security.

For more information, see Creating a Supplemental Passphrase Property File.

Enhancements to HTTP Server Adapter

The HTTP Server Adapter is enhanced to support the following methods in addition to the already supported Get and Post:
  • Delete – The HTTP Client DELETE service sends HTTP DELETE requests to a trading partner's HTTP server via the perimeter server.
  • Put – The HTTP Client PUT service sends HTTP PUT requests to a trading partner's HTTP server via the perimeter server.

For more information about HTTP server adapter, HTTP Client DELETE Service, and HTTP Client PUT Service, see Services and Adapters A - L.

iKeyman Support

IBM Key Management Utility (iKeyman) is supported for use with Sterling B2B Integrator.

You can use iKeyman to generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) that includes a SHA2 signing algorithm for use with Sterling B2B Integrator. For more information, see iKeyman Support .