Troubleshooting
Problem
MustGather information aids in problem determination and saves time to resolve cases. If all of the information requested in this MustGather is provided upfront, IBM Sterling Support will better understand your problem.
After the diagnostics are captured, this document will also guide you on how to share the data with IBM Support.
Diagnosing The Problem
- Gathering information to open a support ticket
- How to submit diagnostic data to IBM Support
- General IBM Support hints and tips
- Must Gather Index Page for IBM Sterling Order Management System
Gathering information to open a support ticket
A valid IBM customer number, contact name, email address, and phone number are important to validate the entitlement and contact information.
Refer to the "Accessing Software Support" section in the IBM Software Support Handbook to have the full information necessary to open a support ticket.
To determine the correct Severity of your concern for your business, refer to the IBM Software Support Handbook.
| A. Provide answers to all the following before gathering problem-specific information requested in part B. |
- Share detailed steps to recreate the problem along with supporting screenshots and/or a recording of the problem if possible.
- Highlight the Observed Vs Expected behavior.
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Provide the Business Impact along with any timelines impacted due to the reported issue.
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Which environment is the issue seen? Is the behavior only reproduced in Production or other lower environments too?
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Since when is the issue seen on your end (share timestamps)?
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Are there any recent changes in the impacted environment, such as a custom deployment, Fix pack (Minor version) , or Major version upgrade that might have caused this issue?
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For On-Prem customers, share the product version in use, including the Fix pack (Minor version) level. You can get this information by using one of the options:
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A Screenshot of the "About" pop-up through the Application console. This can be opened by clicking the IBM icon on the top right-hand side of the console screen.
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Go to the <INSTALL_DIR>/properties folder, look up (ls -ltr *version*.*) version info files listed, and share over the case:
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versioninfo.properties_isc_ext
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versioninfo.properties_isf_ext
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versioninfo.properties_wsc_ext
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versioninfo.properties_ysc_ext
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For Containers customer, you can check the following location.
- For OMS setup, ${RT}/properties/versioninfo.properties_ysc_ext in the image
- To check the Operator version, review the resources.yaml file
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For OMoC Legacy or Next Gen platform, use the Self-service tool
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| B. Navigate to the problem or issue type that best describes your situation. This lists the diagnostics that the IBM Support team requires to review your problem. |
How to submit diagnostic data to IBM Support
- After collecting the preceding information and a support ticket is opened, follow the instructions in submit diagnostic data to IBM (ECuRep) or Enhanced Customer Data Repository (ECuRep) for secure upload.
- If you use IBM Community Portal, update the case to indicate that data has been sent.
General IBM Support hints and tips.
- Deploying IBM Sterling Order Management Software
- Continuous Delivery updates - Know more about the Continuous Delivery support lifecycle policy.
- Upgrading - The enhancements in a new release of the application can affect many parts of your business environment. To ensure success, treat the upgrade process as a project that requires careful planning, adequate time, and adequate resources.
- Major updates schedule
- Minor updates schedule
- IBM Sterling Order Management System Support 101 page
Document Location
Worldwide
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18 July 2025
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