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z/OS Connect

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Enable z/OS Connect API Requester Feature to Transparently handle API Endpoint changes

Currently, when an API endpoint has new response fields added that an API Consumer does not need, z/OS Connect API Requester will start to fail unless its API Requester Archive (ARA) is updated so its definition of the API includes the new fields ...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

Provide a token which will allow correlation of a z/OS Connect request and the work executed in the related z/OS subsystem(s)

In order to build a complete picture of a transaction in a z/OS Connect environment there must be a mechanism which will allow the user to understand the relationship between a z/OS Connect request and the work that's executed on behalf of the req...
about 8 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

For API Requester capability in CICS, need to call zOS Connect server instance dynamically like from IMS or MVS batch.

As an API Requester in CICS, I need to be able to call my zOS Connect server instance dynamically as I can currently do in IMS or MVS Batch.
over 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

Preserving service interface customisations in the API Toolkit service projects upon re-import of an updated copybook

z/OS Connect API Toolkit allows COBOL copybook fields to be renamed within the Service Interface definition so that COBOL copybook field names are not exposed in the APIs. For example you may rename a copybook field from CPY-CUST-FR-NAME to custom...
over 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

Large PIC9 fields not managed by z/OS Connect EE API Toolkit

The int type in Java can be used to represent any whole number from -2147483648 to 2147483647.Invocation of APIs fails when API is created using z/OS Connect EE API Toolkit from COPY vith big PIC9 fields.Swagger must be manually updated inserting ...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

z/OS Connect SMF123 Enhancements for identified the caller

Our client has asked to trace the activity of these managers by USER ID / IP ADDRESS / Services called.In SMF 123, it lack IP Address. It would be interesting to add the IP address of the caller in the record smf 123.
almost 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

Service Project Editor Enhancement

When there is a change to the mainframe CICS program’s commarea structure, the only way to get the changes in, is to Import the entire changed structure and do all the Interface mappings all over again! This potentially causes issues if we are not...
over 2 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

Allow use of file system logger and user-implemented interceptors with API Requesters.

Allow the use of both file system logger and user-implemented interceptors with API Requesters. As with the API and Service Implementations, we would like to see both Global and Requestor-Specific specification capabilities.
over 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

z/OS Connect: From a Cobol copybook, expose Cobol variables as JSON fields of type Boolean - define and map type Boolean

z/OS Connect: expose Cobol variables as JSON fields of type Boolean. Starting from a Cobol copybook, provide means (from a command line or from the tooling, service or API), to define JSON instance fields (values) of type Boolean, and map them to ...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

z/OS Connect EE 3.x Nullable field support

DB2 RESTful API definition via API TOOLKIT require SAR file generated by BUILDTOOLKIT. BUILDTOOLKIT requires REQUEST/RESPONSE schema created under DB2 RESTful SERVICE capabilities. They carry NULLABLE parameters/fields. While defining PATH paramet...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

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