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Workspace IBM Developer for z/OS
Categories Other/Unknown
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 11, 2025

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Add ability to export multiple database connections from Data Studio and import into DB2 for z/OS Connections

State Farm has at least 25 or more database connections configured in Data Studio. The ability to export and import into IDz DB2 for z/OS Connections was added and is very helpful.
Imports are one at a time, however.
It would be helpful if several or all of the connections could be highlighted and exported and imported as one.

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
    Oct 27, 2025
    We recently delivered an enhancement where a yaml file of host connections can be defined. And upon start up of a new workspace, those defined connections will be automatically added to the workbench. An unlimited amount of connections can be defined in the yaml. This yaml file can be distributed to developers to enable them the same default connections on startup.

    Please see this for more details: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/developer-for-zos/17.0.x?topic=zos-host-connection-configuration-file-p2-installations

    Would that meet your needs with this Idea?
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  • Guest
    Apr 15, 2025

    We have over 100 connections.  When doing file import from Data studio or IDZ 15.0.X  you have to go line by line  clicking select suggest a z/os connection you can than  and entering the z/os connection name in the remote zos connection.  This has to be repeated for each connection listed.  It does not import the location (zos) name.  see attachments. 

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  • Guest
    Apr 15, 2025
    Thank you for submitting this idea. Based on your description, it sounds like the functionality you're looking for might be already implemented in the latest release of IDz 16 and 17.

    If a Data Studio workspace has 25 configured connections, users can export all of them into a single XML file. When this file is imported into IDz, the wizard guides the user through importing all 25 connections in one streamlined process.

    Please refer to the following for more information:
    - https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/developer-for-zos/17.0.0?topic=connections-importing-connection-profiles
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  • Guest
    Apr 15, 2025

    See: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/developer-for-zos/16.0.x?topic=connections-importing-connection-profiles#importing_connection_profiles__title__2

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  • Guest
    Apr 15, 2025

    If there are 25 connections configured for a Data Studio workspace, users do have the ability to export all 25 connections in a single XML file.  Then when importing this single XML file into IDz, the wizard will walk the user through importing all 25 connections.

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