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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IBM Developer for z/OS
Categories Dependency Based Build
Created by Guest
Created on Sep 29, 2025

RELATED IDEAS

Allow user builds to run inside a container

With the introduction of native container images for z/OS (z/OS Container Platform) it only makes sense to package Java, DBB and the build scripts (zAppBuild or self-written) into an image to use it across different builds.

Today, IDz supports starting user builds from IDz by executing a command in USS to groovy. This idea suggests that it should be possible for IDz to a) start the build inside an image and b) make sure that the necessary artifacts are available to the image (using volumes) and c) extract the outputs to provide user feedback in IDz.

In practice this would mean that instead of specifying a build script and working directory, one would specify the container image specification (repository/name/tag).

A prerequisite enhancement to this idea is: DBB-I-65: Package DBB as a z/OS Container image

This idea references both, the Eclipse version of IDz and the VS Code extension.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Nov 5, 2025
    Thank you for submitting your idea. After careful evaluation, IBM has determined that we are unable to implement the request at this time, as it does not align with our current multi-year strategy.

    You are welcome to resubmit this idea for consideration 12 months from the date of this decision. If you would like to discuss this further or explore potential next steps, please feel free to reach out.
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  • Guest
    Sep 29, 2025
    Thank you for submitting this Idea. Based on your description, it sounds like the functionality you're looking for might align with the Idea you mentioned - https://ibm-z-software-portal.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/DBB-I-65

    Can you help us, the IDz team, understand what the difference in this request is?
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