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Travelers is in the process of upgrading our IBM Explorer for z/OS package to roll out to our IT community. But before we do so, we would like to know if you have an idea when you anticipate this 1-click deployment feature of the z/OS Connect API Editor toolkit will be ready for us to download and try it out.
This requirement is addressed in the following continuous delivery updates to z/OS Connect Enterprise Edition V3.0:
- IBM z/OS Connect Enterprise Edition V3.0.4 / APAR PI90096, or later:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI90096
- IBM z/OS Connect Enterprise Edition API Toolkit V3.0.3, introduced as part of the z/OS Explorer Aqua V3.1.1.3 update:
https://developer.ibm.com/mainframe/2017/12/21/whats-new-zos-explorer-aqua-v3-1-1-3-20-dec-2017/
In addition to the existing ability to deploy API projects to a connected z/OS Connect EE server, the API Toolkit now also provides the equivalent capability for Service projects. For further details, refer to topic "Creating services in the API toolkit" in the z/OS Connect EE V3.0 Knowledge Center:
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS4SVW_3.0.0/com.ibm.zosconnect.doc/designing/service_sar_creation.html
Unfortunately, the requirement regarding segregation of deployed resources on the file system has arrived too late to be considered during the design and implementation of this item. As such, a further RFE would be required to consider this use case.
We envision the Eclipse API toolkit having a pop-up providing an option to specify a location when doing a deploy. It is important that our application developers for each of our lines of business to choose their separate LOB folders when deploying their API and SAR assets to z/OS Connect.