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Status Delivered
Workspace z/OS Connect
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 28, 2017

Allow headless build of APIs

Currently it is only possible to build an API (the .aar) within the elcipse IDE and z/OS Connect API Toolkit. We need the capability to build the .aar file from a CI/CD Pipeline.

Idea priority Urgent
  • Guest
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    Apr 30, 2018

    This requirement is addressed by z/OS Connect Enterprise Edition V3.0.8 / APAR PI95501:
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?crawler=1&uid=swg1PI95501

    This capability is delivered through enhancements to the z/OS Connect EE Build Toolkit (zconbt) to allow it to build Service and API Eclipse projects into .aar and .sar files.

    For further details about zconbt and DevOps in general, refer to the “DevOps for services, APIs and API requesters” topic in the z/OS Connect EE V3.0 Knowledge Center:
    https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS4SVW_3.0.0/com.ibm.zosconnect.doc/operating/devops_bt.html