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This requirement has been evaluated. The requirements set out within the use case can be satisfied using the capabilities previously recommended, so correspondingly this requirement is being rejected. You have an opportunity to resubmit in twelve months time if you wish it to be considered then.
Please consider whether the following information provides the functionality you are looking to have:-
The use of REDEFINES allows for mapping the IMS response data differently based on COMPLETION-CODE at the API layer. Consider the following response IMS data structure:
01 OUTPUT-MSG.
02 LL PIC S9(4) COMP-5.
02 ZZ PIC S9(4) COMP-5.
02 COMPLETION-CODE PIC 99.
02 MESSAGE PIC X(160).
02 SUCCESS-MESSAGE REDEFINES MESSAGE.
03 FIRST-NAME PIC X(80).
03 LAST-NAME PIC X(80).
02 FAILURE-MESSAGE REDEFINES MESSAGE.
03 ERROR-CODE PIC X(80).
03 FILLER PIC X(80).
When creating the IMS service, select COMPLETION-CODE, SUCCESS-MESSAGE, and FAILURE-MESSAGE in the Service Interface Editor; Ignore the warning about selecting multiple redefinitions of the same item. In the API Editor, define two response codes (e.g., 200 and 400). For 200, define rule COMPLETION-CODE=00 and apply the Remove transform to FAILURE-MESSAGE in the 200 Response Mapping. For 400, define rule COMPLETION-CODE=02 and apply the Remove transform to SUCCESS-MESSAGE in the 400 Response Mapping.
Thank you for this RFE.
Looking at the use case provided it seems that it would be possible to use the Multiple Response Code Mapping capability that exists in z/OS Connect EE to satisfy this requirement:
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zosconnect/3.0?topic=api-how-define-multiple-response-codes
In the example above you would have a rule:
- If COMPLETION-CODE is equal to 00 then - 200 OK - response mapping maps SUCCESS-MESSAGE and removes FAILURE-MESSAGE
- Default case - HTTP 500 (or whatever HTTP error code you want to use) - response mapping maps FAILURE-MESSAGE and removes SUCCESS-MESSAGE
Please let us know if this satisfies your requirement, and if not, please specify the capability that you need beyond what is available in the product today.