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Status Not under consideration
Workspace z/OS Connect
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 17, 2024

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for zOS Connect similar to ZCEE-I-160 we need the PATCH option for OAS2. We don't have the ability to run API 3.0 and our users are trying to access vendors that use PATCH.

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So there are 3 HTTP methods that are not supported PATCH, TRACE, CONNECT. While TRACE and CONNECT are not that common in APIs, the PATCH HTTP method is more and more used. If only a set of values need to be updated, PATCH would be a more efficient alternative than PUT.

In z/OS Connect EE, when the communication stub sends a request with a PATCH method, the response from z/OS Connect EE is:


{"errorMessage":"BAQR1140E: Error occurred when z/OS Connect EE attempted to access a RESTful API.

Error: BAQR1140E: Error occurred when z/OS Connect EE attempted to access a RESTful API.

Error: The method PATCH is not supported by RestClient."}

JAX-RS 2.0 does not support PATCH, but JAX-RS 2.1 does. It would be great if z/OS Connect EE could rely on JAX-RS 2.1 and add support to PATCH (then the supported inbound and outbound HTTP methods would be the same).

Idea priority Urgent
  • Admin
    Demelza Farrer
    Reply
    |     Mar 18, 2025

    This requirement has been evaluated. Looking at current plans, and the requirement details, it is not likely that

    this would be implemented in future zOS Connect releases.

    IBM intends to extend the support of the zosConnect-3.0 feature to include all versions of the OpenAPI specification. As such the functionality in the zosConnect-2.0 feature will not be updated to support this.

    This IDEA is therefore being closed

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