We have released V3.0.63 of IBM z/OS Connect OpenAPI 2 and OpenAPI 3. In this release there are 2 new enhancements for z/OS Connect OpenAPI 3 and maintenance fixes (PH50643, PH45532). For more information on the maintenance fixes, see PH50283: z/OS Connect V3.0.63 and if you’re new to IBM z/OS Connect, find out more here.
New Enhancements
The z/OS Connect OpenAPI 3 new enhancements are:
- The version of Liberty that is embedded in IBM z/OS Connect is upgraded to V22.0.0.9
- Updating an OpenAPI 3 document in the z/OS Connect API project files by using an integrated development environment (IDE) of your choice.
This new tutorial, the third in the series on “creating openAPI documents” provides a step by step guide on how to:
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Create an IBM® z/OS Connect API project using the sample EmployeesAPI from the previous 2 tutorials in this series. EmployeesAPI can be found at https://zosconnect.github.io/ in OpenAPI 3 repositories > test-samples if you haven’t done the other tutorials.
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Start the z/OS Connect Designer by using Docker with a simple command
docker run -it -p 9080:9080 -v $PWD:/workspace/project/ icr.io/zosconnect/ibm-zcon-designer:3.0.63
(where 3.0.63 is the latest version of the z/OS Connect Designer image.)
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Import EmployeesAPI to z/OS Connect Designer and explore the resulting API project. 
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Update the API project in an IDE and see those updates reflected in z/OS Connect Designer.
Maintenance Fixes
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PH50643 (OpenAPI 2) - The values set for attributes connectionTimeout and receiveTimeout on the zosconnect_authorizationServer element are not used with a JWT configuration. This resulted in attempts to retrieve a token from an unresponsive authorization server waiting indefinitely.
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PH45532 (OpenAPI 2) - An attempt to stop an IBM z/OS Connect IMS service provider service results in a NullPointerException and the service is not stopped.
If you have any feedback on this blog article, the enhancements in this release, or anything else that is related to IBM z/OS Connect content and information, please go to the z/OS Connect community and post your feedback on the discussion forum.
Get started today
Use the links below to find out more, and to get started with V3.0.63 now!
What is z/OS Connect OpenAPI 3? Find out more.
What is z/OS Connect OpenAPI 2? Find out more.
Download V3.0.63 now
Download the z/OS Connect (OpenAPI 3) Server and Designer.
Install the z/OS Connect (OpenAPI 2) server and API Toolkit.
For more information about z/OS Connect OpenAPI 3, find out more.