We are excited to announce the release of z/OS Connect 3.0.97, which brings the power of z/OS Connect development tools to the popular Visual Studio Code (VS Code) platform. 3.0.97 also includes an enhancement to OAuth 2.0 access token support for API requester, along with support for an updated API toolkit version. The configuration element pages in the documentation have been improved.

For more information on these updates, refer to PH67751. If you’re new to IBM z/OS Connect, you can find more information about its features and benefits by visiting this page.

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Introducing the z/OS Connect Visual Studio Code Extension

We’re excited to announce the introduction of the z/OS Connect development tools for Visual Studio Code extension. This extension empowers developers to instantly generate z/OS Connect API provider and API requester project artifacts from any OpenAPI 3.0 document.

Enhancements

• Enhanced OAuth 2.0 Access Token Support
  
  We’ve made it easier to work with OAuth 2.0 access tokens in API requester. You can now retrieve a token from an alternative field in the authorization server JSON response to the default “access_token” field.This enhancement gives you more flexibility when working with OAuth 2.0 servers that use non-standard token fields. For more information on how to use this feature, see:

  • • Retrieving an alternative token from the OAuth 2.0 server response when using the zosConnect-2.0 base feature.

    • Retrieving an alternative token from the OAuth 2.0 server response when using the zosConnect-3.0 base feature.

• The configuration element pages have been improved for usability and accessibility. For more information, see zosConnect-2.0 Configuration elements and zosConnect-3.0 Configuration elements.

• IBM z/OS Connect is compatible with API toolkit 3.3.0.9. and 3.4.0.2.
  

Fixes

•  PH63357 - Message BAQR1143E ““Internal server error”” is reported for API requesters, due to a NullPointerException.

• PH67257- additionalProperties for nested JSON objects are not processed correctly for OpenAPI 2 API requesters.

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Ready to experience the latest features and enhancements? Click the links below to get started:

• Learn What’s New: Discover the latest updates and improvements in IBM z/OS Connect.

• Download Now: Get instant access to IBM z/OS Connect 3.0.97 and start exploring its capabilities.

• Download the IBM z/OS Connect Designer image

• Download a z/OS Connect Server image

• Install z/OS Connect

• IBM z/OS Connect API provider Gradle Plugin (zosConnect-3.0)

• IBM z/OS Connect API requester Gradle Plugin (zosConnect-3.0)

• Explore Resources: Visit our documentation, community pages and content solution for tutorials, guides, and expert advice to help you get the most out of IBM z/OS Connect.