API Enablement

  • 1.  z/OS Connect with COBOL Mainframe

    IBM Champion
    Posted Wed October 06, 2021 02:50 PM
    Hi, I am looking to learn more about z/OS Connect on our COBOL 6 Mainframe application....does anyone have a tip on where I can start looking? 

    Thanks!
    Kari

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    Kari Nagle
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  • 2.  RE: z/OS Connect with COBOL Mainframe

    Posted Thu October 07, 2021 02:25 AM
    Hi Kari,

    The manuals are very good for this, there are some quick start tutorials for each of the backends that are an excellent starting point:
    https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zosconnect/3.0?topic=quick-start-scenarios
    There are also a number of youtube videos, google 'zos connect quick start' and look at videos and you will find them.

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    Steve McAuliffe
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  • 3.  RE: z/OS Connect with COBOL Mainframe

    Posted Thu October 07, 2021 03:24 AM
    Hi Kari,

    You can also get a free zTrial machine to play with z/OS Connect EE. It contains both "API provider" scenarios, if you want to expose your COBOL application as a RESTful API, and  an "API requester" scenario if you want your COBOL application to make a RESTful API call.


    As Steve says (thanks Steve!) the docs contain good information about getting started and I also gave a presentation about installing z/OS Connect EE, creating your first server and deploying your first API provider here:


    Please feel free to ask further questions if you need any more help.

    Kind regards,

    Mark

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    Mark Hiscock
    IBM Z Developer
    z/OS Connect EE
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