We have released V3.0.69 of IBM z/OS Connect with enhancements for both OpenAPI 2 and OpenAPI 3 and a new “API First” development approach for API provider for OpenAPI 3.0. The API provider Gradle plug-in is updated to V1.1.0, the API requester Gradle plug-in is updated to V1.0.3 and the z/OS build toolkit is V1.15. For more information, see PH53896: z/OS Connect V3.0.69 and if you’re new to IBM z/OS Connect, find out more here.
New
z/OS Connect V3.0.69 is enhanced to support an “API First” development approach for API provider to call your CICS® COBOL channel and container applications. This new capability generates the API provider project from an OpenAPI 3.0 specification document by using the IBM z/OS Connect API provider Gradle plug-in V1.1.0. The API provider Gradle plug-in V1.1.0 generates the API provider project files and the language copybooks that are required to build and deploy the API. To explore z/OS Connect API First development, see Developing APIs.
z/OS Connect API-First: Building API provider API's with the Gradle plug-in
Enhancements
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A new value of JWT is added to the responseFormat attribute on the zosconnect_authToken > tokenResponse element. For more information see zosconnect_authToken > tokenResponse in the Reference section.
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Query parameters of type ‘array’ are processed to a JSON array for request mapping in the server.
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The version of Liberty that is embedded in IBM z/OS Connect is upgraded to V23.0.0.3. For more information, see What is new in this release of Liberty in the WebSphere® Application Server for z/OS Liberty documentation.
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The IBM z/OS Connect API provider Gradle plug-in is updated to V1.1.0
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The IBM z/OS Connect API requester Gradle plug-in is updated to V1.0.3
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The IBM z/OS Connect built toolkit is V1.15
Announcement
Support for Aqua 3.1 was withdrawn on 24th April 2023. For more information, see End of Support Announcement for Aqua 3.1. Users are encouraged to move to the latest Aqua 3.3 platform which is built on Eclipse V4.23 and Java 11.
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Get started today
Use the links below to find out more, and to get started with V3.0.69 now!
What is z/OS Connect OpenAPI 3?
What is z/OS Connect OpenAPI 2?
Download V3.0.69 now
Download the z/OS Connect (OpenAPI 3) Server and Designer.
Install the z/OS Connect (OpenAPI 2) server and API Toolkit
IBM z/OS Connect API provider Gradle Plugin.
IBM z/OS Connect API requester Gradle Plugin.
For more information about z/OS Connect OpenAPI 3, find out more.