IMS Mobile Feature Pack for z/OS Connect is no longer enhanced. Instead, use the IMS service provider that is included in IBM z/OS Connect Enterprise Edition V2.0.5 (APAR PI70432) or later, which not only supports later releases of the Liberty server but additionally provides support for REST API creation and deployment. For the latest IMS mobile solution information, see Using the IMS service provider in z/OS Connect EE documentation.

Skill requirements by role and responsibility

To implement the IMS™ mobile solution, various roles and skills are involved from installing IMS Mobile Feature Pack, configuring for security, mapping the language structure in IMS transactions to JSON schema, to developing and testing the client applications.

The following table describes the different computing roles that members of your organization might have when working with IMS Mobile Feature Pack.

Table 1. Skill requirements for installing IMS Mobile Feature Pack by role and responsibility.
Role	Responsibility and skills	IMS Mobile Feature Pack tasks and skills
System administrator	Responsible for managing systems and software, and for installing operating system upgrades and middleware products. Additionally, the system administrator typically monitors and maintains the configured system, adds and delete users, and manages networks and connectivity.	Work with the security administrator, and system programmer to install, configure, maintain and troubleshoot issues with IMS Mobile Feature Pack.
System programmer	Responsible for the availability and acceptable performance of z/OS® systems. The system programmer installs, configures, migrates, and customizes software on z/OS, automates operations, maintains system performance, plans for future releases, engineers system to accommodate new functions, and researches and applies preventive and corrective service.	Work with the system administrator and security administrator to install, configure, maintain and troubleshoot issues with IMS Mobile Feature Pack. The following skills or knowledge are required: z/OS UNIX System Services and the hierarchical file system (HFS) SMP/E and JCL IMS
Security administrator	The system administrator and system programmer might need to work with the security administrator to obtain the necessary security information for user authentication and authorization to access the server or services hosted on the server.	Provide security related information and assistance for implementing security. The following skills are required: Resource Access Control Facility (RACF®), or the System authorization facility (SAF) product you use, to authenticate SOAP Gateway clients and servers, and authorize access to resources Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), to enable security (recommended)
IMS system programmer	The IMS system programmer is familiar with the IMS transactions and the data structure in the transactions.	Use the IMS Explorer for Development Transaction Message editor to import data structures from COBOL copybooks for PL/I includes and specify the input and output messages.
Mobile Application developer	Responsible for creating mobile applications that access mobile services, the mobile application developers are generally familiar with the REST and HTTP protocol, cross-platform development, user interface design, modern programming languages such as Java, PHP, C# and HTML5, and the business logic behind the applications.	Develop mobile applications to access mobile services hosted on the IMS gateway server (z/OS Connect server).
Enterprise architect and Solution architect	The enterprise architect provides overall leadership for all architectural and technological matters with respect to the enterprise’s IT environment. The solution architect designs and coordinates a new solution, application or component with end-to-end responsibility including both hardware and software elements.	Identify solutions needed and the setup and configuration of the environment in which IMS Mobile Feature Pack is to be installed or operates.

To gain familiarity with Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS™), Time Sharing Option/Extensions (TSO), and Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF), or the z/OS UNIX System Services, see the z/OS topics in the z/OS Basic Skills information in IBM Knowledge Center.