Implementing a z/OS Asset

How to add your z/OS Asset to the configuration for your API project in the IBM® z/OS Connect Designer.

About this task

zosConnect-3.0 Applies to zosConnect-3.0.

Containers Applies to z/OS Connect container deployments.

The z/OS Asset that you created needs to be implemented. The z/OS Asset describes a specific resource on a z/OS application like Db2® or CICS®. You implement the z/OS Asset in the z/OS Connect API project so that z/OS Connect can relate the client's request and response data to that resource on the z/OS application. For example, on Db2, the z/OS Asset known as getEmployee might correspond to an SQL SELECT statement that returns employee data.

Procedure

  1. Access the operation for the z/OS Asset mapping.
    Select the Path in the navigation panel then, select the operation by using one of the following methods:
    • From the navigation panel, expand Paths A downward chevron icon or
    • From the available operations for the selected Path in the Operation Viewer.
  2. Click A plus icon in a circle icon in the Operation flow diagram to start the Add z/OS Asset wizard.
    z/OS Connect Designer has two ways to add your z/OS Asset to your API; both of which use the z/OS Asset wizard.
    Use existing z/OS Asset
    1. Click Use existing z/OS Asset then Next.
    2. Select an existing z/OS Asset and click Add z/OS Asset

    The mapped z/OS Asset is now visible in the Operation flow diagram. Click the z/OS Asset to view the request, response, and z/OS Asset details. The mapping details of the z/OS Asset can be viewed in the General z/OS Asset detailsview in the Operation section.

    Add a new z/OS Asset
    Follow the Creating a z/OS Asset procedure.