Configuring a ZAPP file

The ZAPP file defines the user build profiles for an application. It might also contain additional configuration information, such as property groups.

A ZAPP file user build profile contains the following minimal tags:


profiles:
  # User build profile example, requires IBM Dependency-Based Build
  - name: profileName
    type: dbb
    settings:
      command: "$DBB_HOME/bin/dbb build"
      lifecycle: user
      lifecycleArgs:
        - ""
      additionalDependencies:
        - "dbb-app.yaml"

Important: A z/OS project must contain only one ZAPP file. If the project contains more than one ZAPP file, there might be issues with the generated property group and with running a user build.

For more information about all of the ZAPP properties that Developer for z/OS® supports, see ZAPP YAML schema. For more general information about ZAPP files, see Configuring your applications with ZAPP files.

Important: Do not use the Generate ZAPP command for a property group that you intend to use for DBB user build. The ZAPP file that is created by the Generate ZAPP command is not intended to support a user build operation, and it overwrites the user build ZAPP file, causing the zBuilder user build profile to be lost.