Installing the integration

The Developer for z/OS and Dependency Based Build (DBB) integration requires components to be installed on the z/OS server and on the workstation client. This topic describes the requirements for both.

z/OS server

z/OS system requirements for IBM® Dependency Based Build must be followed. For more information, see the Software Product Compatibility Reports for version 2.0.2 or version 3.0.

The following host components must be installed and configured on the z/OS system to be used for the integration:
  • The Developer for z/OS host components.
  • The IBM Dependency Based Build toolkit and server.
  • To use the integration with a Git repository, you must also install Rocket Git for z/OS. Rocket Git for z/OS is used to ensure that files are correctly transferred between ASCII (workstation) and EBCDIC (host) formats. The procedures in this DBB integration documentation assume that you are using DBB to build source files in a Git repository.
Verify that these host components have been installed and configured before you attempt to install and use the integration on the client:
  1. In the Remote Systems view, connect to the z/OS system.
  2. Expand the remote system connection name and navigate to the Root folder of the z/OS UNIX Files subsystem:
    • The /usr/lpp/IBM/dbb folder indicates that DBB is installed on the z/OS system.
    • The /usr/lpp/IBM/zee folder indicates that Developer for z/OS is installed.
    • The /usr/lpp/Rocket folder indicates that Rocket Git is installed.
For installation and configuration of these components, consult with the systems programmer, or see these documentation resources in the Developer for z/OS documentation and the Dependency Based Build documentation:
Developer for z/OS
Dependency Based Build
Rocket Git
Program Directory for Rocket Git for z/OS

Verifying that the DBB integration feature is installed

To see which product features are installed:
  1. Start the product.
  2. Click Help > About IBM Developer for z/OS.
  3. Click Installation Details and then select the Installed Software tab.
  4. If you want to filter the list of installed software to more easily find the components you are interested in, type a string, such as DBB, Endevor, or Git, into the text field.

Adding the DBB integration feature to the client

During p2 client installation, the DBB integration is installed by default. During installation by IBM Installation Manager, you must choose to install it. If you need to add the DBB integration to the IBM Developer for z/OS client, follow these installation procedures.

  1. Start the product.
  2. Click Help > Install New Software.
  3. Click Add, and then copy and paste one of these URLs into the Add Repository Location field and click OK. The product loads a list of available software into the window.
    Product version: Repository URL:
    17.0.3 or later 
    https://public.dhe.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/software/htp/zos/tools/aqua3.4/
  4. Select the components you want to add, and then click Next. The installer gathers information and prepares the components for installation. This process might take several minutes.
  5. Review the items to be installed and click Next.
  6. Read and accept the license agreements and click Finish.
  7. If a security warning opens, click Install Anyway.
  8. If prompted to accept certificates, click Select All, and then click Accept selected. After installing the components, the client prompts you to restart the product.
  9. Click Restart Now.

What to do next

Setting up the integration