Here's a reasonably complete answer.... 1. Recent releases of CICS Transaction Server for z/OS and IMS included z/OS Connect (base) at no additional charge, or it was obtainable at no additional charge. z/OS Connect Version 1.2 provided inbound/unidirectional REST APIs in basic form. For example, for CICS TS Version 5.2 refer to APAR PI38728. z/OS Connect was included starting in CICS TS Version 5.3.
These CICS-only/IMS-only z/OS Connect releases are "deprecated." z/OS Connect EE is the strategic replacement. 2. The z/OS Client Web Enablement Toolkit is available for z/OS 2.1 and higher at no additional charge. This toolkit provides basic function to allow z/OS-based applications to access REST APIs (on z/OS or elsewhere). More information is available here: http://ibmsystemsmag.com/mainframe/administrator/systemsmanagement/client-web-enablement-toolkit/ 3. z/OS Connect Enterprise Edition is a substantial functional upgrade. It is bidirectional and has Swagger support, much improved development tooling, and support for a wider variety of z/OS-based services, among many enhancements. z/OS Connect EE is a separately licensed product. 4. Starting with Version 11, Db2 Native REST Services are available at no additional charge. Details are available here: https://www.idug.org/p/bl/et/blogid=278&blogaid=722 5. z/VSE 6.2 introduced bidirectional REST API support for CICS Transaction Server for z/VSE ("z/VSE REST Support") at no additional charge with CICS, as part of the z/VSE e-business Connectors. Details are available in Chapter 25 of the z/VSE e-business Connectors User's Guide: http://publibfp.dhe.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/iescue80.pdf -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Sipples IT Architect Executive, Industry Solutions, IBM Z & LinuxONE, Multi-Geography E-Mail: [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
