Customizing File Manager Service Provider for z/OS® Connect

File Manager Service Provider for IBM® z/OS® Connect Enterprise Edition enables client applications to access IBM® Z data sources using z/OS® Connect.

Using z/OS® Connect tooling, customers can create their own RESTful APIs and access IBM® Z data sources through the service provider. Clients can read data sequentially, by relative record position, or by key.

Installation and customization of the service provider is optional. It is only necessary for customers who plan to use this feature to access IBM® Z data sources through z/OS® Connect.

Data sources

The supported data sources include:
  • MVS data sets (including VSAM)
  • UNIX System Services files
  • CICS® files (including VSAM and CICS® TS and CICS® TD queues)
  • WebSphere MQ queues
  • Db2®
  • IMS™

Prerequisites

File Manager Service Provider has the following prerequisites:

  • File Manager for z/OS V14 (with APAR PI97118, and APAR PH08775 for IMS™ and Db2® support).

    The service provider is only available with File Manager for z/OS V14.1.2 and later.

  • Application Delivery Foundation for z/OS Common Components V1.8 or later (with APAR PI97749, and APAR PH04064 for IMS™ and Db2® support).

    ADFz Common Components is provided with the File Manager product and must be installed and configured as a prerequisite. The ADFzCC server must be running for the service provider to perform its function.

    Refer to ADFz Common Components Customization Guide and User Guide for more information.

  • IBM® z/OS® Connect Enterprise Edition V3.0 (5655-CE3) or later

    z/OS® Connect Enterprise Edition V3.0 or later must be installed and configured before installing and configuring the File Manager Service Provider. Refer to z/OS® Connect EE documentation in IBM® Documentation for installation and configuration information.