zAppBuild 3.13.0

New and Noteworthy

Considered be a maintenance release with a set of smaller corrections.

What's Changed

• Address wrong behaviour on applying a file property override via Individual Property Files by @dennis-behm in #657
• Fix file extension for PL/I sample by @lauren-li in #662
• Validate presence of build list files in workspace by @dennis-behm in #659
• Fix file upload when using user build dependencyFile by @dennis-behm in #665
• Address incorrect build variable reference for CICS precompile in Assembler by @dennis-behm in #664
• Print verbose message if capturing static link dependencies is skipped by @dennis-behm in #658
• zAppBuild 3.13.0 version file update by @dennis-behm in #666

Full Changelog: 3.12.0...3.13.0

zAppBuild 3.12.0

New & Noteworthy

This release delivers a new workflow for files being just moved within the repository to avoid considering them as changed files (#643), additional processing when the output member name is different to the source file name (#637, #645).

From this release on zAppBuild will not longer maintain a develop branch. Contributions are accepted directly to the main branch. The is reflected in the contributions guidance.

What's Changed

• updated image path by @riddhima-arora in #629
• Generate CRB prepare commands file by @dennis-behm in #639
• Use case when application teams add folders to applicationSrcDir by @dennis-behm in #640
• Fix for static link dependencies when lnk member name and load module name are different by @AnjaliAbraham in #637
• Support Code Coverage collection in TazUnitTest with different output member name by @dennis-behm in #645
• zAppBuild 3.12.0 version file update by @dennis-behm in #648
• Support moving files in the repository without rebuilding them by @dennis-behm in #643
• Update references and contributions documentation by @dennis-behm in #647
• Release zAppBuild 3.12.0 by @dennis-behm in #649

Full Changelog: 3.11.0...3.12.0

zAppBuild 3.11.0

New & Noteworthy

This release improves performance by optimised allocation options for temporary datasets (#622), (#588). It ships the C/C++ language script (#513), and advanced impact analysis features (#605).

Starting with this release, you can build files that don't need to be recorded in the DBB Metadatastore (#615) for optimised management of build dependencies and impact analysis performance. It introduces the skipStoringLogicalFile file property.

The --fullBuild type from now on includes dropping the DBB collections, instead of updating them. So, it removes the need to run the --reset option to rebuild the entire dependency data in the DBB Metadatastore collections.

Additionally, it delivers a prototype to enable the build framework to resolve object deck dependencies for COBOL in static-call scenarios (#610). zAppBuild/DBB uploads resolved OBJs for static calls from the build workspace into the target build libraries - aligning with the expanded packaging strategy to include interfaces (copybooks, object decks) from external archives (tars). Please also see - IBM/dbb#282

What's Changed

• cobol_identifyLoad sample by @dennis-behm in #581
• Implement external impact reporting for changed files without build list by @dennis-behm in #570
• Enable Db2 bind package and plan for Assembler and PLI by @dennis-behm in #583
• Condition for undefined git remote by @dennis-behm in #585
• Detached Head Detection Improvement by @kmcgreg5 in #588
• Set deployType for generated copybooks in BMS.groovy by @dennis-behm in #600
• Ability to perform impact analysis on changed/updated individual file properties by @dennis-behm in #605
• Easytrieve compileSyslibConcatenation property by @dennis-behm in #608
• Improve delete-only case in impactBuild scenario by @dennis-behm in #607
• C/C++ Build scripts by @saipriya-m in #513
• Documentation update for impact analysis on changed/updated individual file properties feature by @dennis-behm in #616
• Resolve and upload object decks from build workspace into target libraries by @dennis-behm in #610
• Modify fullBuild behaviour to drop dbb collections by @dennis-behm in #618
• Address use-case with non-existent build dir in fullBuild scenario by @dennis-behm in #613
• Improve dataset allocation options by @dennis-behm in #622
• TAZ unit test results to Junit Conversion by @AnjaliAbraham in #611
• Enable processing of files without needing to record them in the DBB Metadatastore by @dennis-behm in #615
• Line break after identify statement by @monvora in #627
• zAppBuild 3.11.0 version file update by @dennis-behm in #625
• adding getting started zappbuild info by @riddhima-arora in #623
• Release zAppBuild 3.11.0 by @dennis-behm in #626

New Contributors

• @kmcgreg5 made their first contribution in #588
• @saipriya-m made their first contribution in #513
• @monvora made their first contribution in #627
• @riddhima-arora made their first contribution in #623

Full Changelog: 3.10.1...3.11.0

zAppBuild 3.10.1

New & Noteworthy

This delivers a fix for zAppBuild Release 3.10.0. Please checkout the New and Noteworthy section of zAppBuild Release 3.10.0.

What's Changed

• Fix PLI.groovy referencing a non-existent method by @dennis-behm in #574
• Release zAppBuild 3.10.1 by @dennis-behm in #575

Full Changelog: 3.10.0...3.10.1

zAppBuild 3.10.0

New & Noteworthy

This release brings support for IBM Test Accelerator for Z Early Development Test (Unit Test). Please note that the previous zUnit support has been dropped.

For customers using static linkage, a new capability is provided to perform an extended impact analysis process to automatically add statically called submodules to the build list. This is particularly useful for feature branch pipelines to avoid SYSLIB concatenations to the build libraries of the main branch.

Several utilities and language scripts switched to the latest DBB APIs (JobExec and UnixExec); zAppBuild 3.10.0 now requires at least DBB 2.0.2.x.

Additionally, all object decks are now documented as a build outputs.

What's Changed

• Uplift CRB.groovy to use UnixExec by @M-DLB in #530
• Fix Easytrieve Build-Conf Parameter by @dennis-behm in #541
• Ability to define the allocation options for DDStatements using instreamData by @dennis-behm in #542
• Switch BindUtilities from ISPFExec to JobExec by @dennis-behm in #532
• Uplift of the zCEE3 language script by @M-DLB in #538
• Uplift of the zCEE2 processing to use UnixExec by @M-DLB in #544
• Remove sample DBB 1.x Repository file by @dennis-behm in #550
• include Linkdependencies by @AnjaliAbraham in #535
• Added documentation of object decks with deployType by @M-DLB in #551
• Update Cobol work datasets allocation options by @dennis-behm in #559
• Implement pipeline support for TAZ unit tests by @dennis-behm in #561
• Update required DBB toolkit version and zAppBuild version file by @dennis-behm in #563
• REXX properties as required by @M-DLB in #565
• zAppBuild 3.10.0 fixes by @dennis-behm in #564
• Release zAppBuild 3.10.0 by @dennis-behm in #562

New Contributors

• @AnjaliAbraham made their first contribution in #535

Full Changelog: 3.9.0...3.10.0

zAppBuild 3.9.0

New & Noteworthy

This is a rather minor release of zAppBuild. It delivers a new language script via #154 . #516 adds --applicationCurrentBranch to pass in the current application branch for pipeline builds from the CI orchestrator, this skips the computation of the current branch, which can be inaccurate in detached head scenarios.

What's Changed

• Link to changed files with user-provided baselineRef by @dennis-behm in #506
• Consolidate the config of dbb.LinkEditScanner.excludeFilter by @dennis-behm in #510
• Sample Easytrieve language script by @dennis-behm in #154
• Fix NPE on build process finalization in catch clause by @dennis-behm in #522
• Add sample to skip IDENTIFY record for genrated zunit test cases by @dennis-behm in #520
• Pass applications current branch name as CLI parameter by @dennis-behm in #516
• zAppBuild 3.9.0 version file update by @dennis-behm in #523
• Release zAppBuild 3.9.0 by @dennis-behm in #524

Full Changelog: 3.8.0...3.9.0

zAppBuild 3.8.0

New & Noteworthy

The main enhancement with this release is the capability to map build files to language configurations by using the DBB file property syntax as an alternative to the mapping via the languageConfigurationMapping.properties file.

Please read through the below list of changes for the additional delivered changes.

What's Changed

• Handle unknown cli parameters by @dennis-behm in #487
• Improve output message on lookup of last successful build result by @dennis-behm in #490
• GitUtils - fix variables in error message when multiple references are found by @dennis-behm in #498
• Display a message for changed files have been excluded from build scope by @dennis-behm in #492
• Update mainBuildBranch documentation by @dennis-behm in #496
• Map build files to language configurations via DBB File property syntax by @dennis-behm in #499
• zAppBuild 3.8.0 version file update by @dennis-behm in #502
• Release zAppBuild 3.8.0 by @dennis-behm in #503

Full Changelog: 3.7.0...3.8.0

zAppBuild 3.7.0

New & Noteworthy

The release delivers following enhancements:

• A new summary of error messages on pipeline builds via #472. Sample output:

***************** Finalization of the build process *****************
...
** Updating build result BuildGroup:MortgageApplication-feature/470-errrorsummary BuildLabel:build.20240213.131754.983
** Build ended at Tue Feb 13 13:18:03 GMT+01:00 2024
** Build State : ERROR
** Total files processed : 5
** Summary of error messages
   *! The build return code (8) for MortgageApplication/bms/epsmort.bms exceeded the maximum return code allowed (0)
   *! The compile return code (12) for MortgageApplication/cobol/epscmort.cbl exceeded the maximum return code allowed (4)
   *! The compile return code (12) for MortgageApplication/cobol/epscsmrt.cbl exceeded the maximum return code allowed (4)
   *! The compile return code (12) for MortgageApplication/cobol/epsmlist.cbl exceeded the maximum return code allowed (4)

• the ability to validate the correct setup of system datasets #471 in standalone mode for verification the datasets.properties configuration and as optional build.groovy cli parameter.

and various minor enhancements and fixes.

What's Changed

• Missing sortBuildMap function for language script zCEE2 by @M-DLB in #465
• Provide a summary of error messages in pipeline builds by @dennis-behm in #472
• Generate reports only for impacted applications with impacted files by @dennis-behm in #475
• Validate existence of workspace and outDir folder by @dennis-behm in #473
• Implement Syntax rules for really long IDENTIFY statements by @dennis-behm in #480
• Validate System Datasets by @dennis-behm in #471
• Undefined variable in test script resetBuild by @dennis-behm in #482
• Correction of folder validation by @dennis-behm in #481
• Release zAppBuild 3.7.0 by @dennis-behm in #483
• zAppBuild 3.7.0 version file update by @dennis-behm in #484
• zAppBuild 3.7.0 version file update by @dennis-behm in #485

Full Changelog: 3.6.0...3.7.0

zAppBuild 3.6.0

New & Noteworthy

The release deliverers support for zOS Connect Open API Version 2, improved configuration parameters for IMS programs requiring the IMS language interface module, plus various minor enhancements and fixes.

Starting with this release, the zAppBuild release version is printed to the console to indicate which version you are using. We split the version number in a base version and custom version that allows you to define any modifications of the customised state.

What's Changed

• Limit SYSUT allocations according to Cobol compiler requirements by @dennis-behm in #447
• Document the zAppBuild and DBB Toolkit versions in build log and build result by @dennis-behm in #449
• Handle exceptions thrown by the DBB runtime by @dennis-behm in #448
• Add configuration options for IMS batch and online programs by @dennis-behm in #454
• Validate prerequisites of reporting capabilities by @dennis-behm in #459
• Support for zCEE2 by @M-DLB in #434
• Release zAppBuild 3.6.0 by @dennis-behm in #456

Full Changelog: 3.5.0...3.6.0

zAppBuild 3.5.0

New & Noteworthy

This release delivers enhancements for Db2 applications that require the DSNEXIT allocated for codepage conversion, updates to the MFS.groovy processing to declare the MFS source as output, ability to use Transfer.groovy to manage binary transfers and lots of smaller enhancements and some bugs fixes.

(Finally) we are shipping a version.properties file that includes a reference to which version of zAppBuild was forked/downloaded from users. This will be updated with future releases.

Please note: This release has addressed a defect when computing the branch name in detached head situation. It now takes the all segments of a branch (e.g. feature/implementSomeCoolFeature). Previously only the last segment was returned to name the DBB Collections and DBB Build Result group. Please assess your installation and be mindful if you used branch names with multiple segments to avoid breaking pipelines.

What's Changed

• Fix PL/I requiredBuildProperties property name by @lauren-li in #429
• Mask potential git credentials in git url by @dennis-behm in #419
• Add CopyMode property by @lauren-li in #428
• Fixing timestamp issue and adding decoration by @M-DLB in #425
• Improve calculation of branch name in detached head scenario by @dennis-behm in #435
• Introduce SDSNEXIT library for Assembler, Cobol and PLI language script by @dennis-behm in #437
• Update MFS.groovy declaring the map as output by @dennis-behm in #436
• Update to MortgageApplication CRB definitions by @M-DLB in #439
• Adding version file for zAppBuild by @dennis-behm in #438
• Release zAppBuild 3.5.0 by @dennis-behm in #430

New Contributors

• @lauren-li made their first contribution in #429

Full Changelog: 3.4.0...3.5.0