Overview

IBM Dependency Based Build (DBB) provides the capabilities to build traditional z/OS applications such as COBOL and PL/I. The goal of DBB is to provide some automation capabilities based on a modern scripting language that can be used on z/OS. DBB is built as a stand-alone product that does not require a specific source code manager or pipeline automation tool.

IBM Dependency Based Build is included in IBM Developer for z/OS Enterprise Edition (IDzEE) and is also available as a standalone product.

Features

Toolkit

The toolkit provides a set of Java APIs that can be used to define an intelligent build script. The toolkit contains a Groovy configured to use with the APIs to simplify the process of creating the intelligent build script. The APIs can be used with any other language, the samples provided will use Groovy. The APIs include capability such as:

  • Run MVS commands
  • Run TSO/ISPF commands
  • Store and retrieve dependency information
  • Utility capabilities such as copying to PDSE from z/OS
  • zImport capability for migration to git
  • Ability to create and store the build report

The toolkit is included in IBM Developer for z/OS Enterprise Edition and is also available as a standalone product. Please refer to the "Downloads" tab on this page for more details.

Download instructions for toolkit

  • As a part of IBM IDzEE

    Download via Shopz

    To search for IBM Developer for z/OS Enterprise Edition in Shopz, select z/OS-ServerPac as the Package type and MVS - Application Development as the Group. Then, type 5755-AC5 in the Product ID field or IBM Dev for z/OS Ent Ed. in the Product description field.

    You download an SMP/E installable component. To install it, follow the instructions in the Program Directory for IBM Dependency Based Build.

  • As a standalone product

    Download via Passport Advantage

    1. Select Software Downloads and Media Access.
    2. Select Program offering and agreement number and click Continue.
    3. In the Download software tab, select the DBB toolkit version to download. To find the DBB toolkit version, you have the following two options:
      * Enter the DBB part number in the Part number field. This number is version specific (CC83BEN for DBB V1.1.0 for example).
      * Enter Dependency Based Build in the Part description field. All the versions of the DBB toolkit will be displayed. Select the appropriate version.
    4. Optionally, you can click the alphabetical order list to display and view the product by name.
    5. When the DBB toolkit version is selected, leave the default download values and click Download.

    You download an SMP/E installable component. To install it, follow the instructions in the Program Directory for IBM Dependency Based Build.

  • As a 90-day trial

    Download

    To install the DBB toolkit trial on UNIX System Services:

    1. Create a directory for the DBB toolkit, such as /var/dbb.
    2. Upload dbb-ztoolkit-trial-x.x.x.tar to UNIX System Services.
    3. Extract the toolkit to /var/dbb by using a command such as:
      tar -C /var/dbb -xpovf dbb-ztoolkit-trial-x.x.x.tar