{"id":12540,"date":"2025-01-30T15:31:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T14:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.com\/drops\/?page_id=12540"},"modified":"2025-01-31T09:34:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T08:34:24","slug":"drops-v25-features","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.com\/drops\/features\/drops-v25-features\/","title":{"rendered":"DROPS V25 Features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right-small:20px;--awb-padding-left-small:20px;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:50px;--awb-padding-right:60px;--awb-padding-bottom:50px;--awb-padding-left:60px;--awb-padding-right-small:0px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:0px;--awb-padding-left-small:0px;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:40px;--awb-padding-bottom-medium:30px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.2%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:12px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;--fontSize:72;line-height:1.12;\">DROPS V25<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-div\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:30px;\"><div class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:30;line-height:1.5;\">You asked. We listened.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-end\" style=\"--awb-padding-bottom-medium:10px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:4.8%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:4.8%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-row\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-tools fas circle-no fusion-text-flow\" style=\"--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-color5);--awb-iconcolor-hover:var(--awb-color5);--awb-font-size:30px;--awb-margin-right:60px;\"><\/i><i class=\"fb-icon-element-2 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-chart-line fas circle-no fusion-text-flow\" style=\"--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-color5);--awb-iconcolor-hover:var(--awb-color5);--awb-font-size:30px;--awb-margin-right:60px;\"><\/i><i class=\"fb-icon-element-3 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-terminal fas circle-no fusion-text-flow\" style=\"--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-color5);--awb-iconcolor-hover:var(--awb-color5);--awb-font-size:30px;--awb-margin-right:60px;\"><\/i><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:15px;--awb-margin-bottom:5px;--awb-margin-top-small:12px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:24px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:22px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:22;line-height:1.14;\">New Release: V25<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right-small:10px;--awb-padding-left-small:10px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"summary\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:5px;--awb-padding-left:15px;--awb-padding-left-small:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:3px 3px 8px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    function setInnerLinks(containerID, elementClass){\n        jQuery(\"#summary .fusion-layout-column:first-child .fusion-column-wrapper\").prepend(\"<div class='summary'><\/div>\");\n        jQuery(\".summary\").append(\"<ol id='\" + containerID + \"_links'><\/ol>\");\n        var count = 0;\n        jQuery('#' + containerID + ' ' + elementClass).each(function() {\n            jQuery(this).attr('id',('' + elementClass + '_' + (++count)));\n            var titleText = jQuery(this).text();\n            jQuery('#' + containerID + '_links').append(\"<li><a href='#\" + elementClass + '_' + count + \"'>\"+ titleText.substr(3, titleText.length) +\"<\/a><\/li>\");\n            jQuery('#' + containerID + '_links li a').last().click(function(e){\n                e.preventDefault();\n                var link = jQuery(this);\n                jQuery('html,body').animate({ scrollTop: jQuery(jQuery(link).attr(\"href\")).offset().top }, (count * 200));\n            });\n        });\n        jQuery('.summary').prepend(\"<h2 style='padding-left: 25px;'>DROPS V25 - What's new?<\/h2>\");\n    };\n\n    jQuery(document).ready(function(){\n        setInnerLinks('content', 'h3');\n    });\n<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--link_color: var(--awb-color8);--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:45px;--awb-padding-bottom:84px;--awb-padding-right-small:20px;--awb-padding-left-small:20px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start\" style=\"--awb-padding-right-medium:0px;--awb-padding-left-medium:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:30px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:10px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:83.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.456%;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:48px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.304%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three sub-title\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-bottom:5px;--awb-margin-top-small:12px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:40px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.26;\">1. DROPS Now Supports IBM z\/OS Environments!<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><p>We are excited to announce that DROPS has been extended to support IBM z\/OS environments, offering a seamless and integrated solution for managing and deploying mainframe applications.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-top:45px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:45px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:40px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.26;\">2. Key Highlights<\/h3><\/div><ul style=\"--awb-size:18px;--awb-item-padding-top:0px;--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-color6);--awb-line-height:30.6px;--awb-icon-width:30.6px;--awb-icon-height:30.6px;--awb-icon-margin:12.6px;--awb-content-margin:43.2px;\" class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-1 type-icons\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Integration with IBM DBB\/zAPPBuild \u2013 Streamline your build and deployment process for z\/OS applications.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">JCL Script-Based Deployment &amp; Rollback \u2013 Ensure controlled and automated deployments with rollback capabilities.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Automatic Artifact List Generation \u2013 Simplify environment management with automated artifact tracking.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Minimal Setup Requirements \u2013 No additional installation on IBMz, only Zowe is required.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>Full Integration with DROPS \u2013 A unified approach to deployment across all platforms.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-top:45px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:45px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:40px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.26;\">3. Main Features<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:12px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:20px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:20;line-height:1.4;\">Artifact Repository<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><p>Import IBMz Artifacts from:<\/p>\n<\/div><ul style=\"--awb-size:18px;--awb-margin-top:3px;--awb-item-padding-top:0px;--awb-item-padding-bottom:1px;--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-color6);--awb-line-height:30.6px;--awb-icon-width:30.6px;--awb-icon-height:30.6px;--awb-icon-margin:12.6px;--awb-content-margin:43.2px;\" class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-2 type-icons\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">IBM DBB\/zAppBuild Build Process<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">JFrog Artifactory<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Sonatype Nexus<\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:12px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:20px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:20;line-height:1.4;\">Artifact Repository<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><p>Manage DROPS IBMz Packages:<\/p>\n<\/div><ul style=\"--awb-size:18px;--awb-margin-top:3px;--awb-item-padding-top:0px;--awb-item-padding-bottom:1px;--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-color6);--awb-line-height:30.6px;--awb-icon-width:30.6px;--awb-icon-height:30.6px;--awb-icon-margin:12.6px;--awb-content-margin:43.2px;\" class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-3 type-icons\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Embedded Artifacts<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Embedded Metadata (MANIFEST file), including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hash Code Generation<\/li>\n<li>BUILD PDS Information<\/li>\n<li>Build\/Deployment User-Defined Properties<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-9 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:12px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:20px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:20;line-height:1.4;\">Deployment Setup<\/h4><\/div><ul style=\"--awb-size:18px;--awb-item-padding-top:0px;--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-color6);--awb-line-height:30.6px;--awb-icon-width:30.6px;--awb-icon-height:30.6px;--awb-icon-margin:12.6px;--awb-content-margin:43.2px;\" class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-4 type-icons\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>Dedicated IBM z\/OS Infrastructure Item<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Multiple Application Deployment Strategies<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Target PDS Definition<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>JCL Script-Based Deployment<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Centralized JCL Script Customization (Fragments &amp; Templates)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Out-of-the-Box Fragments and Templates<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>Deployment Process Definition<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Integrated into Standard DROPS Deployment Process<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Predefined JCL Execution and Validation Scripts<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-10 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:12px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:20px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:20;line-height:1.4;\">Deployment Process Execution<\/h4><\/div><ul style=\"--awb-size:18px;--awb-item-padding-top:0px;--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-color6);--awb-line-height:30.6px;--awb-icon-width:30.6px;--awb-icon-height:30.6px;--awb-icon-margin:12.6px;--awb-content-margin:43.2px;\" class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-5 type-icons\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Automatic Artifact List Generation \u2013 Based on Manifest Comparison<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Automated JCL Script Generation &#038; Execution<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Artifact Transfer Capability<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">JCL Script Validation Before Execution<\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><p>With these enhancements, DROPS delivers a powerful and automated approach to deploying IBM z\/OS applications, ensuring efficiency, reliability, and security. <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-11 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-top:45px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:45px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:40px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.26;\">4. DROPS Dashboards \u2013 Grafana Integration<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><p>A new feature allows users to leverage Grafana for deploying and displaying activity dashboards based on the DROPS database. <\/p>\n<\/div><ul style=\"--awb-size:18px;--awb-item-padding-top:0px;--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-color6);--awb-line-height:30.6px;--awb-icon-width:30.6px;--awb-icon-height:30.6px;--awb-icon-margin:12.6px;--awb-content-margin:43.2px;\" class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-6 type-icons\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Automated Grafana Server Configuration \u2013 DROPS connects with Grafana and extracts relevant data.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Preconfigured Dashboards \u2013 Out-of-the-box insights to measure and monitor OPS activities and performance.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Custom Dashboard Support \u2013 Easily build personalized views for deeper analysis.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-12 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-top:45px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:45px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:40px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.26;\">5. DORA Metrics Tracking<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><p>DROPS now enables full tracking of DORA metrics by integrating with Grafana.  <\/p>\n<\/div><ul style=\"--awb-size:18px;--awb-item-padding-top:0px;--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-color6);--awb-line-height:30.6px;--awb-icon-width:30.6px;--awb-icon-height:30.6px;--awb-icon-margin:12.6px;--awb-content-margin:43.2px;\" class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-7 type-icons\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">All DORA Metrics in One Place \u2013 Lead Time for Changes, Deployment Frequency, Change Failure Rate, and MTTR.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Automatic Dashboard Creation \u2013 DROPS generates all necessary Grafana dashboards for easy visualization.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-13 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-top:45px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:45px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:40px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.26;\">6. Production Incident Management<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><p>A brand-new module has been introduced to manage and track production incidents efficiently.  <\/p>\n<\/div><ul style=\"--awb-size:18px;--awb-item-padding-top:0px;--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-color6);--awb-line-height:30.6px;--awb-icon-width:30.6px;--awb-icon-height:30.6px;--awb-icon-margin:12.6px;--awb-content-margin:43.2px;\" class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-8 type-icons\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Automatic Incident Creation \u2013 Incidents are logged when a deployment fails and resolved upon success.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Deployment Tracking for Resolution \u2013 Keep a complete history of deployment attempts linked to an issue.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-plus fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">DORA Metrics Integration \u2013 Enhance your reliability insights with automatic incident tracking.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:600;\"><p><span style=\"color: var(--awb-color5);\">With these latest enhancements, DROPS continues to simplify and optimize deployment processes across all environments while providing deep visibility into performance and operational efficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":9856,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"class_list":["post-12540","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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