OPS RESTful Web Services and OPS/MVS REST API (OPSREST)

Products

• OPS/MVS Event Management & Automation

Issue/Introduction

We are using the WEB SERVICES. However is the OPSREST API a separate interface ?    

Environment

OPS/MVS

Resolution

Correct, OPS Restful Web Services, OPSREST API are separate interfaces.

OPS Restful Web Services is a traditional interface that has been available for some OPS releases. It provides a REST API to execute REXX programs and get information from RDF tables. 

OPSREST API is a new interface introduced in OPS 14.0. Currently, the only service provided by this interface is access to the OPSLOG. See the link below for the announcement of this new feature:

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-mainframe-software/automation/ca-ops-mvs-event-management-and-automation/14-0/release-notes/new-features.html#CA-OPS-MVS-New-Features_LU06133

MTC-A is also a separate interface from the traditional RESTful Web Services. It allows some management functions like Rule Management, SSM Management, etc. It may also have a connection to the new OPSREST API to allow access to the OPSLOG from the MTC-A panels.