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Release summary for IBM® App Connect for Manufacturing 3.0.1.0.

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What's new in App Connect for Manufacturing 3.0.1.0

IBM App Connect for Manufacturing 3.0.1.0 extends IBM App Connect Enterprise 12.0.4.0 and later modification levels, and provides the following new capabilities, and enhancements that increase time to value for your business.

Note: Keep your IBM App Connect for Manufacturing environment that is running at the latest fix level to ensure problem-free operation and also to get enhancements and new functionality. For more information, see Fix pack enhancements.
Support for IBM App Connect Enterprise V12.0.4.0
The App Connect for Manufacturing can be installed on App Connect Enterprise 12.0.4.0 and later modification levels.

IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit Version 12.0 features a modernized look and feel that increases development productivity by simplifying the creation of message flows and message models from scratch.

JSON files for data storage
You can use JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) files to store App Connect for Manufacturing data.

You can either use JSON files or database system for data storage.

By default, JSON files are used to store data source details, and client item mappings. For more information, see Storing App Connect for Manufacturing business data.

Update data source properties
Updates to data source properties, such as secure connection properties, are now possible even when the client items are mapped to the data source.

For more information, see Updating a data source.

Features of App Connect for Manufacturing

The following are the distinctive features and functions in App Connect for Manufacturing.

Manufacturing nodes
App Connect for Manufacturing provides built-in nodes to process the manufacturing industry data that conforms to the OPC-UA standards.
  • OPC-UA-Input
  • OPC-UA-Read
  • OPC-UA-Write
  • OPC-UA-Method-Call
  • Control-Send
  • Control-Receive

For more information, see Manufacturing nodes.

Manufacturing Perspective
App Connect for Manufacturing is on Eclipse perspective with multiple views. The following are the views that are available on the Manufacturing Perspective from IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit:
  • DataSources
  • Source Items
  • Client Items
  • DataSource Properties
  • Client Item Value
  • Client Item Properties
  • Logging
  • Select

For more information, see Developing message flow applications.

High Availability support
In a high available configuration, multiple integration servers work in parallel such that only one OPC server session is established at a time and items’ subscriptions are transferred without data loss. With high availability, continuous data availability and data processing can be achieved.

For more information, see Using High Availability.

System requirements

To see the detailed system requirements,

Media content

App Connect for Manufacturing consists of the following general media packages.
Bundle Platform eImage Part number
IBM App Connect for Manufacturing Version 3.0.1 Linux M06QYEN
Windows M06QZEN
IBM App Connect for Manufacturing Quick Start Guide All M06QXEN
For more information, see Accessing the installer.

Installing App Connect for Manufacturing

For step-by-step installation instructions, see Installing and uninstalling IBM App Connect for Manufacturing.

Developing message flow applications

To create your own custom message flow by using the App Connect for Manufacturing built-in nodes, see Developing message flow applications.

Known issues

For a list of known issues and resolutions for App Connect for Manufacturing, see Troubleshooting and support.

Support information

For the latest product support information, see,