Overview
Organizations leveraging IBM Z mainframes often encounter significant challenges when it comes to accessing and integrating their data into modern applications.
This is where Lozen™ steps in, offering a powerful solution for real-time, read-write access to mainframe data across various platforms.
With its OpenAPI Connector, Lozen enables seamless integration with Azure Logic Apps, allowing organizations to automate workflows without extensive coding or complex configurations.
What is Azure Logic Apps?
Azure Logic Apps is a cloud-based platform that empowers users to create and run automated workflows with minimal coding. With its intuitive visual designer and prebuilt operations, users can quickly build workflows that connect and manage applications, data, services, and systems.
Logic Apps simplifies the integration of legacy systems with modern cloud applications, making it an ideal solution for organizations seeking to create scalable solutions for both internal processes and business-to-business (B2B) scenarios.
What is OpenAPI?
OpenAPI is an open standard for specifying APIs, enabling developers to easily create composite applications by connecting services from various providers.
Lozen’s OpenAPI Connector leverages this standard, allowing organizations to access mainframe data, such as VSAM files, from any OpenAPI-compliant application. This means applications can interact with mainframe data using familiar OpenAPI objects, eliminating the need for custom coding.
Integration Details
With Azure Logic Apps, users can create automated workflows that integrate data from various sources, including SQL and NoSQL databases, cloud applications, and now, mainframe data through the Lozen OpenAPI Connector.
This integration allows users to embed steps in their workflows that can read or update mainframe datasets just as easily as they would with other data sources. The process is entirely declarative and requires no custom coding; users simply configure the OpenAPI object to connect to the desired Lozen server.
Key Features of Lozen’s OpenAPI Connector
- Seamless Integration: Effortlessly access mainframe data from Azure Logic Apps workflows without custom coding.
- Real-Time Access: Automate workflows that require immediate interaction with mainframe datasets.
- Declarative Configuration: Simplified setup through a user-friendly interface.
Step-by-Step Process for Configuring Lozen with Azure Logic Apps
- Setup Lozen: Start by installing the Lozen OpenAPI Connector and configuring the connection to your IBM Z environment.
- Define OpenAPI Objects: Create OpenAPI objects representing the mainframe data you wish to access, ensuring compliance with the OpenAPI specification.
- Embed OpenAPI Calls in Logic Apps: Utilize the Logic Apps designer to incorporate OpenAPI calls into your workflows, enabling seamless reading and writing of mainframe data.
- Test and Monitor: Run and monitor your Logic Apps workflows to ensure data is accurately retrieved from and written to the mainframe.
Additional Lozen Capabilities
Beyond basic integration, Lozen offers several advanced features:
- On-Demand Data Access: Quickly retrieve and update data in real-time as needed.
- Broad Compatibility: Lozen supports various application environments, providing flexibility for integrating with different systems.
- Comprehensive Data Handling: Automate complex data transformations to ensure compatibility with modern applications.
Benefits of Using Lozen for Azure Logic Apps Integration
- No-Code Simplicity: Lozen’s no-code interface streamlines the process of integrating mainframe data, allowing teams to focus on building workflows rather than managing data pipelines.
- Efficiency: Automated workflows significantly reduce the time required to access and manipulate mainframe data, accelerating business processes.
- Cost-Effectiveness: By minimizing the need for manual coding and complex data migrations, Lozen helps organizations save on development and operational costs.
- Real-Time Insights: With seamless data access, organizations can leverage real-time information from their mainframe systems, driving better decision-making.
Conclusion
Lozen is revolutionizing how organizations access and integrate mainframe data within Azure Logic Apps, enabling automation and real-time insights without the complexities of traditional data management.
By providing a straightforward, no-code solution for accessing VSAM and other mainframe datasets, Lozen empowers organizations to modernize their workflows and enhance operational efficiency.
If your organization is seeking a scalable, efficient solution for integrating mainframe data with Azure Logic Apps, look no further than Lozen. This revolutionary connector provides a robust framework for unlocking the value of your mainframe data in today’s cloud-driven landscape.
