Example - Building Mainframe Applications

Example of building a mainframe project with Jenkins

Before you create a Jenkins project, ensure that the following software is installed on the machine where you will build the sample:

• Enterprise Developer for Eclipse
• Apache Ant, version 1.8 or higher - see the Ant installation manual for instructions on how to set this up

Prepare your mainframe application:

• Start following the instructions in the tutorial Getting started with Micro Focus Enterprise Developer until you complete all of the steps in Creating a Project.

To create a Jenkins project for building the sample:

1. Create a new freestyle project.
2. In the Build section of the project's configuration, specify the command that will build your mainframe COBOL project - for example:

   call "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Micro Focus\Enterprise Developer\setupenv.bat"
   set JAVA_HOME=%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Micro Focus\Enterprise Developer\AdoptOpenJDK
   set ANT_HOME=C:\TOOLS\apache-ant-1.9.6
   set PATH=%ANT_HOME%\bin;%PATH%
   set ANT_OPTS=-Xmx1024m
   cd C:\MFETDUSER\BankDemo\Projects\Eclipse\Bankdemo
   call ant -lib "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Micro Focus\Enterprise Developer\bin\mfant.jar" -f .cobolBuild

   Modify the instructions above with the install locations on your machine. These set the environment and build the project as follows:

   • Set up the environment using setupenv.bat - see Setting up the Environment
   • Set JAVA_HOME and ANT_HOME, and add ANT_HOME\bin to PATH, sets the required Ant options.
   • Performs a build using Ant by calling the mfant.jar provided with the Enterprise Developer installation.
3. Click Apply and then Save.
4. Click Build to build the project.

See To Build a Project Using Apache Ant for some useful Ant options you can use to build your projects.