MettleCI IBM OEM Release 1.2
Package Summary
Package name | MettleCI v1.2.0 Multiplatform English |
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Release Date (yyyy-mm-dd) | 2023-11-29 |
IBM Part Number | M0F85EN |
Package Contents
This release also bundles S2PX v.1.2.
See this page for detailed release notes for S2PX.
This MettleCI v1.2 package contains a complete set of MettleCI and S2PX assets which give you everything you need to get up and running with these tools. You do not need to install any previous MettleCI or S2PX releases to use this package.
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└── Software
├── CLI
│ ├── dm-mettleci-command-shell-1.1-255-dist.zip
│ └── dm-mettleci-command-shell-1.1-255.noarch.rpm
├── License
│ ├── mettleci.lic
│ └── properties.txt
├── Repositories
│ ├── dm-compliance-rules-278.zip
│ └── mettleci-repo-template-73.zip
├── S2XP
│ ├── dm-s2px-analysis-plugin-1.0-134.jar
│ └── dm-s2px-conversion-plugin-1.0-628.jar
├── Unit Test Harness
│ ├── dm-server-unit-test-harness-routine-1.3-464.zip
│ ├── dm-unittest-harness-1.3-464-setup.exe
│ └── dm-unittest-harness-1.3-464.noarch.rpm
└── Workbench
├── dm-mettleci-workbench-1.2-1701-setup.exe
└── dm-mettleci-workbench-1.2-1701.noarch.rpm
Function | File | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Command Shell |
| These operating system-specific MettleCI Command Shell distributions each include a full set of the latest versions of all MettleCI CLI plugins. |
Compliance Rules |
| A ready-to-deploy Git repository containing all the MettleCI sample Compliance Rules. |
Template Git Repositories |
| Contains two example Git repositories:
Unsupported Examples Note that despite being fully tested with their respective CI/CD software, these assets are supplied without warranty or support and are provided to serve as examples of how you can use the MettleCI Command Line Interface to construct your own build and deployment pipelines to meet your unique requirements. |
License |
| The MettleCI license file (valid to the end of 2099) required to enable MettleCI functionality, along with a human-readable properties file describing the license constraints. Licence Update If you download this MettleCI Release package v1.2 from IBM Passport Advantage (or a similar IBM site excluding Fix Central) then it includes a full IBM OEM MettleCI license file. |
Server Unit Test Harness |
| The MettleCI Server Job Unit Test Harness for installation on your DataStage Engine. |
Parallel Unit Test Harness |
| The MettleCI Parallel Job Unit Test Harness for installation on your Unix ( |
Workbench |
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S2PX |
| Two MettleCI CLI Plugins which perform pre-conversion analysis of a DSX containing Server Jobs and the Server-to-Parallel conversion of an ISX containing Server Jobs. See http://s2px.mettleci.io for more details. |
Change Log
Significant New Features
Support for signed commits on Git platforms that support this functionality.
Introduction of Compliance tagging
Updated release of Azure and Jenkins pipeline examples incorporating demonstration of how to manage Production Hotfixes.
More new Compliance rules (details below)
New and Deprecated MettleCI Compliance Rules
This release introduces a number of new Compliance rules and deprecates a number of now-redundant rules. Details of all rules shipped are below. Rules not described below remain unaltered from the previous release.
MettleCI v1.1 | MettleCI v1.2 | Notes |
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| MCI-4975 - New rule (documentation) |
| - | Deprecated. No longer required. |
| - | Deprecated. No longer required. |
| - | Deprecated. No longer required. |
| - | Deprecated. No longer required. |
| - | Deprecated. No longer required. |
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| Renamed (documentation) |
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| MCI-2847 - New rule (documentation) |
| - | Deprecated. No longer required. |
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| Renamed (documentation) |
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| MCI-5244 - New rule (documentation) |
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| MCI-5244 - New rule (documentation) |
Fixes
MettleCI Foundations
These are cross-module fixes, often related to security enhancements or updates to third party libraries.
MettleCI Workbench
In addition to a number of minor cosmetic and usability issues, the following notable fixes and improvements were introduced:
Issue Reference | Summary |
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Remove unnecessary 'Play' button from Unit Test Spec page. | |
Prevent issue caused by caching when searching for issues in Issue Management Services | |
Fix issue with enablement of Submit button at end of Workbench Setup Wizard | |
Enhance workbench so that non-admin users can only see projects to which they are entitled | |
Project registration wizard should exclude already-registered projects from drop down | |
Workbench 'Create Unit Test' for a Sequence returned an error rather than declining gracefully | |
Added setting to specify distinct locations for DataStage and Unit Test assets | |
Regression in Workbench's display of project list | |
Workbench REST endpoint incorrectly exposed some user details | |
Workbench Jira Issue Management private key configuration security improvements | |
Implement Compliance tagging system | |
Implement private key fixes for non-Jira Issue Management Services | |
ServiceNow config page crashed when visited from another Issue Management config page | |
ServiceNow issue management filter enhancement | |
Added enhanced logging for trust store issues during Workbench setup wizard | |
Add Workbench debug logging for inspecting HTTP(S) requests used by Issue Management Services | |
Workbench 'Generic' issue management services works on initial startup without additional configuration | |
Fixed | |
Enhanced Workbench ServiceNow integration to allow credential specification | |
Workbench verifies project permissions at login for correctly displaying project names | |
Refactored Git 'HTTPS' credentials store to be generic Git 'Secrets' store | |
Updated User Profile REST API endpoint to permit upload of private key for Git commit signing | |
Update commit code to sign Git commits when the responsible user has a Git signing key | |
Added ability to upload Git signing key through Workbench UI | |
Added Workbench option to specify Azure Project ID when configuring Azure Issue Management | |
Workbench Setup now generates Git SSH Key which is compatible with Azure DevOps | |
Fixed | |
Workbench Service failed to start as user specified in DM_WORKBENCH_USER variable | |
Workbench failed to connect to Git over SSH on Azure cloud | |
Workbench - Refreshing 'Configure DataStage Project' page produces error | |
Workbench Attempting to edit a project that has been deleted in DataStage causes odd state behaviour |
MettleCI Unit Test Harnesses
Issue Reference | Summary |
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Unit Test date column has precision. This should be stripped out during interception/unit testing |
MettleCI Command Line Interface
Issue Reference | Summary |
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New MettleCI compliance command to list rules and their tags |
Upgrade Process
Customers performing an initial installation, or upgrading from a previous version of MettleCI, can follow the instructions included (or linked) from these pages:
Known Issues
Issue Reference | Summary |
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The integration with Microsoft Azure currently assumes that your Azure DevOps project uses an Azure DevOps-hosted Git repository. MettleCI does not currently support Azure DevOps projects using externally-linked GitHub repositories. This is a known issue from a previous release and is a priority fix for the next release. |
Notes
For documentation please visit http://docs.mettleci.io
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