Hello, I wanted to ask if there is a possibility to use the zmf-explorer Extension in VS-Code and parallel the zowe-explorer.

Zowe Profiles use a tokenValue, while ZMF Profiles use User and Password. I tried to make nested profiles, which works half. If I logon with authentication token in zowe, i am able to connect, but if I then try to logon in zmf, it asks the base profile username and password, and add it afterwards to the baseprofile, even though I didn't specify that the base profile should use username and password, instead only a tokenvalue.

In the Profile itself I added "secure: ["user", "password"]" but it asks me nevertheless.

in the CLI I can execute commands, but I don't get any answer back: 

PS S:\\> zowe zmf get pg
PS S:\\>

{
    "$schema": "./zowe.schema.json",
    "profiles": {
        "userpwd": {
            "properties": {
                "host": "changeman-rest.net",
                "basePath": "/zmfrest",
                "port": 443,
                "protocol": "https"
            },
            "profiles": {
                "zmf1": {
                    "type": "zmf",
                    "properties": {
                        "port": 443,
                        "protocol": "https",
                        "encoding": "IBM-1141",
                        "rejectUnauthorized": false
                    }
                }
            },
            "secure": [
                "user",
                "password"
            ]
        },
        "apiml": {
            "profiles": {
                "zosmf": {
                    "type": "zosmf",
                    "properties": {
                        "basePath": "ibmzosmf/api/v1",
                        "encoding": "IBM-1141",
                        "responseTimeout": 300,
                        "port": 0,
                        "tokenType": "apimlAuthenticationToken"
                    },
                    "secure": [
                        "tokenValue"
                    ]
                }
            }
        },
        "base": {
            "type": "base",
            "properties": {
                "host": "gateway-zowe.net",
                "rejectUnauthorized": false,
                "tokenType": "apimlAuthenticationToken"
            },
            "secure": [
                "tokenValue",
        //        "user",                   <-- added by zmf extension
        //        "password"                <-- added by zmf extension
            ]
        }
    },
    "defaults": {
        "zosmf": "apiml.zosmf",
        "zmf": "userpwd.zmf1",
        "base": "base"
    },
    "autoStore": true
}

EDIT:

even though I have specified everything, I still can't connect fully to ZMF.

I get this Warning

But I don't use tokens for ZMF

Thanks in advance

Felix Braun

Hello, I wanted to ask if there is a possibility to use the zmf-explorer Extension in VS-Code and parallel the zowe-explorer.

Zowe Profiles use a tokenValue, while ZMF Profiles use User and Password. I tried to make nested profiles, which works half. If I logon with authentication token in zowe, i am able to connect, but if I then try to logon in zmf, it asks the base profile username and password, and add it afterwards to the baseprofile, even though I didn't specify that the base profile should use username and password, instead only a tokenvalue.

In the Profile itself I added "secure: ["user", "password"]" but it asks me nevertheless.

in the CLI I can execute commands, but I don't get any answer back: 

PS S:\\> zowe zmf get pg
PS S:\\>

{
    "$schema": "./zowe.schema.json",
    "profiles": {
        "userpwd": {
            "properties": {
                "host": "changeman-rest.net",
                "basePath": "/zmfrest",
                "port": 443,
                "protocol": "https"
            },
            "profiles": {
                "zmf1": {
                    "type": "zmf",
                    "properties": {
                        "port": 443,
                        "protocol": "https",
                        "encoding": "IBM-1141",
                        "rejectUnauthorized": false
                    }
                }
            },
            "secure": [
                "user",
                "password"
            ]
        },
        "apiml": {
            "profiles": {
                "zosmf": {
                    "type": "zosmf",
                    "properties": {
                        "basePath": "ibmzosmf/api/v1",
                        "encoding": "IBM-1141",
                        "responseTimeout": 300,
                        "port": 0,
                        "tokenType": "apimlAuthenticationToken"
                    },
                    "secure": [
                        "tokenValue"
                    ]
                }
            }
        },
        "base": {
            "type": "base",
            "properties": {
                "host": "gateway-zowe.net",
                "rejectUnauthorized": false,
                "tokenType": "apimlAuthenticationToken"
            },
            "secure": [
                "tokenValue",
        //        "user",                   <-- added by zmf extension
        //        "password"                <-- added by zmf extension
            ]
        }
    },
    "defaults": {
        "zosmf": "apiml.zosmf",
        "zmf": "userpwd.zmf1",
        "base": "base"
    },
    "autoStore": true
}

EDIT:

even though I have specified everything, I still can't connect fully to ZMF.

I get this Warning

But I don't use tokens for ZMF

Thanks in advance

Felix Braun

I now added user and password to secure credentials, but it keeps asking me for user and password of the base profile, which I don't want, because if I add user and password to the baseprofile, it keeps asking me to enter username and password for zowe.



is there a possibility to specify a own baseProfile for ZMF?

Remove the secure credentials parms from the Base profile if you do not want them. and specify them at the ZMF profile level. If they are present at the ZMF profile level them the ZMF Explorer will not look for them in the base profile. 

You may want to consider opening a ticket on zowe github and ask the zowe folk how to manage mixed subsystem within their overall profile structure.
zowe profiles can take on a very varied format and it is quite easy for one level of profile to take precedence over another level. 

I did remove the secure credentials parms from the baseprofile, yet it keeps asking me. I have to remove the credentials everytime.

I've already made a issue on github

If they are being added by zowe, then the most likely reason is because they are not present in the specific system profile so considered to be missing.
Provide the ZMF profile(s) that you have defined in zowe.config.json 

If they are being added by zowe, then the most likely reason is because they are not present in the specific system profile so considered to be missing.
Provide the ZMF profile(s) that you have defined in zowe.config.json 

Why does ZMF need the credentials for the baseprofile?

I will try to recreate the problem.

Please provide your zowe.schema.json file that equates to the above zowe.user.,json

I have been able to recreate the issue .
The problem is that the internal zowe method being called to retrieve the arguments is stating that there are missing args in the base profile .
As a result, the ZMF Explroer prompts for what it is told is missing - in this case the user and password along with 6 other arguments which the ZMF Explorer has no interest  in, so those are specifically not prompted for. 

I have an idea as to why this is happening but I need to discuss this with the zowe folk as they own the routine being called. 
They may be able to offer a solution. 

For now, you can probably just complete the prompts when requested to do so. Even though they will not likely be used.

I have been able to recreate the issue .
The problem is that the internal zowe method being called to retrieve the arguments is stating that there are missing args in the base profile .
As a result, the ZMF Explroer prompts for what it is told is missing - in this case the user and password along with 6 other arguments which the ZMF Explorer has no interest  in, so those are specifically not prompted for. 

I have an idea as to why this is happening but I need to discuss this with the zowe folk as they own the routine being called. 
They may be able to offer a solution. 

For now, you can probably just complete the prompts when requested to do so. Even though they will not likely be used.

Hi, I wanted to know if the folks at zowe have given you an Answer yet, or if you have the issue itself so, I could follow the process.

I am working with the folk at zowe on a possible solution.

However, this should not be causing you a problem. The fact that you are prompted to complete a default userid and password should not be causing any follow on problem as it will be unused..

Hi, alright, but the issue I'm having is that I want to use ZOWE with a TokenValue and ZMF with User and Password, but that is not possible to my Knowledge. So is  itpossible to use ZMF with the same TokenValue generated by zowe or to use both zowe and zmf with username and password and tokenValue. Becuase what we achived is, that both Zowe and ZMF are authenticated with user and password