Rocket® API and Rocket® Modern Experience 10.6.2

The Rocket Software team is pleased to announce that new and latest versions of Rocket API and Rocket Modern Experience are now available.

Today’s businesses rely on IBM® i & IBM Z® for running hundreds of critical applications that are vital to their operations. For those businesses, Rocket software’s Continuous Modernization Kit will enable them to create a data-informed modernization plan that will immediately and positively impact business productivity and ROI. The Continuous Modernization kit comprises of Process Insights, Rocket API and Rocket Modern Experience (MX).

Process Insights provides an elevated level of awareness and data into their processes, helping businesses develop a modernization plan and evolve their IBM platforms without interrupting those important processes.

Once you have end-to-end visibility of your business processes with Insights, leverage Rocket Modern Experience and Rocket API to build modern, intuitive user interfaces and automate business processes with customer-host applications that improve productivity and enhance the experience of employees, customers, and partners.

Product Lifecycle Now Published

We’ve officially published the Product Lifecycle for Rocket API and Rocket Modern Experience on docs.rocketsoftware.com under the latest versions of each product. This helps customers plan upgrades confidently, knowing they’ll receive long-term support and access to the latest innovations.

General Enhancements

Security Enhancements for Stronger Compliance and Risk Mitigation

To help customers stay aligned with the latest security standards and reduce exposure to known vulnerabilities, we’ve made key security upgrades across our components.

• The Log4j library has been upgraded in the MX&A Hub, Process Insights Recorder, MX&A Gateway, MX&A Workbench, and API Engine to address security vulnerabilities.

Rocket Modern Experience

Installation Improvements

Installation processes have been enhanced to deliver a smoother and more intuitive experience.

• Improved usability of the MX Web Engine installation on Windows.
• Enhanced folder cleanup following Web Engine uninstallation.

Simplified SBXA Modernization (Beta)

Import MV - SBXA JSON screen metadata

• MV SBXA JSON screen metadata files can now be imported into project albums using the Screen Definitions Import Wizard.
• With Imported SBXA screen metadata, Screens & Labels can be automatically identified and processed in MX to run SmartBuild, enabling faster transformation into web applications.

Observability

• Rocket MX now supports the OpenTelemetry (OTel) framework to enable observability. OTel is enabled for both the Web Engine and the MX&A Hub.
• A new metric has been introduced in this release, with additional metrics planned for future updates:
  • server_client_count (active sessions count)
• We welcome your feedback on additional metrics of interest.

Improved JavaScript Methods for Host Synchronization

• Newly implemented promise-based emulator screen methods improve synchronization between JavaScript functions and the host system.
• The following methods now wait for a host response before execution completes:
  • Field.setValue()
  • Field.setLine()
  • Field.setLines()
  • Field.sendKey()
  • Screen.sendString()
  • Screen.forceString()
  • Screen.sendKey()

 Rocket API

Installation enhancements

Installation workflows have been refined to improve clarity and manageability.

• Improved usability of the MX & Automation Gateway and Rocket API Engine installations on Windows.
• Enhanced folder cleanup after uninstalling the Gateway or API Engine.
• Default instance names for the API Engine and Gateway now reference computer names for easier identification in the Hub.
• Support for configuring the Gateway metering database via environment variables for Docker containers, including PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and MySQL.

Process Insights

Automatic Cleanup of Track Analysis Data

• Track analysis data is now automatically cleaned up on a weekly basis.
• Data from all previous runs, except the most recent one, is removed to optimize database usage.

Improved Recorder Instance Naming

• The default instance name for Process Insights Recorder installations now includes the computer name, simplifying instance identification within the Hub.

MX & Automation Hub

Observability

• MX&A Hub overview dashboard metrics can now be exposed using OpenTelemetry (OTel) for observability, performance monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• OTel metrics are compatible with popular visualization and monitoring platforms such as Grafana and Kibana.

User Experience Improvements

• Improved API Engine Replica Naming: When running in containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes, Azure), API Engine replicas now display unique names on the Instances page for easier identification.
• Enhanced Gateway Configuration Management: Pages and dialogs for creating, cloning, and editing MX&A Gateway configurations have been redesigned for improved usability.
• Configurable Hub UI Views: Docker environment variables can be used to show or hide specific views in the Hub UI, including Process Insights, Modern Experience, and Rocket API.
• Updated Hub pages:
  • The System Administrator tab has been removed from the Configuration page.
  • System Administrator credentials have been relocated to the Server tab.
  • The Users tab has been removed from the Security page.

Detailed release notes for v10.6.2 can be found here: Rocket® API, Rocket® Modern Experience (Web Edition), Rocket® Modern Experience (Desktop Edition) and Process Insights