CICS Explorer- DB2 connectivity - osgi

I am developing a simple java program in CICS Explorer to connect to DB2 on mainframe.
Using the plug-in development option in CICS Explorer, I have converted the DB2 jars as plug-ins,deployed them and added the deployed plugins in the JVM profile OSGi Bundles option .I have also added the same in the LIBPATH option in JVMProfile and in the CICS Explorer target platform.
But on deploying the bundle in CICS , I am getting the error :
Error msg : No Suitable driver
SQLSTATE : 08001
Error code : 0
Kindly help me trace the issue

If you're having to convert the DB2 JARs into OSGi bundles it's likely that you've not got the requisite APARs applied. If you use the JARs that are provided with the following APARs:
PM36832
PM36838
then they are already OSGi bundles, plus, they also register the DB2 Driver automatically - avoiding the 'No Suitable driver' problem.

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I´m trying to deploy a war that connects to CISC into a Websphere Liberty Profile app server 8.5.5. It works perfectly in WAS, however there is a feature missing but I don´t know which.
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.ibm.etools.marshall.util.ConversionUtils
at com.ibm.ws.classloading.internal.AppClassLoader.findClassCommonLibraryClassLoaders(AppClassLoader.java:504)
at com.ibm.ws.classloading.internal.AppClassLoader.findClass(AppClassLoader.java:276)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassHelper(ClassLoader.java:941)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:876)
at com.ibm.ws.classloading.internal.AppClassLoader.findOrDelegateLoadClass(AppClassLoader.java:482)
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at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:846)
It looks like you are missing the "Record" class from the development tools (such as Rational Application Developer). In Liberty these classes are not bundled with the runtime and need to be imported. The instructions are here:
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS7K4U_liberty/com.ibm.websphere.wlp.zseries.doc/ae/twlp_dat_radrecdata.html
This includes the conversion utils that your stack trace is showing.

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I have created a Service running on Tibco, containing a JDBC-enabled process within it, and tested it successfully. The database server is MySQL, and is hosted remotely. When connecting to the remote DB from the service hosted on my machine, the SQL is executed well, but after building the Tibco EAR file and deploying to another external machine, then trying to access the same remote DB server using the same credentials, the external machine returns the below error upon returning:
You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'OPTION SQL_SELECT_LIMIT=DEFAULT' at line 1
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What could be the cause of the above error, given the DB being accessed is the exact same one, using same SQL query, but from different machines?
Is the JDBC driver used for development compiled as part of the packaged EAR file?
Does the JDBC driver being used in a Tibco Process depend on the Tibco service installed or on the packaged EAR file?
Am asking from a learner PoV as am currently picking up Tibco
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(The other one does not seem to point to the article you are mentioning)
Below is the interesting part from "Migrating The Database Connection" section you are referencing:
On WildFly, you have two ways of installing the JDBC driver: whether
you deploy it as any other application package or you install it as a
module. You can always choose to deploy the driver, but it’s specially
recommend when you have a cluster environment, since the deployments
are automatically propagated in the server groups.
You may have issues with the deployment if the driver is not
JDBC4-compliant. In this case, installing the driver as a module
solves those issues. The advantage of the JDBC driver as a module is
the possibility of creating a custom WildFly bundle for your
organization. This way, you can repeat exactly the same installation
throughout several machines, preserving the same configuration. This
is perfect for the development environment.
So in this section, the author describes the following advantage:
You may have issues with the deployment if the driver is not JDBC4-compliant. In this case, installing the driver as a module solves those issues.
The following Wildfly documentation describes this also:
Any JDBC 4-compliant driver will automatically be recognized and installed into the system by name and version. A JDBC JAR is identified using the Java service provider mechanism. Such JARs will contain a text a file named META-INF/services/java.sql.Driver, which contains the name of the class(es) of the Drivers which exist in that JAR. If your JDBC driver JAR is not JDBC 4-compliant, it can be made deployable in one of a few ways. (...)
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In trying to connect from an MQSeries 7.5 client to a 7.5 local server I'm getting a CSIException: JMSCS0002 which when I look up the error in the IBM codes says:
JMSCS0002
The call could not be completed because CommonServices has not been initialized.
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Check that the installation and classpath setup is correct.
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I'm was using Oracle JDK 1.6. I tried using the WS MQ java but it made no difference.
Any help appreciated. Thanks.
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at com.ibm.msg.client.commonservices.workqueue.WorkQueueManager.enqueue(WorkQueueManager.java:225)
at com.ibm.msg.client.commonservices.workqueue.WorkQueueManager.enqueue(WorkQueueManager.java:194)
at com.ibm.msg.client.wmq.common.internal.WMQThreadPool.enqueue(WMQThreadPool.java:91)
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When I switched to the jars from the installed server trial then things works ok.

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