Configuring bidirectional support

You can configure Developer for z/OS® for bidirectional support.

Before you begin

Click Window (on Windows) or IBM® Developer for z/OS (on macOS) > Preferences.

On the Preferences window, select Bidirectional Development.
Choose one of these options:
- Select the Search and Replace bidirectional text in local files check box to replace the standard Eclipse File Search window with its bidirectional counterpart that supports smart logical and visual layouts.
- Select the Compare local files, containing bidirectional text check box to replace the Text Compare window that is used for comparison of local and remote files with Visual Text Compare, which supports smart logical file comparison.

The z Systems® LPEX editor supports smart logical data editing.

To configure bidirectional support, do these steps:

On the Preferences window, navigate to General > Editors > File Association.
From the list of file types, click *.* or select individual file types that include bidirectional data.
In the Associated Editors pane, click Add.
On the Editor Selection window:
1. Click Internal Editors.
2. Select z Systems LPEX Editor from the list of editors.
3. Click OK.
Click OK on the Preferences window to save the configuration changes.