Defining connections, configuration files, and preferences for push-to-client configuration

To set up connections, configuration files, and preferences for distribution in a push-to-client environment, define global and system configuration files.

Global configuration files

Global configuration files are managed on the primary remote system. The primary remote system is a z/OS® system that is defined during host installation and configuration as the controlling system for push-to-client configuration.
Table 1. Global configuration files. The global configuration files include these settings.
File Type Description More Information
Eclipse Preferences These configuration files are exported from the settings in the Window > Preferences user interface of a workspace that is connected to the primary remote system. The push-to-client feature uses the base Eclipse export mechanism for preferences, which saves only changes to default values. Eclipse also exports different preferences to various discrete .pref files. The result is that the push-to-client feature exports and distributes only those Eclipse preference files that contain nondefault values.
Remote System Connections These configuration files are exported from the Remote Systems view of a workspace that is connected to the primary remote system. They include all remote system connections that are defined in this view. Creating a connection to a z/OS system
Installation Configuration Files These configuration files are created manually. The define product updates to be installed on a client workstation when it connects to a remote system. Distributing product updates

System configuration files

System configuration files are managed on the primary remote system and on other remote systems to which users can connect.
Table 2. System configuration files. The system configuration files include the following setting.
File Type Description More Information
z/OS File System Mapping Configuration Files These configuration files are exported from the z/OS File System Mapping view of a workspace that is connected to the primary remote system. They include all z/OS file system mappings that are defined for each remote system that is defined in the Remote Systems view. The push-to-client feature can export the following types of z/OS file system mapping configuration files:
  • MVS Files - System Mapping files are defined for a remote system.
  • MVS Files - Resource Mapping files are defined for specific data sets on a remote system.
 Mapping data sets and partitioned data set members
1 For the File Type z/OS File System Mapping Configuration Files, the push-to-client feature in IDz can also export MVS™™ Files - Bidi Conversion Table files are defined for systems that use bidirectional conversion tables.)
2 For IDz users, you can define an alternative logical NOT symbol in a file mapping definition. For more information, search for Specifying an alternative logical NOT symbol in IDz KC.