Tasks

These tasks illustrate how you can set up and use z/OS® Explorer to interact with and manage your z/OS jobs.

Accessing resources on local and remote systems
In the RSE perspective, you can explore and search files on local systems. You can also connect to and work with remote systems. For more information about the remote systems, see RSE for z/OS User's Guide.
Creating local JCL files
You can create and edit a JCL file in your local workspace from the Resource perspective. When the JCL file is complete, you can submit the job, or copy the file to a partitioned data set using your local procedures.
Using the IBM z/OS Management Facility
The z/OS Management Facility (z/OSMF) is a product for z/OS that provides support for a modern, web-browser based management console for z/OS. These topics explain the additional functions that is available when you are connected to a z/OSMF system.
Working with data sets
There are a number of actions you can perform against data sets. These topics explain the actions an how to work with data sets.
Updating and installing software
You can use the facilities provided by the Eclipse platform to update your z/OS Explorer or other compatible product software, for example CICS Explorer®, or add new software plug-ins, for example CICS® tools.
Working with system connections
These example tasks illustrate how you can configure and change your system connections.
Working with z/OS UNIX files
You can use z/OS Explorer to manage z/OS UNIX files, including creating, changing, and deleting files. These topics explain how to work with z/OS UNIX files.