Installing the Z Code Optimization Advice extension

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IBM® watsonx Code Assistant for Z Code Optimization Advice consists of a z/OS host installation package and a VS Code extension installation package. This section refers to information on the VS Code extension installation.

About this task

You will need the IBM watsonx Code Assistant™ Developer Tools package from the IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z product Passport Advantage® product download to perform installation of the VS Code portion of Z Code Optimization Advice.

Procedure

  1. Unzip the IBM watsonx Code Assistant Developer Tools package to find the watsonx-code-assistant-for-z-code-optimization-advice-2.x.0.vsix file.
  2. Open VS Code. In the ellipses menu of the Extension tab, select Install from VSIX.
    This opens your file explorer.
  3. Select the watsonx-code-assistant-for-z-code-optimization-advice-2.x.0.vsix file, and select Install.
    This installs the Z Code Optimization Advice extension.