Setting up a development environment on Eclipse
Install IBM Developer for z/OS or IBM Explorer for z/OS
2.3+After you installed the prerequisites, complete the installation steps that are given here.
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Open the Downloads page.
If you are prompted with a notice that you are leaving the ibm.com website, click the link in the notice.
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In the IBM Explorer for z/OS Aqua box, click Eclipse Tools.
You might need to click > or < to scroll the box into view.
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Under Step 1: choose your products, select IBM® Developer for z/OS® or IBM Explorer for z/OS and click Select.
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Under Step 2: choose an Aqua version, continue to follow the instructions in the wizard prompts to choose Aqua 3.4.Tip: To view details about supported product versions, click View details. To return to a previous step in the wizard, click the step in the sidebar. Do not use the browser Back control. The Back control returns to the overall Downloads page.
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Under Step 3: choose an installation client, select the Eclipse p2 installation client and click Select.
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Under Step 4: select a starting point, select Starting from fresh.
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On the Download and install page, download, and extract the IBM Developer for z/OS or IBM Explorer for z/OS package to a location of your choosing. The license agreement opens in a new web page.
- Read the terms of the license agreements and click I agree. The client installation package is downloaded to the default download location of your workstation.
- Return to the Download and install page to complete the installation procedure described in the wizard.
Now, you must install the IBM watsonx Code Assistant™ for Z Code Explanation extension on your development environment.
Install IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z Code Explanation
- Download the part named watsonx Code Assistant for Z Developer Tools. Inside this compressed file are VS Code extensions and the new watsonx Code Assistant for Z Eclipse archive file. Copy the archive file to a separate location.
- Go to the installation directory for IBM Developer for z/OS or IBM Explorer for z/OS. If you are on Windows, run
developer_for_zos.exe
orzosexplorer.exe
. If you are on a Mac, runIBM Developer for zOS
orIBM Explorer for zOS
. - After your client starts, use the watsonx Code Assistant for Z Eclipse plug-in. menu to also install the new
- Click Add to add the repository for the new watsonx Code Assistant for Z Eclipse plug-in.
- In the Name field, enter wca4ze.
- For the Location field, click Archive and select the archive file that was copied to a separate location for the new watsonx Code Assistant for Z Eclipse plug-in.
- Click Add.
- In the Available Software dialog, select IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z and click Next.
- Continue to click Next and accept the license terms and then click
Finish.
When prompted, restart IBM Developer for z/OS or IBM Explorer for z/OS to complete the installation.