Setting up a development environment on Eclipse

Install IBM Developer for z/OS or IBM Explorer for z/OS

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After you installed the prerequisites, complete the installation steps that are given here.

  1. 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.

  2. In the IBM Explorer for z/OS Aqua box, click Eclipse Tools.

    You might need to click > or < to scroll the box into view.

  3. Under Step 1: choose your products, select IBM® Developer for z/OS® or IBM Explorer for z/OS and click Select.

  4. 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.
  5. Under Step 3: choose an installation client, select the Eclipse p2 installation client and click Select.

  6. Under Step 4: select a starting point, select Starting from fresh.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.
  9. 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

Complete these steps to install IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z Code Explanation extension.
  1. 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.
  2. 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 or zosexplorer.exe. If you are on a Mac, run IBM Developer for zOS or IBM Explorer for zOS.
  3. After your client starts, use the Help > Install New Software menu to also install the new watsonx Code Assistant for Z Eclipse plug-in.
  4. Click Add to add the repository for the new watsonx Code Assistant for Z Eclipse plug-in.
    1. In the Name field, enter wca4ze.
    2. 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.
    3. Click Add.
  5. In the Available Software dialog, select IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z and click Next.
  6. 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.