PH55325: IN IBM DEVELOPER FOR Z/OS 16.0 DOCUMENTATION, P2 SILENT INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS ARE INCORRECT

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In IBM Developer for z/os 16.0 p2 client silent install
  documentation
  located at
  https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/developer-for-zos/16.0?topic=zos-sil
  ent-installation,requires several corrections.
  
  1) com.ibm.debug.pdt.zdebug.dtplugins.feature.group is no longer
  in IDz 16.0 and the command will fail to complete with this
  entry included.
  2) Downloading Eclipse from https://eclipse.org is no longer
  required.
  Instead zosexplorerc.exe should be used from the IBM Explorer
  for z/os p2 download from Mainframe Dev Github.
  3)  The repository should be updated to reflect the Aqua 3.3
  version on which IDz 16.0 is built.
  Replace
  https://public.dhe.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/software/htp/zos/too
  ls/aqua3.1/ with
  https://public.dhe.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/software/htp/zos/too
  ls/aqua3.3/
  4) Instruction on how to add an output file to the command
  should be included.
  Add > output.log to the end of the command so tat the results
  are returned.  The command prompt window does not return the
  results.
  The output.log should return
      Installing
  com.ibm.developer.for.zos.product.feature.feature.group
  16.0.2.202306121415.
      Installing
  com.ibm.idz.categories.cics.tools.feature.feature.group
  16.0.2.202306121415.
      Installing
  com.ibm.idz.categories.cics.tools.feature.nl0.feature.group
  16.0.2.202306121415.
      Installing
  com.ibm.idz.categories.code.review.features.feature.group
  16.0.2.202306121415.
      Installing
  com.ibm.idz.categories.code.review.features.nl0.feature.group
  16.0.2.202306121415.
      Installing com.ibm.idz.categories.core.feature.feature.group
  16.0.2.202306121415.
      Installing
  com.ibm.idz.categories.core.feature.nl0.feature.group
  16.0.2.202306121415.
      Installing
  com.ibm.idz.categories.headless.cc.feature.feature.group
  16.0.2.202306121415.
      Installing
  com.ibm.idz.categories.ims.tools.feature.feature.group
  16.0.2.202306121415.
      Installing
  com.ibm.idz.categories.ims.tools.feature.nl0.feature.group
  16.0.2.202306121415.
      Installing com.ibm.idz.categories.j2c.feature.feature.group
  16.0.2.202306121415.
      Installing
  com.ibm.idz.categories.j2c.feature.nl0.feature.group
  16.0.2.202306121415.
      Installing
  com.ibm.idz.categories.systems.code.gen.feature.feature.group
  16.0.2.202306121415.
      Installing
  com.ibm.idz.categories.systems.code.gen.feature.nl0.feature.grou
  p 16.0.2.202306121415.
      Installing
  com.ibm.idz.categories.team.dbb.feature.feature.group
  16.0.2.202306121415.
      Installing
  com.ibm.idz.categories.team.dbb.feature.nl0.feature.group
  16.0.2.202306121415.
      Installing
  com.ibm.idz.categories.team.egit.feature.feature.group
  16.0.2.202306121415.
      Installing
  com.ibm.idz.categories.team.egit.feature.nl0.feature.group
  16.0.2.202306121415.
      Installing
  com.ibm.idz.categories.team.endevor.feature.feature.group
  16.0.2.202306121415.
      Installing
  com.ibm.idz.categories.team.endevor.feature.nl0.feature.group
  16.0.2.202306121415.
      Installing
  com.ibm.idz.categories.zunit.feature.feature.group
  16.0.2.202306121415.
      Installing
  com.ibm.idz.categories.zunit.feature.nl0.feature.group
  16.0.2.202306121415.
      Operation completed in 237804 ms.
  5) Details on how to check to see if the features are actually
  installed should be included.
  The splash screen should come up and IDz will be installed
  inside IBM Explorer for z/os.
  With this install type using zosexplorerc.exe, the name on the
  IDE will be z/os Explorer and not Developer for z/os.
  To confirm if the install did add IDz to z/os Explorer, go to
  Help/About and select IBM Explorer for z/os.
  Then, select Installation Details.
  IBM Developer for z/os should be listed several times.
  
  Finally, the entire command that should be run is
  [Path to z/os Explorer p2 download with IBM Explorer for
  zOS]>zosexplorerc.exe -application
  org.eclipse.equinox.p2.director -installIU
  com.ibm.idz.categories.team.endevor.feature.feature.group,com.ib
  m.idz.categories.team.endevor.feature.nl0.feature.group,com.ibm.
  idz.categories.code.review.features.feature.group,com.ibm.idz.ca
  tegories.code.review.features.nl0.feature.group,com.ibm.idz.cate
  gories.team.egit.feature.feature.group,com.ibm.idz.categories.ci
  cs.tools.feature.feature.group,com.ibm.idz.categories.cics.tools
  .feature.nl0.feature.group,com.ibm.idz.categories.ims.tools.feat
  ure.feature.group,com.ibm.idz.categories.ims.tools.feature.nl0.f
  eature.group,com.ibm.idz.categories.headless.cc.feature.feature.
  group,com.ibm.idz.categories.team.dbb.feature.feature.group,com.
  ibm.idz.categories.team.dbb.feature.nl0.feature.group,com.ibm.id
  z.categories.zunit.feature.feature.group,com.ibm.idz.categories.
  zunit.feature.nl0.feature.group,com.ibm.idz.categories.core.feat
  ure.feature.group,com.ibm.idz.categories.core.feature.nl0.featur
  e.group,com.ibm.idz.categories.j2c.feature.feature.group,com.ibm
  .idz.categories.j2c.feature.nl0.feature.group,com.ibm.idz.catego
  ries.systems.code.gen.feature.feature.group,com.ibm.idz.categori
  es.systems.code.gen.feature.nl0.feature.group -repository
  https://public.dhe.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/software/htp/zos/too
  ls/aqua3.3/ > output.log
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Documentation needs an update.
  

Problem conclusion

• Updated the documentation.
  

Temporary fix

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DEV FOR Z/OS

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0700

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