IDz4VSE

The IDz4VSE plugin for IBM Developer for System z (IDz) provides support for integrating VSE host systems into the IDz development environment. The plugin facilitates connecting to a VSE host system and accessing various VSE subsystems such as Librarian, Power, ICCF, and VSAM. Additionally, direct access to the message console from the IDz frontend is possible.

For VSE projects, there is support for locally managing sources and synchronizing them with the host. Existing VSE Librarian members can be imported into these projects, or entirely new source code files can be created. All these files can be edited using IDz editors.

Both local syntax checks for COBOL or PLI and remote compilation processes can be initiated. The compilation error list generated is sent back to the client, analyzed, and displayed in the Remote Error view. Editing Librarian members directly in the VSE system view is also possible. Furthermore, by using IDz's native 3270 host emulation, access to a VSE system is facilitated in a native manner.

With the integration of the VSE Debug Tools for VSE, programs can now be graphically debugged. The Eclipse interface displays the code during debugging, allows setting and removing breakpoints with a click, displaying and editing variable values, and much more.

Feature Overview:

• Definition of VSE system connections

• Direct access to VSE subsystems:
• Librarian
• Power
• ICCF
• VSAM
• Console

• Remote editing of Librarian members
• Local Eclipse VSE projects
• Local syntax check for PLI and COBOL
• Remote compilation for PLI, COBOL, ASM, C
• Optional with SQL and/or CICS
• Creating phases is facilitated by the use of so-called Linkbooks
• Click to Action Error Feedback

Debug Perspective:

• Graphic interface for VSE Debugger
• Source Lookup
• Step functionality (step into, step over, step return...)
• Edit/Browse for simple and structured variables
• Set/Remove breakpoints