Zowe Explorer
Zowe Explorer
The resources here provide information about various Zowe Explorer subject areas, such as learning basic skills, installation, developing, and troubleshooting.
To identify the resources most relevant for you, use the following definitions of Zowe Explorer skill levels.
- Beginner: You're starting out and want to learn the fundamentals.
- Intermediate: You have some experience but want to learn more in-depth skills.
- Advanced: You have lots of experience and are looking to learn about specialized topics.
Fundamentals
Zowe skill level: Beginner
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New to Zowe Explorer? This overview topic introduces the key features, main components, and benefits of Zowe Explorer.
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If you have a question, review the FAQ, which answers the most commonly asked questions about Zowe Explorer.
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Blog: Visual Studio Code for Mainframe Via the Zowe Explorer Extension
This Medium article outlines the basics of Zowe Explorer, including Getting Started videos.
Installing and configuring
Zowe skill level: Beginner
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This page includes the system requirements and steps for installing the Zowe Explorer.
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Video: Getting started with Zowe Explorer (Part 2)
These videos help you to get started with Zowe Explorer and show the basic data set use cases.
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This page describes how to create and work with Zowe Explorer profiles. Having a profile enables you to use all functions of the extension, activate the Secure Credential Store plug-in to securely store credentials, and more.
Using Zowe Explorer
Zowe skill level: Intermediate
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This page includes usage tips and sample use cases for data sets, USS files, JOBs, and TSO commands. Familiarize yourself with the extension and make the best use of available options and features.
Extending Zowe Explorer
Zowe skill level: Advanced
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Learn how to create extensions for Zowe Explorer to introduce new functionalities.
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Learn how to install the CICS extension. The extension adds CICS functionality to the Visual Studio Code extension, which lets you interact with CICS regions and programs.
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Learn how to install and use the FTP extension. The extension adds the FTP protocol to the Zowe Explorer VS Code extension, which lets use z/OS FTP Plug-in for Zowe CLI profiles to connect and interact with z/OS USS.
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The GitHub repository of contains the source code of Zowe Explorer and other Zowe Explorer-related extensions. Check out the landing page README in the repository to find out how to contribute to the extension.
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This article contains information on how to develop for Eclipse Theia.
Contributing to Zowe Explorer
Zowe skill level: Advanced
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This document is intended to be a living summary of conventions & best practices for development of the Visual Studio Code Extension for Zowe.
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This topic introduces the Zowe Conformance Program. Conformance provides Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), System Integrators (SIs), and end users greater confidence that their software will behave as expected. As vendors, you are invited to submit conformance testing results for review and approval by the Open Mainframe Project. If your company provides software based on Zowe CLI, you are encouraged to get certified today.
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Blog: Zowe Conformance Program Explained
This Medium article provide more details about the Conformance Program, including useful references.
Troubleshooting and support
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Learn about the tools and techniques that are available to help you troubleshoot and resolve problems. You can also find the list of Zowe Explorer issues.
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If you have an issue that is specific to Zowe Explorer, you can submit an issue against the
vscode-extension-for-zowe
repository.
Community resources
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Join the
# zowe-explorer
Slack channel to ask questions, propose new ideas, and interact with the Zowe community. -
You can join one of the Zowe Explorer squad meetings to get involved.
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Read a series of blog articles about Zowe on Medium to explore use cases, best practices, and more.
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Community Forums
Look for discussion on Zowe topics on the Open Mainframe Project Community Forums.