What's new in Wazi for VS Code

Version 4.1

  • Add new options for listing additional job attributes in RSE API Plug-in for Zowe CLI.

  • Add ability to search files in UNIX System Services by file name or content in RSE API Plug-in for Zowe CLI.

  • Add new commands for storing and retrieving name/value pairs with RSE's Common Properties service in RSE API Plug-in for Zowe CLI.

  • Fix issues that are reported by watsonx users.

  • For more information about Z Open Editor in this release, see the change log.

IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z updates:

  • Add a walkthrough for new users to get a step-by-step guide on how to use watsonx Code Assistant for Z. You can access the walkthrough from the Z Open Editor Welcome page or from the VS Code Welcome page.

  • Add a new CodeLens when editing generated Java code to view and navigate to the COBOL source that watsonx Code Assistant for Z was using to generate a Java method.

  • COBOL files that are selected for Transformation in watsonx Code Assistant for Z will no longer open in read-only mode.

Version 4.0

  • IBM Z Open Editor v4.0.0 introduces a set of advanced capabilities for enterprise-level development use cases that go beyond program editing. A 60-day trial license is activated when you start version 4 for the first time. You can unlock the features by using RSE API or separately distributed activation kits after the trial ends.

    • Local preprocessor support for COBOL: run a preprocessor on your local workstation driven by a new ZAPP profile type and then continue editing with full syntax checking (except for the preprocessor statements) and automatically rerunning the preprocessor at save. Compare the preprocessor generated code with your code side-by-side. Support for running the preprocessor on z/OS will be added in a future release.

    • z/OS Resources table: an all-new feature rich view that extends Zowe Explorer with a sortable table. Gain insights into your jobs and data sets by listing, filtering, and sorting on many available properties.

    • Advanced Dependency-Based user build error reporting: User build logs are now automatically downloaded, parsed, and presented in the editor's Problems view with descriptions and error codes. Navigate to errors in your code with a mouse click in the Problems view to review and fix your issue and then rerun your build.

  • For more information about Z Open Editor in this release, see the change log.

  • Our dependencies are upgraded and require newer versions of VS Code (1.81.0), Zowe CLI (7.21.3), and Zowe Explorer (2.14.1).

  • The IBM Z Open Debug v4.0.0 VS Code extension is redesigned. It is now using Zowe CLI profiles as well and provides an all-new Zowe Explorer inspired Debugger Profiles view for a seamless integration of the IBM z/OS Debugger into the Z Open Editor/Zowe Explorer-based user experience.

Version 3.1

  • Add new features such as the support for CICS 6.2 Beta, the automatic generation of a default ZAPP file if none exists, and the support for SSH keys for user builds.

  • Improve the parsing behavior of HLASM language servers and the syntax highlighting around %INCLUDE statements in REXX.

  • Address enhancement requests and bugs that are reported by our community.

  • For fixes and enhancements of Z Open Editor in this release, see the change log.

Version 3.0

  • Add support for the latest language updates for COBOL and PL/I.

  • Add new configuration features to control parallel file downloading.

  • Add support for defining custom variables to ZAPP.

  • Add the setting to disable syntax errors.

  • Improve our Git integration for user build consuming .gitattributes files.

  • Fix 13 issues that are reported in our GitHub community. For example, the coloring issue of the keyword NOT in COBOL is fixed and the issue that causes PL/I comments to show a report when starting in column 1 is fixed. For more information about all the GitHub issues that are fixed, see the detailed change log.

  • For more information about this release of IBM Z® Open Editor and IBM RSE API Plug-in for Zowe™ CLI v3.2.0, see the summary and detailed change log.

Version 2.4

  • IBM Z Open Editor and IBM RSE API Plugin for Zowe™ CLI v3.1.0 are released. For more information, see the release note.

Version 2.3

  • For fixes and enhancements of Z Open Editor in this release, see the change log.

  • Z Open Editor version 3 introduces some breaking changes and the removal and replacement of a few capabilities that require manual migration steps. For more information, see Migrating from Z Open Editor v2 to v3.

Version 2.2