Rational Developer for System z

IBM Rational Developer for zEnterprise

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Contents

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Tables
About this document
Who should use this document
IBM Rational Developer for zEnterprise
Client operating systems supported
Host operating systems supported
Installation considerations
Installation differences
Migration
Differences between Developer for System z Enterprise and Developer for System z
Editor considerations
Debugging considerations
Editor conflict affecting debugging
New and changed perspectives
Views differences
Language sensitive help
Documentation notices for IBM Rational Developer for zEnterprise
Copyright license
Trademark acknowledgments
Index

Figures

Tables

About this document

This document discusses the differences that make IBM Rational Developer for zEnterprise Version 8.0.3 unique from the other Rational® Developer for System z® client versions. There are some changes to installation, changes to how some functions work within the client, and some new functions.

Who should use this document

This document is intended for anyone who plans to install or use IBM Rational Developer for zEnterprise Version 8.0.3.

IBM Rational Developer for zEnterprise

IBM Rational Developer for zEnterprise allows you to perform basic operations for development on both z/OS® and AIX® systems from the same new default perspective. The new default perspective is the Enterprise Development perspective.

For more complex operations, you can switch to platform-specific perspectives.

Client operating systems supported

Developer for zEnterprise supports the following client operating systems:

Product Name PTFs or Service Levels Required
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 or later
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 2 or later
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Service Pack 2 or later
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 2 or later
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition Service Pack 2 or later
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1 or later
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition Service Pack 1 or later
Microsoft Windows Vista Business Service Pack 2 or later
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise Service Pack 2 or later
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Service Pack 2 or later
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Edition Service Pack 1 or later
Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1 or later
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition Service Pack 1 or later
Red Hat Linux Desktop v 5.0 All available service recommended
Red Hat Linux Desktop v 6.0 All available service recommended
Red Hat Linux Enterprise Server v 5.0 All available service recommended
Red Hat Linux Enterprise Server v 6.0 All available service recommended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v 10.0 All available service recommended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v 11.0 All available service recommended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop v 10.0 All available service recommended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop v 11.0 All available service recommended
Microsoft Windows 2008 Enterprise Server R2 No service level required
Microsoft Windows 2008 Standard Edition R2 No service level required
Note: The following operating systems are supported in both 32 bit and 64 bit, but zEnterprise™ 64 bit support is with Rational Developer for System z running in 32 bit mode on the specified 64 bit Operating System.

Host operating systems supported

Developer for zEnterprise supports the following host systems:

Installation considerations

There are some installation differences between IBM Rational Developer for zEnterprise Version 8.0.3 and IBM Rational Developer for System z Version 8.0.3.

Installation differences

If you are going to work on AIX or Linux projects for Power Systems™, you must install the AIX or Linux servers. (Rational Developer for Power Systems is not shipped with Rational Developer for System z Enterprise for 8.0.3 and later releases.)

Migration

Migration from IBM Rational Developer for zEnterprise 8.0.1 to IBM Rational Developer for zEnterprise Version 8.0.3 is seamless. Just apply the IBM Rational Developer for zEnterprise Version 8.0.3 update to the previously installed version. The necessary updates are made automatically.

Differences between Developer for System z Enterprise and Developer for System z

There are some functional differences between IBM Rational Developer for zEnterprise Version 8.0.3 and IBM Rational Developer for System z Version 8.0.3.

Editor considerations

There are two LPEX-based COBOL editors in IBM Rational Developer for zEnterprise Version 8.0.3 that look nearly identical. One editor provides support for editing COBOL files used on Rational Developer for System z and the other for COBOL files used on AIX and Linux on Power Systems.

The System z LPEX Editor supports language-sensitive help for MVS™ and Windows.

The COBOL Editor supports language-sensitive help for MVS, Windows, and AIX.

The Remote Systems LPEX Editor supports LSH for AIX.

Note: The following features affect only MVS files:

Language-sensitive help applies to MVS files and Windows files.

For debugging purposes, you should set the COBOL and C/C++ editors for Rational Developer for System z as the default. See Debugging considerations for instructions about how to set the default editors.

There are also two remote C/C++ editors that have similar names. The editor names are listed here:

Debugging considerations

During the IBM Rational Developer for zEnterprise installation process, the editors set as the default editors are the editors that provide support for editing COBOL files used on AIX or Power systems. If you want to debug programs on System z, you must change the default editors. The following section tells you how to change the default editors.

Editor conflict affecting debugging

When using IBM Rational Developer for zEnterprise, you should use the LPEX-based COBOL editors for editing COBOL files on IBM Rational Developer for System z as the default editors.

To change the default COBOL editor, perform the following steps:

  1. From the main menu, select Window > Preferences.
  2. Select the General > Editors > File Associations node on the left.
  3. In the File Types list, select the file type that you are interested in. (For example, *.cob and *.cbl to change association for COBOL files.)
  4. In the Associated editors list, select the editor that should be used to open files of that type.
  5. Click the Default button to make this the default editor to be used for this file type.
  6. Click OK on the preference page to save changes.

To change the default C/C++ editor, perform the following steps:

  1. From the main menu, select Window > Preferences.
  2. Select the General > Editors > File Associations node on the left.
  3. In the File Types list, select the file type that you are interested in. (For example, *.c, *.h, *.cpp, and *.hpp to change association for C++ files.)
  4. In the Associated editors list, select the editor that should be used to open files of that type.
  5. Click the Default button to make this the default editor to be used for this file type.
  6. Click OK on the preference page to save changes.

New and changed perspectives

The Enterprise Development perspective is a new perspective in IBM Rational Developer for zEnterprise. The z/OS Projects perspective itself is not available, because it is a subset of this new perspective.

Views associated with the new perspective are listed here:

Views differences

You can open the new Enterprise Projects view from the Window > Show View menu of IBM Rational Developer for zEnterprise, but the z/OS Projects view is not available from the Window > Open Perspective menu because it is a subset of the Enterprise Projects view.

The Enterprise Projects Views view category groups views in a way that is similar to the z/OS Projects Views category.

Language sensitive help

You might notice some differences when using the COBOL editor for AIX or Linux on Power or on AIX resources in IBM Rational Developer for zEnterprise:

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