Rational Developer for System z

IBM Rational Developer for System z Version 8.0.3 release notes

The following release notes provide information about new features and enhancements included in Rational® Developer for System z® Version 8.0.3 and lists the known limitations in the release.

This information is for developers using Rational Developer for System z Version 8.0.3 and Rational Developer for zEnterprise™ Version 8.0.3.

Finding known problems for Rational Developer for System z

As problems are discovered and resolved, known problems are documented in the form of individual technotes in the Support knowledge base found at the IBM® Support Portal

To find release-specific information on limitations, restrictions, and known problems that did not become available until after the product documentation and product release notes were finalized, you can search the knowledge base.

The following link launches a customized query of the live Support knowledge base: View all known problems for Rational Developer for System z.

Hardware Requirements

For hardware and software requirements, see the following documents:

Installation and Configuration

For information on installing and configuring Rational Developer for System z, see the following documents:

For the most up to date versions of the complete documentation, including installation instructions, white papers, podcasts and tutorials, see the library page of the Rational Developer for System z website (http://www-01.ibm.com/software/rational/products/developer/systemz/library/).

Note:
  • If you are using Rational Developer for System z, the installation and configuration guides are also available on the IBM Rational Developer for System z Quick Start Disc.
  • If you are using Rational Developer for System z, the Host installation and configuration guides are also available on the IBM Rational Developer for System z Server for z/OS and Multiplatforms Installation DVD.
  • If you are using Rational Developer for zEnterprise, the installation and configuration guides are also available on the IBM Rational Developer for zEnterprise Quick Start Disc.
  • If you are using Rational Developer for zEnterprise, the Host installation and configuration guides are also available on the IBM Rational Developer for zEnterprise Server for z/OS and Multiplatforms Installation DVD.

Web-based helps

Context help

What's new in Version 8.0.3

New functions have been added for IBM Rational Developer for System z Release 8.0.3. For additional information on these enhancements, see What's new in Rational Developer for System z (http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ratdevz/v8r0/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.etools.getstart.wsentdev.doc/topics/whatsnew80.html).

Version 8.0.3 limitations and known problems

For information on limitations and known problems in the Rational Developer for System z, see the following summary:

z/OS Integrated Development Environment

BMS Screen Designer (BMS Map Editor) and MFS Screen Designer (MFS Editor)

Service Component Architecture

CICS

File Manager Integration

Note: File Manager Integration function, which is being deprecated in Developer for System z v8.0.3, is now provided by IBM File Manager plug-in for Eclipse.

For information about obtaining IBM File Manager plug-in for Eclipse, see File Manager plug-in for Eclipse. Before installing IBM File Manager plug-in for Eclipse, uninstall the Developer for System z FMI feature. IBM File Manager plug-in for Eclipse has its own perspective and related views to achieve File Manager integration.

Code Review for COBOL

COBOL Language Support

PL/I Language Support

C/C++ Language Support

Compiled language debugger

Common Access Repository Manager (CARMA)

Application Deployment Manager

Software Configuration Library Manager (SCLM) Developer Toolkit

AIX, Linux, and Linux on System z

Bidirectional support

Enterprise Service Tools


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