CoreModernization32 min
Zowe, VS Code and Git
Work on z/OS from a normal PC: what Zowe is, how Zowe Explorer and Zowe CLI reach datasets, jobs and Unix files through z/OSMF, how VS Code language extensions help with COBOL and JCL, and how mainframe source fits into Git.
What you will be able to do
- Explain what Zowe is, who maintains it, and how its client tools reach z/OS through z/OSMF
- Browse and edit datasets, submit jobs and read spool from VS Code and the Zowe CLI
- Set up a team configuration with profiles while keeping credentials out of shared files
- Map PDS members to Git files safely, including code pages, and describe a branch and pull request workflow
Lessons
- What Zowe is and how it connectsZowe is an open-source project that lets modern tools work with z/OS. Its client tools run on your PC and talk to REST services on the mainframe, usually z/OSMF, so you can work…
- Datasets, jobs and USS files from your PCZowe Explorer puts datasets, Unix files and jobs in three trees inside VS Code, and the Zowe CLI does the same from a terminal or script.
- Git workflows for mainframe sourceMoving mainframe source into Git means deciding how members become files, getting code pages right, and agreeing a branch and pull request workflow.
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