Installation Overview

IBM® File Manager® plug-in extension for Rational Developer for System z® is an extension of IBM® File Manager® plug-in for Eclipse which makes File Manager® plug-in's capabilities easier to access for Rational Developer for System z® users. In particular, the extension makes File Manager® specific actions available in the Remote System Explorer view, such as invoking File Manager® Formatted Editor against a selected data set.

Host installation and configuration

To utilise the capability of IBM® File Manager® plug-in for Eclipse, File Manager® V12.1 (5655-W68).

In addition to installing and configuring the appropriate File Manager® V12, the RSE server component needs to be configured so that the client is able to:

The environmental variable PD_SERVER_PORT needs to be defined in the RSE server configuration file rsed.envars (in the configuration directory on the mainframe system) and its value set to the port number where the File Manager® server is listening, e.g. PD_SERVER_PORT=1539.

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Client installation and configuration

Using File Manager® plug-in capabilities in IBM® Rational Developer for System z® environment

The following File Manager® plug-in capabilities are supported for z/OS® data sets in the RSE view:

All functions provided by File Manager® plug-in appear under the File Manager® menu item category in the context menu.

Snapshot of File Manager® actions available in RSE view
Snapshot of File Manager® integration

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