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Developing with Eclipse

Learn how to develop z/OS® applications by using the Eclipse-based z/OS Integrated Development Environment (zIDE).

Setting up an Eclipse development environment
All of these set-up options are explained in the topics in this section.
Loading source files into the Developer for z/OS workspace
For more information on connecting to and loading source files from each supported location, see the topics in this section.
Organizing source files with projects and subprojects
z/OS projects and subprojects provide a way to organize and manage your work in the Developer for z/OS interface. You can work in local projects, z/OS projects, MVS™ subprojects, and z/OS UNIX System Services subprojects. Projects and subprojects connect your source files to the powerful development tools that Developer for z/OS provides, such as Software Analyzer, metrics, Db2 for z/OS tooling, z/OS Debugger, Dependency Based Build, and ZUnit (z/OS Automated Unit Testing Framework).
Developing CICS applications
Learn how to develop CICS® applications by using the product.
Developing IMS applications
Learn how to develop IMS applications by using the product.
Checking syntax and program dependencies
You can use remote compilers to check the syntax of programs and to discover program dependencies.
Determining Code Coverage
Using z/OS Debugger
Unit testing Enterprise COBOL and PL/I applications (Deprecated)
Extending product functions
Eclipse documentation