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Table 1. IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z
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May 2024
watsonx Code Assistant for Z v1.1.3 is released.
  • Added support for preparing COBOL for transformation to Java using a new VS Code extension named IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z. For more information, see What's New.
February 2024
Watsonx Code Assistant for Z v1.1 is released.
  • Added support for validating that transformed Java is semantically equivalent to COBOL through a new VS Code extension that is called watsonx Code Assistant for Z Validation Assistant. For more information, see Validate.
Z Open Editor v3.4 is released.
  • Transforming COBOL to Java by using generative AI is updated with new section Upgrading from an earlier version to detail special considerations you must review before upgrading your version.
  • Replaced the COBOL-centric class generation preview with a new Java-centric presentation for watsonx Code Assistant for Z.
  • Updated the IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z tree view to show a breakdown of method members per Java class that can be generated by the assistant's AI component.
  • Updated the IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z tree view to support new workflows for reopening a saved COBOL to Java mappings and regenerating Java code.
  • Updated the IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z tree view with new icons and icon decorators that visualize which Java members that are mapped from COBOL paragraphs have already been generated and which have not.
Support for version 1.0.1 is released.
  • IBM CICS® TS EXEC Utility Library for Java V1.0 is added.
  • IBM CICS JCICS V2.0, the Java API for CICS is added.
January 2024 Version 1.0.1 is released.
  • Added the VS Code extension that is called watsonx Code Assistant for Z Refactoring Assistant to help COBOL developers refactor code in the VS Code IDE. For more information, see What's new in the Refactor section.
Table 2. Watsonx Code Assistant
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January 2024 Version 1.0.1 is released.