Plug-In Comparison: Eclipse Versus IDz

ZMF for Eclipse plug-in behavior varies somewhat with the IDE in which it is installed. The following table compares plug-in behavior in the open-source Eclipse Workbench versus Rational Developer for z Systems.

Plug-in Behavior	Eclipse Workbench	IDz
Navigation	Serena Explorer Package Explorer (Java) Remote System Explorer	Serena Explorer Package Explorer (Java) z/OS Projects Explorer (WebSphere)
Project Management	Eclipse projects on desktop	Eclipse projects on desktop IDz projects on mainframe
Check-out Location	Mainframe development libraries ChangeMan ZMF repository change package	Mainframe development libraries ChangeMan ZMF repository change package IDz projects (mainframe libraries)
Local Workspace	Download z/OS data sets Download z/OS Unix zFS directories Mass download of ZMF application Mass checkin to ZMF change package Checkout from package staging libraries Checkout from promotion libraries	Download z/OS data sets Download z/OS Unix zFS directories Mass download of ZMF application Mass checkin to ZMF change package Checkout from package staging libraries Checkout from promotion libraries
z/OS Data Set Access	Create Delete Browse Edit Download	Create Delete Browse Edit Download
z/OS Unix zFS Object Access	Create Delete Browse Edit Download	Create Delete Browse Edit Download
JES Job Access	Submit jobs Cancel jobs Display job output	Submit jobs Cancel jobs Display job output
XML Services	Submit XML requests to ZMF View XML Services replies in editor	Submit XML requests to ZMF View XML Services replies in editor
Java Integration	Team menu of Java perspective z/OS Unix Hierarchical File System Open-source Java toolkits	Team menu of Java perspective z/OS Unix Hierarchical File System Open-source Java toolkits
Language Support		RDz development & test tools which include COBOL, PL/I, Assembler, Java editors