HCL Z Common Components

Provides shared functionality to VS Code extensions that access Z Abend Investigator and Z Data Tools resources.

The HCL Z Common Components extension enables centralized credential storage for the Z Abend Investigator and Z Data Tools extensions, and offers menu options to configure Z Common Components connections, streamlining setup across products.

VS Code requirements

• VS Code 1.108.0+
• Zowe Explorer 3.2.0+

Getting help

To ask questions or report issues related to the installation, configuration, or use of this extension, contact HCL Support.

Zowe Explorer issues

The HCL Z Common Components extension depends on Zowe Explorer.
Issues might originate from core Zowe Explorer functionality rather than the extension itself. Examples include:

• Data set and Unix System Services (USS) file browsing
• Job management and submission
• Base Zowe Explorer commands and views

Report issues that are specific to Zowe Explorer to the Zowe Explorer issue tracker.

To determine the source of an issue and the appropriate reporting channel, consider the following:

• Error notifications include the extension name.
• Log entries displayed in the Output view are categorized by extension.