Some Advanced Features That ( Spoiler Alert ) Just Might Come in Handy Some Day

VSC2 THE CHALLENGE BEFORE YOU BEGIN
VS Code: Protips
You’ve got VS Code set up to connect to the system, but there Make sure you’ve installed and
are a few extra features that will help you make the most of this configured VS Code and
editor. connected to the system before
trying these out. No other skills
Some advanced features that (*spoiler alert*) just There are challenges later on in that will assume you know how are needed, you’re just getting
to use these features, so while there is not a lot of required work
might come in handy some day 60 minutes
in this specific challenge, it is important you familiarize yourself
started!
9 steps with them.
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1. OPEN THE COMMAND PALETTE 2. LOOK AT THOSE SHORTCUTS 3. EDIT YOUR PROFILE
In VS Code, go to View -> Command Palette. This opens up a Open up the Command Palette again and start typing File: Click on the Pencil icon to the right of your Data Sets profile.
window with every command you can enter, including your A series of commands based around file operations will You probably don’t want to change anything, but in case you
most recently-used commands up top. From here, you can appear. Also note that many of these have keyboard shortcuts need to change the URL or connection information, this is
type in the name of the command you want until it appears listed on the right side of them. These will differ from where you do it.
selectable. computer to computer, but VS Code will show you the
shortcuts that you can memorize to help speed things along. Don’t worry if you get an RSE error if you go all the way through
it, this can safely be ignored.
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4. FISH FOR FILTERS 5. ENTER ZEN MODE 6. UNDER THE HOOD

Click on the magnifying glass next to the profile you created for Click on the Extensions button on the left side menu and find
Go up to View -> Appearance -> Zen Mode, or become a Zen the Zowe Explorer extension. Click on its gear (bottom right) an
Data Sets, USS, or Jobs. They all present different dialogs, and
Master and use the keyboard shortcut it shows you. This will click “Extension Settings”. This will bring up a few options you
you can either type in a new filter, or click on the first option(s),
fullscreen VS Code and hide all elements except the editor. can tweak right from here, but you can dive in even deeper by
which show up with a plus sign (+) to let it prompt you.
clicking on one of those “Edit in settings.json” links.
Inhale. Feel the air around you. Enjoy the moment. Feel
Filters will help you make effective use of your screen space,
better? To exit Zen mode, enter the same keyboard shortcut There are some settings in here you might want to edit,
making it so you only see the data sets or job output that you
OR hit ESC a couple of times. including file associations, recently-used filters, and your
care about right now. Once you create a new filter, it can be
easily recalled if you want to use it later on. preference for the minimap and breadcrumbs.
If you want to make adjustments, mind the syntax, because it

“DO I NEED TO DO ALL OF THIS?” is possible to break an extension with an un-readable settings
file. You may not need to visit here, but some minor nuisances
Obviously, Zen Mode is not a hard core requirement for mastering the mainframe. However, as can be fixed by simply getting into the config file.
you get further in your progress with these challenges, you will appreciate the ability to streamline
certain actions and move around faster.
But to answer the actual question being asked, there is a step in here that is actually required to
mark this particular challenge as complete, so make sure you follow the steps to the end.

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7. BROWSE THE MARKETPLACE 8. HIT THE PLAYGROUND 9. MARK AS DONE

Head over the the Extensions Marketplace and see what’s Go up to Help -> Interactive Playground The last step is to submit the validation job. Simply open up
available. Whenever an extension, or additional software is MTM2020.PUBLIC.JCL and look for the member named CHK.
required, we’ll let you know, so you don’t have to install This is a guide that will teach you all about some of the more Right-click on that and select Submit Job. This will check all of
anything additional here, but you should also know that there advanced features and shortcuts available through VS Code. your work and mark any completed challenges as complete on the
is an option to personalize your experience. This is the easiest way to get good, as you can see everything contest system.
spelled out with sample sections, and you can try it all out in a
We really like the Indent Rainbow extension, which marks penalty-free environment.
each level of indentation as a different color. Makes it easier to
keep track of your formatting!
Don’t go nuts installing too many extensions right away, as

sometimes extensions conflict with one another, and you want NICE JOB! LET’S RECAP NEXT UP…
things to be as fast and simple when you’re first starting out.
You’ve taken your VS Code installation to the next level, and You’re all ready. Where to go from
now you’re ready to fully tackle the series of challenges here? We suggest the PDS
ahead. Hopefully you feel a little more confident in all of challenges as your first one,
this, because your next step is where we really start digging though you could also go into JCL
into this system. if that looks interesting.

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VSC2 THE CHALLENGE BEFORE YOU BEGIN

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4. FISH FOR FILTERS 5. ENTER ZEN MODE 6. UNDER THE HOOD

If you want to make adjustments, mind the syntax, because it

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7. BROWSE THE MARKETPLACE 8. HIT THE PLAYGROUND 9. MARK AS DONE

Don’t go nuts installing too many extensions right away, as

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