You can use the composite update site to update your z/OS® Explorer or other compatible product software, or add new software plug-ins such as additional tools.
For z/OS Explorer Version 1.1 and later, you can use the composite update site, which simplifies the installation of updates to z/OS Explorer software plug-ins. When a composite update site is present and you click
, software plug-ins for additional tools are listed as well as z/OS Explorer.The update site for z/OS Explorer is already coded in the product. You can see the site address in the Available Software Sites pane on the Preferences window.
If you are using the z/OS Explorer SDK and you installed the SDK by using the composite update site, you can click
to check for new versions of the z/OS Explorer and any tools you have installed. If you installed the SDK by downloading the compressed file, the composite update site is not available.The URLs of composite update sites contain the version number of the z/OS Explorer they relate to. For instance, if the composite update site URL contains the version number 5.1, you will receive any modification and fix updates for the z/OS Explorer product, but not any new releases or versions. Eclipse, and therefore z/OS Explorer, will always offer you the latest available version when you check for updates. If you choose not to accept an update you will NOT be notified if a new fix level (for instance 5.1.0.1) is made available. For example, you are running version 5.1.0.0, are offered version 5.1.1.0, and decline this modification level update. You will NOT be notified if fix level 5.1.0.1 is made available.
You are always offered the very latest code that is available in the whole composite update site. If you declined a new fix level, you must check manually whether any new updates are available. Click
and remove the option that selects only the latest versions of software. You will receive all updates to any tools you have installed (such as IBM® CICS® Configuration Manager) that are compatible with the version of z/OS Explorer that the composite update site relates to. Review the version numbers before upgrading a component.If you want to control the updates that end users can move to for both z/OS Explorer and plug-ins, you need to remove the composite update site from z/OS Explorer and select another site manually. For more information, see Adding a new software update site.