Installing Zowe Explorer CICS Extension

Installation methods

Install or update the Zowe Explorer CICS Extension from Visual Studio Code Extensions or from a VSIX file.

Installing from Visual Studio Code Extensions

1. Select the Extensions tab on the Side Bar of the VS Code application.

2. Search for Zowe Explorer for IBM CICS and select the matching search result.

3. Click the Install button at the top of the Editor page.

   The extension is installed. If Zowe Explorer is not already installed, it also installs automatically.

Installing from a VSIX file

Before you install Zowe Explorer CICS Extension from a VSIX file, ensure that Zowe Explorer is installed. Zowe Explorer is a required dependency. See Installing Zowe Explorer for instructions..

If Zowe Explorer is installed, you can install Zowe Explorer CICS Extension from a VSIX file.

1. Go to the Zowe Explorer for IBM CICS Extension download site. Select the Latest button, which directs to a page that includes the latest version of the .vsix file. Download it to your PC.

   

2. Open the Extensions icon in the Side Bar, navigate to the ... menu, select Install from VSIX ... and select the downloaded Zowe.cics-extension-for-zowe-3.x.x.vsix file.

   

   The following message indicates that the extension is installed successfully.

   

   The Zowe Explorer pane shows tree views for Data Sets, Unit System Services (USS) and Jobs, and a new view for CICS.