2022 Zowe Explorer Roadmap

Multi-selection support for all applicable functionalities

COMPLETED

Users would like more tree view actions in Zowe Explorer to have multi-select functionality.

• This work has already begun, but is a large amount of work to do across all 3 tree views within Zowe Explorer.
• Plan to fully complete epic items by end of 4th quarter of 2022.

Delivered 22Q4

Zowe Explorer Supported Environments

COMPLETED

Users are submitting issues about Zowe Explorer not working in different environments.

1. First we plan to create a maintained list of supported environments.

• This work has already begun with our discussion, https://github.com/zowe/vscode-extension-for-zowe/discussions/1691.
• We plan to deliver this work in the 3rd quarter PI of 2022.

2. Secondly, we plan to consider other environments requested by users, this will require research and depending on the research we will decide if support is feasible.

• Research will being in the 3rd quarter PI of 2022.
• Decisions made to continue the work will happen in the 1st quarter PI of 2023.

Delivered 23Q1

Updating GUI to use other types of notifications vs all pop ups

COMPLETED

Users would like to see less pop up notifications from Zowe Explorer to lessen the distractions that they cause in VS Code.

• We plan to start this work in the 3rd quarter PI of 2022.
• Plan to fully complete epic items by end of 1st quarter of 2023.

Delivered 23Q1

Improve logging and potential output view to better support end users

COMPLETED

Users would like better Loggins from Zowe Explorer to help troubleshoot issues.

• We plan to start this work in the 3rd quarter PI of 2022 with additional logging added to log files and look into adding the logs to a newly created Zowe Explorer Output view as well so users don’t have to leave the VS Code space to see logging.
• Plan to fully complete epic items by end of 1st quarter of 2023.

Delivered 23Q1

Enhancements to Extensibility APIs

COMPLETED

Extenders would like more robust Extensibility APIs to adopt for their VS Code Zowe Explorer extensions. We have a long list of requested extensibility APIs for extenders.

• Plan to start the work in the 3rd quarter PI of 2022.
• Plan to fully complete epic items by end of 2nd quarter of 2023.

Delivered 23Q1