Congratulations on the graduations!

With all of the graduations occurring, we didn't want the new release to be left out!

This assembly will be quick because it is summer.

Next across the stage, IBM Test Accelerator for Z 1.0.3!

I am pleased to announce we made the next grade, and released a new version of IBM Test Accelerator for Z, version 1.0.3, on June 27th.

Walking to across the stage in alphabetical order...

Early Development Testing for z/OS 1.0.3

The release notes for version 1.0.3 for Early Development Testing for z/OS (EDTz) on Eclipse can be found in the What's New section of the IBM Test Accelerator for Z (TAZ)  Documentation, covering all components of TAZ changes for the release. 

The TAZ version 1.0.3 release of EDTz for can be downloaded from Passport Advantage.

 On-demand Dev and Test for z/OS 1.0.3

The release notes for version 1.0.3 for the On-demand Dev and Test environment for z/OS (ODTz) can be found in the What's New section of the IBM Test Accelerator for Z (TAZ) Documentation, covering all components of TAZ changes for the release. 

The TAZ version 1.0.3 release of ODTz for can be downloaded from Passport Advantage.

Some Other Celebrants to Celebrate

IBM Developer for z/OS 

• • A new capability, ZCodeScan, got its diploma and is now available!
    • Read more IBM ZCodeScan – Unlocking Effortless COBOL Code Review and Security
  • Check out the new IBM Developer for z/OS Enterprise Edition (IDzEE)17.0.2 out in June with Friday the 13th? Good Vibes Only With IBM Developer for z/OS 17.0.2
    • Dependency Based Build (DBB) 3.0.2 with C/C++ and REXX samples, build JCL to zBuilder YAML Migration tooling, and lots of new Metadata Store  and zBuilder capability. 
    • Wazi Deploy 3.0.5 with new YAML schema and building blocks
    • ...and more!
  • IBM Developer for z/OS on VS Code 5.5.0 released on June 24th, 2025 with all new capabilities like the Data Elements view and the 3270 emulator web view with the latest enhancements around Zowe authentication utilizing tokens or credentials provided through environment variables...

Zowe Explorer for VS Code

• • Zowe Explorer for VS Code also walked up versions from v3.1.2 to v3.2.0 to v3.2.1 with cool features like RegEx search in Data Sets, copy-paste and drag-and-drop across LPARs, Command to Update Profile Configuration Schema, and more!

Galasa

• • To accompany the move up in grade levels to a new 0.42.0 version on the 10th of June, 2025, Galasa at Open Mainframe Project sent out announcements via a cool new Galasa.dev site design, and the Galasa documentation repository is joining the rest of the Galasa in homeroom.

Links and Related

IBM Test Accelerator for Z 1.0.3

Release notes 

• • • IBM Test Accelerator for Z 1.0 release notes

Documentation

• • • IBM Test Accelerator for Z 1.0 documentation

Download from Passport Advantage Online

• • • IBM Passport Advantage Online for Customers

Recent IBM Test Accelerator for Z blog posts

• • March forth with the release of TAZ 1.0.2.1 | Automated Testing | Gerald Mitchell | March 31, 2025
  • Have some IBM Test Accelerator for Z 1.0.2 for Pi Day | Automated Testing | Gerald Mitchell | March 14, 2025
  • IBM Test Accelerator for Z 1.0.1 released on November 22, 2024 | Automated Testing | Gerald Mitchell | November 26, 2024
  • IBM Test Accelerator for Z 1.0.0 is now available! | Automated Testing | Gerald Mitchell | June 21, 2024
  • Announcing the general availability of IBM Test Accelerator for Z | Automated Testing | Mohit Satoskar | June 21, 2024
  • Introducing the IBM Test Accelerator for Z | Automated Testing | Gerald Mitchell | May 14, 2024