Verifying your Zowe Explorer installation

Verify that Zowe Explorer has been installed successfully by searching data sets to test your connection to z/OSMF.

Required roles: systems administrator, DevOps architect

Using your profile to search data sets

1. Expand DATA SETS in the Side Bar, and hover over the profile you want to filter.

2. Click the Search icon.

3. Use the input box field to enter your username and password when prompted.

4. Select the + Create a new filter option.

5. Enter the criteria to filter search results.

   If Zowe Explorer is able to connect with z/OSMF and the user credentials are valid, the filtered data sets display in the DATA SETS tree view.

   If there is a problem with the z/OSMF connection and/or user credentials, an error displays. See Troubleshooting Zowe Explorer for possible next steps.