In addition to content assist for COBOL code, the System z® LPEX Editor and the COBOL Editor provide content assist for CICS and SQL variables that are in EXEC CICS and EXEC SQL blocks. The editors display variable names and their declarations. Hovering over the data item entries shows the data structure of the item.
To use content assist, open a COBOL or PL/I file in the System z LPEX Editor, COBOL Editor, or PL/I Editor. As you are typing the code, press Ctrl+Spacebar and select from among the options displayed to complete the code you are typing.
You can toggle the content assist window between the default pane and template pane by pressing Ctrl+Spacebar again. If you close the content assist window and open it again without changing the cursor location, it reopens on the same pane. For more information about templates, see the related topics.
Content assist can not provide any proposals for a syntax error until there is enough valid syntax to suggest options.