Level: Intermediate Kirsten A. Larsen (kila@dk.ibm.com), Senior IT specialist, IBM
Susan Malaika, Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM
11 Jun 2009 In this tutorial, the third installment in a
series,
learn how to use IBM® Rational® Developer for System z® to
develop COBOL stored procedures that manipulate XML data. This tutorial
illustrates the XML schema support offered, and provides step-by-step
instructions for creating and testing stored procedures.
Before you start
About this series
With the popularity of SOA and Web-based technologies, there are
increasing amounts of XML data coming in and out of computer systems.
The IBM DB2® 9 for z/OS® support for pureXML® makes
it much simpler to store and manipulate XML on System z® through
SQL/XML interfaces. This tutorial is the third installment in a
series
on how to get started with XML in DB2 for z/OS. The series provides
different approaches for creating simple applications that manipulate
XML data. The
first installment
presents an example application based on COBOL stored procedures that
can be downloaded. The
second installment
shows how to set up Web access through Universal Services.
About this tutorial
This tutorial describes how to use Rational Developer for System z to
develop COBOL stored procedures that manipulate XML data. This
tutorial shows the XML schema support offered, and provides
step-by-step instructions for creating and testing stored
procedures.
Objectives
The objective of this tutorial is to demonstrate the ease with which
COBOL applications for handling pureXML in DB2 can be developed using
Rational Developer for System z (RDz).
Prerequisites
This tutorial is written for COBOL developers whose skills and
experience are at an introductory to intermediate level. You should
have a general familiarity with XML and a working knowledge of DB2 for
z/OS.
System requirements
You need to have the following software installed on z/OS:
- DB2 9 for z/OS
- IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 4.1.0
- Rational Developer for System z, Version 7.5 server
You need to have the following software installed on your laptop:
- Rational Developer for System z, Version 7.5 client
This tutorial assumes that you have already configured RDz on both the
server and client sides, that you have created a connection to z/OS,
and that you have the authorizations required to perform the necessary
tasks. see the Resources section for
links to trial download and documentation.
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