Evaluate this entry point online, without installing or configuring it on your own system.
When you register for this entry point, you can access IBM® Rational® Developer for System i, IBM Rational Business Developer, IBM Rational Host Access Transformation Services for Multiplatforms (HATS), and IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere® Software, all installed into an online environment. You also have access to a test IBM i environment that lets you quickly deploy and test the scenarios.
Note: IBM Rational Developer for System i SOA Construction is a bundled offering that includes Rational Developer for System i, Rational Business Developer, and Rational Host Access Transformation Services for Multiplatforms (HATS) toolkit.
Note: When you start any of the online trials in the IBM i Sandbox, you will have three hours to explore the products and exercises within the Sandbox. If you exit one entry point and begin another, you have whatever time remains of the original three hours to explore successive trials. To continue working beyond the end of a three-hour session, save your materials and register to begin the trial again. You will need to refresh your desktop and other settings when the trial reopens to continue where you left off.
The online trial experience allows you to try software products without having to install them on your
own system. This is product-level code, with all features and options enabled.
Client software
The online trial program uses the Citrix Access Platform to provide you a connection
from your workstation to a remote server running the IBM product you are evaluating.
You will need to download Citrix client software before using the online trial program.
You can download the Citrix XenApp client (formerly known as the MetaFrame Presentation Server) at no charge from the Citrix site. Versions for most operating systems are available. After you install the client,
you will be asked to restart your browser. If you do not have the Citrix client installed when you attempt to access the online trial, you will be prompted to install the client.
Supported browsers
Microsoft Internet Explorer V6 or later and Mozilla Firefox V1.5 or later are
supported.
Connection speed
We recommend that you use a high-speed connection while evaluating software online. Because the session you will be using is running remotely over the Internet with unpredictable delays and latencies, you should not use your experience with the session as a guide to the performance of the tools when installed in a local environment.
Connectivity FAQs
Having problems getting connected? Check our connectivity FAQs for solutions to common problems. Or, visit our connectivity forum to submit technical questions about using online trials.
The Enterprise Modernization Sandbox trial environment for the Architecture entry point includes Rational Developer for System i, Rational Developer for System i for SOA Construction, Rational Host Access Transformation Services for Multiplatforms (HATS), and Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software. The articles below provide short exercises you can walk through to try out these products.
Explore local System i application development with IBM Rational Developer for System i: In less than an hour, learn how to leverage the new Eclipse-based IBM i development environment to edit, compile, and debug an ILE RPG application locally -- so you can work on your code without being connected to the server. Then, deploy your code to a remote IBM i server.
Coming soon: Build a Web service from an RPG program using i5/OS Web services tools in Rational Developer for System i for SOA Construction
Coming soon: Create SQL-based Web services to access System i data with Rational Developer for System i for SOA Construction
Coming soon: Consume Web services in a browser-based Web application using Rational Developer for System i for SOA Construction
Coming soon: Consume Services Data Objects in a browser-based JavaServer™ Faces Web application using Rational Developer for System i for SOA Construction
Coming soon: Transform 5250 green screens to Web UIs using Rational Host Access Transformation Services for Multiplatforms
Coming soon: Transform 5250 green screens to Web services using Rational Host Access Transformation Services for Multiplatforms
Want more? Click the Support tab for additional resources designed to help you explore this entry point.
