Recent developerWorks tutorials and articles related to RDz   

1. Using WebSphere Developer for System z version 7 to connect to CICS - An example using J2EE Connectors, CICS Transaction Gateway and TXSeries
--> http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/tutorials/0707_barosa/0707_barosa.html
This tutorial teaches you how to use WebSphere® Developer for System z to create and test Java code accessing CICS® (TXSeries® ) that runs in the workstation, without having to deploy to the mainframe.

2. Transform UML to COBOL with WebSphere Developer for System z, Part 1: Create COBOL programs and Web services without writing code
--> http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/wes-dw-wes-uml2cobol1.html
Explore a new feature in Version 7 of WebSphere® Developer for System z: z/OS Database Application Generator. z/OS Database Application Generator automatically generates CICS® COBOL programs that can access DB2®. It also generates a Web service, as well as the Job Control Language (JCL) to assist in the deployment of the generated code. In this tutorial, you will get a quick introduction to this feature and walk through an example scenario in which you transform UML to COBOL.

3. Comment lines: Reginaldo Barosa: Get COBOL without coding by transforming UML
--> http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/techjournal/0708_col_barosa/0708_col_barosa.html
Can I create a model using Unified Modeling Language (UML) and transform it into COBOL language to be deployed into z/OS®? I have heard this question many times during presentations of IBM® development tools around the world. A very simple answer is: Yes, today you can transform UML into COBOL code. But the point is, how much of your application can you now develop doing UML transformation to COBOL? To illustrate the ease and benefit of this development proposition, I will show you an example here of UML to COBOL transformation using IBM tools.

Abraços
Reginaldo

Some additional RDz white papers that I found on dW:

Using model-driven development (MDD) in a mainframe environment (Aug 2007)
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/tech articles/0708_england/0708_england.html

Using Rational Developer for System z to create a CICS COBOL Web service provider (Nov 2007)
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/07/1127_akkina/index.htm l

Overview of the Fault Analyzer Integration feature of IBM Rational Developer for System z Version 7.1 (Dec 2007)
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/07/1218_yoshimura-faydi

Symbolically debugging HLASM applications using Rational Developer for System z and Debug Tool (Jan 2008)
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/tech articles/0801_england/0801_england.html

Develop a batch DB2 for z/OS COBOL application using Rational Developer for System z (March 2008)
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0803england/

Message was edited by: Steven Ma on March 17, 2008

In case someone wants to work with RDz 7.1 using one of our mainframes...

Just go to our system z Sandbox ( http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/downloads/emsandbox/systemz.html ), register (if you dont have an IBM ID) and choose many of the labs available.. (3 have 3 for RDz)
You will have 3 hours to play with RDz (as well other products like HATS, RTW, RBD).

We use CITRIX client and you will be able to try RDz in any workstation using our remote VMWARE image with many products..

Enjoy.

Symbolically debugging non-Language Environment (LE) assembler applications using Rational Developer for System z and Debug Tool (02/2009)
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0902_immaneni/0902_immaneni.html

A recently published redbook on enabling z/OS applications for SOA:

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/SG247669.html?Open

Steven, that link won't work for me. But I think I found it here:
http://www-01.ibm.com/software/tivoli/systemz-advisor/2009-11/CICS_debugging.html

Regi's recently published a paper on how one can use Rational Business Developer to create an iPhone application which accesses a 3270 application (via a web service created by RDz). He also has a video posted on youtube that shows the application. It's definitely worth checking out:

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/techjournal/0909_barosa/0909_barosa.html

PS - code sample's included with the paper.

Nice work Regi!

Steven

Being diplomatic, of course you can't go wrong with either one =)
The demo is really slick... and if I remember correctly, the response time is excellent in the demo Regi showed on his youtube video.

The one piece of good news is that EGL recently releases a free EGL Community Edition. I am not clear how big the subset of features is included in it, and I don't know if it's something you can safely install in the same package as your RDz/Java package - I just don't know enough to comment on it. If you're interested to checking it out, take a look at the EGL cafe:

http://www-949.ibm.com/software/rational/cafe/community/egl/ce

Steven