Quickly move your Web services, Java™, J2EE, Web, and portal applications from design to deployment with
Rational® Application Developer for WebSphere® Software. Learn how by preparing to take the IBM certification Test 255,
Developing with IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V6. If you are an entry-level developer or
a new adopter of IBM Rational Web Developer or IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V6.0, this test is for you. Use this series of seven tutorials to get ready.
Rational Application Development certification prep, Part 1: Workbench basics Set workbench preferences, work with views and perspectives, and manage your workspaces in Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software. Get familiar with the online help, the resource Local History feature, and the import and export wizards.
Rational Application Development certification prep, Part 3: Web development Create a J2EE 1.4 Web application, in the form of Model-View-Controller (MVC), using Rational Application Developer 6. Step through the controller servlet and a model servlet creation process, take a look at using JavaServer Pages (JSPs) for the View, and experiment with using a JavaBean to help with the business logic.
Rational Application Development certification prep, Part 4: Databases
Use the data perspective in Rational Application Developer 6 for this tutorial. Learn how to connect from Application Developer to the database, sample the data from within Application Developer, and use visual tools to create SQL statements and to run them.
Rational Application Development certification prep, Part 5: Running applications Explore features for running standalone Java applications using Rational Application Developer, and how to deploy desktop or server-side J2EE enterprise applications (including a Web module) to WebSphere Application Server 6. Learn how to change workspaces, as well.
Rational Application Development certification prep, Part 6: Debugging and testing Learn how to debug and test components of a J2EE application using the Integrated Test Environment of Rational Application Developer and its built-in support for JUnit. Using breakpoints and other features of the Debug Perspective, step through Java code to find possible code breakers.
Rational Application Development certification prep, Part 7: Packaging and deployment Create J2EE projects using Rational Application Developer V6 and learn how they are organized within the development environment. Learn how to import and export J2EE modules to and from Rational Application Developer and the fundamentals of packaging an application to take advantage of the features of WebSphere Application Server.
