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Explore IBM Rational Asset Manager

Create, manage, and use service assets in this hands-on evaluation guide

Randy A Lexvold (rlexvold@us.ibm.com), Certified IT Specialist, IBM Corporation

Randy Lexvold joined Rational Software in 2000. He started as an IT Specialist, specializing in assisting customers in the adoption of visual modeling and application development processes and tools. In 2005, he moved to a worldwide team focused on enabling customers in the use of Rational products, specifically modeling and asset management. Previously, Randy was a software engineer, architect, and manager for 15 years at various companies, ranging from web startups to embedded robotics navigation and embedded device driver development.

Summary: Get an overview of IBM® Rational® Asset Manager, along with a detailed explanation of how asset management integrates into an existing development environment to aid asset review, approval, publication, traceability, and reuse. This hosted, hands-on tutorial also shows how you can use this collaborative software development asset management tool for governance and how it integrates with IBM® Rational® ClearQuest® and IBM® WebSphere® Service Registry and Repository, as well as with Eclipse.

Date: 11 Oct 2007
Level: Introductory

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Before you start

Learn what to expect from this tutorial and how to get the most out of it.

About this tutorial

This tutorial gives you an introduction IBM® Rational® Asset Manager from an end-user perspective. The scenario is a service developer who is looking for service assets to reuse and is unable to find one, so the developer decides to create the service asset by using features in Rational Asset Manager, IBM® Rational® Software Architect, IBM® Rational® ClearQuest®, and IBM® WebSphere® Service Registry and Repository to expedite the process.

Objectives

You will learn how Rational Asset Manager enables you to create assets, search for existing assets, and use existing assets in your environment.

Prerequisites

None.

System requirements

Client software
The online trial program uses the Citrix Access Platform to provide a connection from your workstation to a remote server that is running Rational Asset Manager for this hosted evaluation. You will need to download the Citrix client software before starting the online trial. You can download the Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server client at no charge from the Citrix site. Many versions are available, including versions for Microsoft® Windows ® and Linux ® platforms. After you install the Citrix client, you will be asked to restart your browser. If you do not have it installed when you attempt to access the online trial, you will be prompted to install the client.

Supported browsers
Both 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 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.