This page is your roadmap to information on IBM® Rational® Developer for System z Version 7.5.
Rational Developer for System z speeds efficiency of traditional mainframe, Web development and integrated mixed workload. Rational Developer for System z accelerates the development of your Web applications, traditional COBOL and PL/I applications, Web services and XML-based interfaces.
Rational Developer for System z website
(Web site)
This document is the official IBM Web site for Rational Developer for System z.
IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software
(Web site)
This web page is the home page for IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software.
Rational Developer for System z - features and benefits
(Web site)
This web page lists the features and benefits of the latest version of Rational Developer for System z.
Rational Developer for System z enhancements
(Web site)
This web page outlines the enhancements available in the latest version of Rational Developer for System z.
WebSphere Events
(Web site)
This web page provides contact information and direction for Rational related events.
WebSphere Developer for System z data sheet
(Book, pdf)
This is the data sheet for Rational Developer for System z.
Rational Developer for System z Tutorial
(Web site)
Use this tutorial as a guide when Creating DB2 stored procedures written in COBOL when using Rational Developer for System z
These documents provide an overview of the technologies and skills involved in using Rational Developer for System z.
Enterprise modernization for System z
(Web site)
This web page provides contact information and direction for accessing IBM support for Rational Developer for System z.
IBM Education Assistant
(Web site)
This link takes you to the IBM Education Assistant. The Education Assistant has viewlets that help you learn how to perform Developer for System z tasks. Education Assistant integrates narrated presentations, Show Me Demonstrations, tutorials, and resource links to help you successfully use IBM products.
IBM Rational Developer for System z forum
(Web site)
This page helps you connect to the Rational Developer for System z community where you can discuss technical aspects of Rational Developer for System z.
IBM Rational Developer for System z hub
(Web site)
A central place to help you find the Developer for System z information you need. It is an area where you can get to know the people behind Rational Developer for System z and to share your thoughts, comments, and ideas with them.
COBOL Cafe
(Web site)
A central place to help you find the latest technical information, business news, conference, seminar, web-cast, and event information about COBOL and related z/OS, IBMi and AIX COBOL topics - including IMS, CICS, Rational Developer for System z and HATS.
Eclipse Foundation site
(Web site)
The Eclipse Platform forms the base of the WebSphere Studio tools. This site provides links to articles, downloads, learning resources, and community resources for Eclipse.
Resources for Java newcomers (Sun site)
(Web site)
The Programming Center at java.sun.com is a portal for developers who are new to the Java programming language and technologies
Basic Java programming concepts (Sun site)
(Web site)
Another resource for Java newcomers is the Java Tutorial. It contains hundreds of exercises in various subject areas.
Web, XML, and HTML development skills. (Developer Shed site)
(Web site)
A site dedicated to the latest Web development techniques.
Rational Developer for System z offerings provide a wide range of sophisticated tools. Properly installing and configuring the components that make up Rational Developer for System z is essential to providing your users with a rich experience. Careful consideration of your environment before installing facilitates planning and helps avoid potential problems.
Rational Developer for System z Version 7.5 - system requirements
(Web site)
This web page lists the system requirements for Rational Developer for System z.
Rational Developer for System z Version 7.5 - library
(Web site)
This web page contains links to all the available documentation for Rational Developer for System z.
SCLM Developer Toolkit Installation and Customization Guide
(Book, pdf)
This document contains the configuration procedure for the IBM SCLM Developer Toolkit product, which combines standard z/OS installation procedures with z/OS UNIX System Services and IBM z/OS HTTP server configuration. It also describes the Eclipse client installation on Windows.
Program Directory for IBM Software Configuration and Library Manager (SCLM) Developer Toolkit
(Book, pdf)
This book provides the Rational Developer for System z installation and setup information for the IBM Software Configuration and Library Manager (SCLM) Developer toolkit.
SCLM Developer Toolkit: Program Directory
(Book, pdf)
This book provides the tape delivery installation and setup information for the IBM Software Configuration and Library Manager (SCLM) Developer toolkit.
Standalone Infocenter for IBM Rational Developer for System z
(Web site)
This document is a standalone version of the Rational Developer for System z help system. Using this document allows you to access the product help information without actually installing the product.
These documents helps you understand the available configuration and customization options.
Techdocs - The Technical Sales Library site
(Web site)
This repository contains the most up-to-date information used by our technical sales teams consulting on many IBM products, including WebSphere. It includes such information types as hints and tips, flashes, FAQs, technotes, and white papers.
These documents provide information about how to optimally use the tools provided with Rational Developer for System z.
APPC and Rational Developer for System z
(Article, pdf)
This document discusses APPC (Advanced Program-to-Program Communication) setup and management topics, for use with Rational Developer for System z Version 7.0.
XSE Web Services for the Enterprise End-to-End customer Scenario using Soap For CICS
(Article, pdf)
This document provides an end to end customer scenario using SOAP for CICS and the WebSphere Developer for zSeries Version 6.0.1 XSE Web Services for the Enterprise.
Integrating zSeries applications and processes as Web Services in an SOA environment
(Article, pdf)
This white paper discusses the process of integrating existing applications as Web services in an SOA environment with a focus on zSeries Version 6.0.1 tools. Included in this white paper is real life customer scenarios.
IBM WebSphere Developer for zSeries Workstation-Based Development for z/OS Applications and Service-Oriented Components
(Article, pdf)
IBM WebSphere Developer for zSeries Version 6.0.1 Workstation-Based Development for z/OS Applications and Service-Oriented Components.
Accessing SCMs using the WebSphere Developer for zSeries CARMA plug-in
(Article, pdf)
This document explains how to develop repository access managers (RAMs) and Common Access Repository Manager (CARMA) clients. It also includes information about accessing SCMs using the Rational Developer for System z CARMA plug-in and extending the Rational Developer for System z CARMA plug-in.
Setting up SSL for RSE Communication
(Article, pdf)
This document discusses activating SSL for REXEC and daemon RSE communication using self-signed or CA-signed certificates for Rational Developer for System z Version 7.0.
Integrating Source Code Management Systems into WebSphere Developer for zSeries CARMA
(Article, pdf)
This document discusses various aspects of the Common Access Repository Manager (CARMA).
JCL Submission with Dynamic Variable Substitution for IBM Rational Developer for System z
(Article, pdf)
This document discusses JCL Submission with Dynamic Variable Substitution for Rational Developer for System z.
Host-Based Projects in WebSphere Developer for System z v7.0
(Article, pdf)
This document explains the concepts behind "host-based projects" available in WebSphere Developer for System z Version 7 whereby projects can be defined centrally on a remote system and propagated out to client workstations.
Using WebSphere Developer for System z version 7 to connect to CICS
(Article, pdf)
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.
Java resources for experienced Java developers (Sun site)
(Web site)
This web site is the Java information portal recommended for experienced developers by the www.java.com site.
developerWorks Java Technology site
(Web site)
This site provides links to articles, downloads, and learning resources for Java technology.
Basic understanding of J2EE technology (Sun site)
(Web site)
Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) technology and its component-based model simplifies enterprise development and deployment.
WebSphere Studio J2EE Education Roadmap
(Roadmap)
Use this roadmap to see the courses you need to take to achieve J2EE skills and certification.
Rational Developer for System z Education Roadmap
(Roadmap)
Use this roadmap to see the courses you need to take to achieve Developer for System z skills.
Rational Developer for System z training
(Web site)
This web page provides contact information and direction for accessing various education and training options for Rational Developer for System z.
XML Education Roadmap
(Roadmap)
Use this roadmap to see the courses you need to take to achieve XML skills and certification.
Common Access Repository Manager Developer's Guide
(Book, pdf)
This book provides programming information for the Common Access Repository Manager.
Web Services Education Roadmap
(Roadmap)
This education roadmap outlines the courses available to developers who want to increase their knowledge of Web services, with an emphasis on IBM tools.
Depending on the offering of Rational Developer for System z that you are using, there could be a number of different components installed. When a problem occurs, you must determine the scope of the problem and which components are involved. To help you make this determination, the resources in this section provide information about troubleshooting problems with Rational Developer for System z and its components.
Rational Developer for System z services
(Web site)
This web page provides information regarding the various service options available for Rational Developer for System z.
Rational Developer for System z support
(Web site)
This web page provides contact information and direction for accessing IBM support for Rational Developer for System z.
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