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Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software is the IBM Software Development Platform that allows you to quickly design, develop, analyze, test, profile and deploy Web, Web services, Java™, J2EE, and portal applications. This series of seven tutorials helps you prepare to take the IBM certification Test 255, Developing with IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V6 to become an IBM Certified Associate Developer. This certification targets entry level developers and is intended for new adopters of IBM Rational Web Developer or IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V6.0, specifically professionals and students entering into Web development using IBM products.
This tutorial has you create a J2EE project and import its components into Rational Application Developer. While you will be working with a fairly simple J2EE application, you are not required to write the code for it. The primary focus of this tutorial is to make sure you know how to package J2EE applications and how they are organized within the development environment. While it is not necessary to run the application to meet the objectives of the tutorial, you can do so at any time with the test environment of Application Developer. To run the application, download the sample code for the tutorial and perform the setup requirements, including building a Cloudscape database. Use the database script and instructions provided in the zip file to complete this process.
By the end of this tutorial you should have a good understanding of how to:
- Create J2EE projects
- Import and export J2EE modules
- Create and locate resources in the appropriate location of the project hierarchy
- Work with Web and Application Deployment Descriptor Editors
The tutorial assumes that you have followed the Rational Application Developer certification series tutorial track and are already somewhat familiar with the development environment. If you are unfamiliar with the environment, or J2EE applications, review all the preceding tutorials before attempting this tutorial.
To run the examples in this tutorial, install Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software or Rational Web Developer for WebSphere Software. You can download a free trial version of Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software if you don't already have a copy of it.
The hardware and software requirements for this software can be located at IBM Rational Application Developer System Requirements.
This tutorial teaches how J2EE projects are created and organized within Rational Application Developer, hereafter Application Developer. To get the most benefit out of it, you should already understand the fundamentals of the J2EE architecture, such as the structure of applications and how they are packaged. If you are not familiar with J2EE fundamentals, the Resources section of this tutorial has a pointer to the J2EE specification where you can learn more about the general structure of J2EE applications.
Table of contents
- Before you start
- Setup (optional)
- Running the application (optional)
- Creating J2EE projects
- Importing and exporting J2EE modules
- Creating and locating resources in the appropriate location of the project hierarchy
- Working with Web and application deployment descriptor editors
- Conclusion
- Download
- Resources
- About the author
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