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Incorporating external features in IBM Rational Functional Tester
You can use IBM Rational Functional Tester capabilities to improve your reports and scripts. This article shows you how to make them more powerful and feature- packed by using available features to work with processes, send e-mail, create screen captures, customize reports, create external property files, and generate unique data. |
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02 Jul 2009 |
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IBM Rational Application Developer Version 7.5 Portal
Toolkit: Part 4. Static page aggregation
With static page aggregation, you can create portal pages from static HTML layouts or templates in an IBM WebSphere Portal Version 6.1 project. This article guides you through the step-by-step process of creating, designing, customizing, and aggregating such static layouts by using IBM Rational Application Developer Version 7.5, targeting the portal server runtime environment. You do not need to know a lot about the underlying portal APIs to follow the steps in this article. |
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02 Jul 2009 |
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Extend IBM InfoSphere Data Architect to meet your specific data
modeling and integration requirements, Part 2: Build customized reports and validation rules with IDA
IBM(R) InfoSphere(R) Data Architect (IDA) (formerly Rational(R) Data
Architect) is gaining momentum as a comprehensive tool that helps
organizations promote a thorough understanding of their enterprise information
architecture. As more people use IDA, there’s an increasing need for some
customers to extend IDA to meet their unique data modeling and integration
requirements. This two-part series shows you how to extend IDA’s models,
properties view, model reports and validation rules. In Part 1, you learned how to
programmatically traverse and modify IDA models and how to add and display
custom properties. In Part 2, learn how to generate customized reports and how
to add your own validation rules for IDA models. [2009 Jul 02: This article
was updated to reflect that the GUI for BIRT report
customization has been changed for performance improvement. This is shown in
the section that describes how to generate customized model reports using BIRT.--Ed.]
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02 Jul 2009 |
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Using IBM Rational Functional Tester to work with objects wrapped in HTML table cells
This article shows you how to use IBM Rational Functional Tester to automate objects wrapped inside of HTML table cells while keeping the specified cells as a reference. It will help you automate operations on these objects. |
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25 Jun 2009 |
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Extend IBM InfoSphere Data Architect to meet your specific data
modeling and integration requirements, Part 1: Modifying IDA models and customizing properties
IBM(R) InfoSphere(R) Data Architect (IDA) (formerly Rational(R) Data
Architect) is gaining momentum as a comprehensive tool that helps
organizations promote a thorough understanding of their enterprise information
architecture. As more people use IDA, there’s an increasing need for some
customers to extend IDA to meet their unique data modeling and integration
requirements. This two-part series shows you how to extend IDA’s models,
properties view, model reports and validation rules. In Part 1, learn how to
programmatically traverse and modify IDA models and how to add and display
custom properties. [IDA Version 7.5 has adapted Data Tools
Project (DTP) to replace Web Tools Project (WTP).
Because IDA uses the SQL model defined in DTP as the basis of its metamodels,
the section "Programmatically traverse and modify RDA logical data model and
physical data model," as well as the sample code provided with the
article, were updated.--Ed.] |
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25 Jun 2009 |
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Faces library definitions for third-party JavaServer Faces controls
This article describes the new Faces Library Definition feature in IBM Rational Application Developer Version 7.5. With this feature, you can import an arbitrary third-party JSF (JavaServer Faces) component library and fine-tune the behavior of the JSF tools when you work with that library's UI components. |
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18 Jun 2009 |
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30 productivity tips from the developers of IBM Rational Requirements Composer: 30 productivity tips from the developers of IBM Rational Requirements Composer Part 3. Templates
Learn how to use IBM Rational Requirements Composer to create templates from artifacts and to reuse existing templates easily in other projects. |
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18 Jun 2009 |
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Build a pureXML application in DB2 for z/OS, Part
3: Develop stored procedures with Rational Developer for System z
In this tutorial, the third installment in a series, learn how to use
IBM Rational Developer for System z to develop COBOL stored procedures that
manipulate XML data. This tutorial illustrates the XML schema support offered,
and provides step-by-step instructions for creating and testing stored
procedures. |
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11 Jun 2009 |
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Rational Automation Framework for WebSphere
This demo highlights the IBM Rational Automation Framework for WebSphere, which provides over 450 field-proven, automated tasks for configuration and application deployment to WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Portal Server environments. |
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04 Jun 2009 |
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30 productivity tips from the developers of IBM Rational Requirements Composer: Part 2. Collaboration
IBM Rational Requirements Composer fosters collaboration by offering universal tools and views to search for, comment on, and define and navigate links between artifacts of any type. This exploration of these common facilities is punctuated by specific tips from the developers of Rational Requirements Composer to help you use this software more productively. Analysts with this knowledge will spend less time opening artifacts unnecessarily and retyping redundant information and more time perfecting their customers' requirements. This is Part 2 of a three-part series. |
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03 Jun 2009 |
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Start a project and create diagrams with IBM Rational Rhapsody
This demo shows you how to start your own new project and create a model in it. Several new diagrams are described. Learn how to: create a project, create a new package for your model, create a use case with four use cases and two actors, edit the description of one of the use cases, and add a comment to the diagram. |
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02 Jun 2009 |
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Animate the HomeAlarm model with IBM Rational Rhapsody
This demo shows how to open the Java HomeAlarm model that is installed
with IBM Rational Rhapsody, examine some diagrams to understand the model, and then animate the model to validate its behavior. |
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02 Jun 2009 |
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Animate the radio model with IBM Rational Rhapsody
Executing a model is the best possible way to test it or to understand
its behavior. Modeling is one of the most important capabilities of Rational Rhapsody.
This demo shows how easy it is to do some of the more advanced tasks in IBM Rational Rhapsody, such as animating a model. The Radio model is provided in the Rhapsody samples in both C and C++ flavors. |
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02 Jun 2009 |
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Developing the right products for the right markets, at the right time
Developing the right products for the right market at the right time is
no simple task. That is where IBM Rational Focal Point comes in -- a
configurable, Web-based product and portfolio management solution that links strategy to execution. During this demo, you'll see how Focal Point helps promote successful products by helping product teams and stakeholders focus on what is most important to your customer and to your business. |
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02 Jun 2009 |
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Process Mashups: Helping Project Teams Put the Pieces Together
from The Rational Edge: Read this overview of mashups -- a type of situational application for the Web 2.0 era. The author explores the use of IBM Mashup Center environment to facilitate project team members to consolidate and access process information that is relevant to their roles on the project team. (The Rational Edge) |
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01 Jun 2009 |
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Does Agility scale? Wrong question!
from The Rational Edge: Read about the application of Agile practices to large projects, and how specific organizational values and context can help you decide which Agile practices to adopt. (The Rational Edge) |
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01 Jun 2009 |
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Enterprise Architecture for Systems Engineers
from The Rational Edge: Learn from two recognized experts about the key connection points between the enterprise architecture and the system architecture, and how the enterprise architecture both influences and constrains system development. (The Rational Edge) |
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01 Jun 2009 |
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Design debt economics: A vocabulary for describing the causes, costs, and cures for software maintainability problems
from The Rational Edge: Code maintainability is vitally important to software quality and is relevant to all development stakeholders. This article explains the impacts of code maintainability problems and how to identify and mitigate them. (The Rational Edge) |
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01 Jun 2009 |
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30 productivity tips from the developers of IBM Rational
Requirements Composer: Part 1. Navigation
Software requirements are actualized in a variety of forms that can be
difficult to navigate and discuss uniformly: use case diagrams, screen
mock-ups, text descriptions, flow charts, and so forth. Besides providing
specific editors for these types of content, IBM Rational Requirements
Composer fosters collaboration by offering universal tools and views to
search for, comment on, and define and navigate links between artifacts of
any type. This exploration of these common facilities is punctuated by
specific tips and tricks from the developers of Rational Requirements
Composer to help you use this software more productively. With this
knowledge, you will spend less time opening artifacts unnecessarily and
retyping redundant information and more time meeting your customers'
requirements. |
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01 Jun 2009 |
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The Full-Text Search feature in IBM Rational ClearQuest V7.1: Search overview and use cases in ClearQuest
IBM Rational ClearQuest Version 7.1 is a feature-rich release. One of the new features is ClearQuest Full-Text Search. With this feature, you (as a ClearQuest Web user) can search any ClearQuest record, just like searching the Web. This article, Part 1 of a 2-part series, provides in-depth details about functions of the ClearQuest Full-Text Search feature. It is targeted toward ClearQuest administrators to help them better understand the new feature and its underlying architecture. |
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01 Jun 2009 |
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What’s New in IBM Rational Rhapsody, Version 7.5
Get an overview of the new features in IBM Rational Rhapsody that you can use to develop software in real-time and embedded systems. You can use these features even for resource-constrained targets, such as microcontrollers, and you can use the SysML and UPDM features to describe systems better. |
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28 May 2009 |
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IBM Rational Application Developer Version 7.5 Portal
Toolkit: Part 3. Web 2.0 portlet and portal programming support for IBM WebSphere Portal
Version 6.1
This article describes the Web 2.0 tooling support introduced in IBM Rational
Application Developer Version 7.5 for portlet and portal applications running on IBM
WebSphere Portal Version 6.1 and higher. To help you understand this tooling support
better, the author also discusses the basics and benefits of the Web 2.0-based
technologies. |
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26 May 2009 |
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Introducing IBM Rational Insight V1.0
IBM Rational Insight provides consistent metrics from across the organization and deployed tools to measure status and progress against defined business and organizational objectives. Rational Insight implements standard measurements, reports, and dashboards to provide accurate insight into systems and software delivery organization. |
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26 May 2009 |
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The Support Authority: IBM Software Support Toolbar provides shortcuts to problem solving resources
Support resources for IBM software can literally be just a click (or two) away when
you have the IBM Software Support Toolbar installed on your Web browser. Here's how
to get and use this simple tool that makes accessing documentation, downloads,
education, and other technical information for all IBM
software brands more convenient than ever. (IBM WebSphere Developer Technical Journal) |
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20 May 2009 |
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Comment lines: Tony Efremenko: A key ingredient for a more agile team is professional
certification
Agile development is good, is used at IBM, and works best when everyone
adheres to the guidelines and values set forth by professional certifications. Want to
make agile development even better? Get certified! (IBM WebSphere Developer Technical Journal) |
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20 May 2009 |
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IBM Rational Application Developer Version 7.5 Portal Toolkit: Part 2. Web 2.0 portal development support for features in IBM WebSphere Portal Version 6.1
IBM WebSphere Portal Version 6.1 introduces new features, such as client-side aggregation, Friendly URLs, and static page aggregation. WebSphere Portal V6.1 provides new themes, which include a Web 2.0-based theme. IBM Rational Application Developer Version 7.5 provides the tooling support for these new features. This article describes these features and tools. |
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19 May 2009 |
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Data migration from Microsoft Visual SourceSafe to IBM Rational ClearCase and Unified Change Management
This article describes the procedure to migrate data kept in Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) repositories into IBM Rational ClearCase repositories. It also shows you how to get the data in unified change management (UCM) format, so that you can work with activities, streams, and the project structure. |
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18 May 2009 |
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Message-level security with JAX-WS on WebSphere Application Server v7
This tutorial demonstrates how to build a JAX-WS client and server Web service
that runs on WebSphere Application Server v7. Additionally, it teaches you how to
configure message-level security for the SOAP message by configuring policy sets through Rational Application Developer v7.5.2. |
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13 May 2009 |
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Using IBM Rational Team Concert for System z and the Jazz platform
This article provides an introduction to IBM Rational Team Concert for System z in the context of today's development environments. It also shows a set of customer use case scenarios and the value that Rational Team Concert brings to those environments. |
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12 May 2009 |
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IBM Rational Application Developer Version 7.5 Portal Toolkit: What's new in IBM Rational Application Developer V7.5 Portal Toolkit
This article is the first in a five-part series. It provides an overview of the new features of IBM Rational Application Developer Version 7.5 Portal Toolkit. Because this overview deals with the enhancements made since the previous version, knowledge of Rational Application Developer V7.0 is very useful, although not mandatory. |
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12 May 2009 |
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Optimize Enterprise Generation Language (EGL) applications using pureQuery and Data Studio Developer
This article describes how pureQuery and Data Studio Developer can be used to optimize data access for DB2 LUW and z/OS with EGL Java applications. The article shows how EGL and Data Studio Developer can be installed in a shell-sharing mode, and then how pureQuery can be used with the EGL Java generated code to convert dynamic statements to static statements for the DB2 versions, change captured SQL statements with better performing SQL statements,reduce SQL Injection risk, and look at execution times for the different SQL statements in special views provided in DataStudio.
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08 May 2009 |
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Build Eclipse plug-ins to extend Rational Software Architect UML to WSDL transformations
This article walks you through the steps to extend the IBM Rational Software Architect UML-to-WSDL transformation feature by customizing the bindings. |
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05 May 2009 |
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Compare and merge fragmented models by using IBM Rational Software Architect, Rational ClearCase Remote Client, and UCM
This article provides parallel development tools and tips using IBM Rational Software Architect, Rational ClearCase Remote Client, and UCM. |
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05 May 2009 |
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Build extension plug-ins for JMS end points and SOAP headers
This article provides an overview of the extensibility features of the IBM Rational Software Architect UML-to-WSDL transformation feature, and then it illustrates a technique to build extensions to support JMS end points and SOAP headers. |
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28 Apr 2009 |
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IBM Rational Test RealTime V7.5 Integration with IBM Telelogic Rhapsody V7.4
IBM Rational Test RealTime is cross-platform software for component testing and runtime analysis. This article explains how to integrate it with IBM Telelogic Rhapsody and then test the integration. |
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28 Apr 2009 |
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Rational ClearCase: Try online
Try (at no charge) IBM Rational ClearCase, a version control system which provides sophisticated workspace management, version control, and parallel development support to improve productivity. You can try this product in an online trial environment. |
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24 Apr 2009 |
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Load testing Web applications by using IBM Rational Performance
Tester: Part 5. Customize, export, and compare reports
Rational Performance Tester provides a variety of performance analysis reports that
enhance your visual experience of test results and enable you to identify performance
bottlenecks easily. In order for you to get the most out of your test reporting, you can
customize, export, and compare these reports. |
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21 Apr 2009 |
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Sequence diagram enhancements in IBM Rational Software Architect and IBM Rational Software Modeler
This article describes enhancements to the sequence diagram editor in Version 7.0.5 of IBM Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software, IBM Rational Software Architect Standard Edition, and IBM Rational Software Modeler, which make it easier to edit and modify diagrams. In addition, the introduction of message sets and support for classifier-inherited operations give you better editing control of messages and lifelines.
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21 Apr 2009 |
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Managing Database Design Changes with Rational Data Architect
This demo teaches you how to manage changes to a database design using Rational Data Architect Version 6.1. [2009 Apr 17: Added note about Rational Data Architect changing product
name to InfoSphere Data Architect. --Ed.] |
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17 Apr 2009 |
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Data Studio Administrator, Part 1: Integrating Data Studio Administrator and Rational Data Architect
This article highlights the integration between Data Studio Administrator
(previously known as DB2 Change Management Expert) and Rational Data Architect.
You'll learn about the common look and feel, the strengths of each product, and the
benefits of combining them together. It includes step-by-step instructions and a sample that illustrates the touch points between these two tools. [2009 Apr 17: Added note about Rational Data Architect changing product
name to InfoSphere Data Architect. --Ed.] |
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17 Apr 2009 |
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Integrating Rational Software Architect with Rational Data Architect
Model-driven software development generally starts with either application
modeling or data modeling. Application modeling and data modeling, however, are closely
related to, and complement, one another. IBM has recognized the importance of
integrating application modeling with data modeling in model-driven software
development, and has developed the Unified Modeling Language (UML)-to-Logical Data
Model (LDM) and the LDM-to-UML transformations. These transformations integrate
application modeling using Rational Software Architect (RSA) and data modeling using
Rational Data Architect (RDA). This article provides a quick overview of RSA and RDA,
outlines the high-level steps in three RSA-RDA integration scenarios, and discusses the
UML-to-LDM and the LDM-to-UML transformations and the UML Logical Data Model Profile. [2009 Apr 17: Added note about Rational Data Architect changing product
name to InfoSphere Data Architect. --Ed.] |
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17 Apr 2009 |
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Integrate WebSphere Business Modeler and Rational Data Architect
Get an overview of IBM Rational Data Architect and IBM WebSphere Business
Modeler. Step through three scenarios for integrating business process and data
modeling using Rational Data Architect and WebSphere Business Modeler, and find
recommendations and best practices along the way. [2009 Apr 17: Added note about Rational Data Architect changing product
name to InfoSphere Data Architect. --Ed.] |
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Articles |
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17 Apr 2009 |
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Use IBM Rational Data Architect to model your Oracle databases
Find out why IBM Rational Data Architect is gaining momentum as a database
modeling tool that is optimized for IBM databases, yet also provides functionality
to model other major database vendors such as Oracle. Look at alternatives to Oracle
Designer, and see how keeping up with Oracle's major enhancements is setting RDA
apart from the rest of the data modeling tools. [2009 Apr 17: Added note about Rational Data Architect changing product
name to InfoSphere Data Architect. --Ed.] |
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Articles |
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17 Apr 2009 |
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Asset engineering with the RAM rich client
The RAM Rich Client is a feature rich extension for Eclipse that enables developers to quickly harvest and upload or locate and download software related assets to and from remote repositories. In this article we give an overview of an asset based engineering approach using Rational Asset Manager (RAM) and provides detailed examples to show how you can leverage this asset repository using a fully functional RAM rich client. |
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15 Apr 2009 |
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Use IBM Rational Application Developer Version 7.5 Web Service Policy Framework to share policy configurations
This article briefly explains the concept of Web Services Policy Framework and walks you through an example of how you can leverage IBM Rational Application Developer V7.5 to configure Web services policies. You can easily follow the sample to tailor it to your organization's needs. |
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Articles |
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14 Apr 2009 |
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Integrate Green-screen Applications in your SOA: Using Rational Host Access
Transformation Services (HATS)
This article summarizes the support provided by IBM Rational Host Access
Transformation Services (HATS) that allows you to create Web services to provide
standard programming interfaces to business logic and transactions contained
within character-based 3270 and 5250 applications (also referred to as host
applications or green-screen applications). |
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09 Apr 2009 |
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Comment lines: Reginaldo Barosa: Modernize your CICS applications with SOA and Web 2.0 using
Rational tools
Breathe new life into your existing CICS COBOL applications by using IBM
Rational Developer and EGL to reuse them in a Web 2.0 application. This simple
example shows you how. (IBM WebSphere Developer Technical Journal) |
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Articles |
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08 Apr 2009 |
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IBM Rational Test RealTime 7.5 Integration with Wind River Workbench 3.0
IBM Rational Test RealTime is cross-platform software for component testing and runtime analysis. This article explains how to integrate it with the Wind River Workbench IDE. |
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Articles |
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07 Apr 2009 |
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Rational Requirements Composer with Rational Software Modeler integration
This demo shows how to transform an IBM Rational Requirements Composer
project into a model in IBM Rational Software Architect or IBM Rational Software Modeler.
See how use cases and process flow requirements captured in IBM
Rational Requirements Composer can be used as a basis for your solution analysis and design activities within Rational Software Architect or Rational Software Modeler. |
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Demos |
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02 Apr 2009 |
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Migrating from CA ERwin to InfoSphere Data Architect
If you've had experience with CA ERwin Data Modeler and now are
starting to learn InfoSphere(TM) Data Architect, this paper will speed up your
model migration process and ease your learning process of the new environment.
You will learn the differences between the two design environments, and you'll
also learn a set of best practices for using features of InfoSphere Data
Architect that will put you on the fast track of working productively in
InfoSphere Data Architect. |
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Articles |
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02 Apr 2009 |
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How to use the CopyRq script for IBM Rational RequisitePro
This article explains how to use the "copy requirement" extension, or CopyRq script, to change existing requirements to different types in IBM Rational RequisitePro. The script is included with the article but provided "as-is." |
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31 Mar 2009 |
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How and why to create custom Ant tasks
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24 Mar 2009 |
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Creating a requirement in Rational Requirements Composer and transferring it to RequisitePro for management
This demo shows you how to create a requirement in IBM Rational Requirements Composer, add comments and links, configure Rational Requirements Composer to integrate with IBM Rational RequisitePro, transfer requirements to Rational RequisitePro and then synchronize any changes. |
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Demos |
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17 Mar 2009 |
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A successful model for large-scale virtual training
from The Rational Edge: Time and money are two stumbling blocks to conventional classroom training. Leveraging its Communities of Practice expertise, IBM Rational developed a successful online training model that incorporates hands-on collaboration. This article describes this new approach. (The Rational Edge) |
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15 Mar 2009 |
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Calculating ROI for process improvement
from The Rational Edge: This article illustrates how you can readily demonstrate clear return on investment for IT process improvement efforts. (The Rational Edge) |
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Articles |
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15 Mar 2009 |
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Software cost estimation using use case points: Getting use case transactions straight
from The Rational Edge: The use case points method is a useful model of estimating effort and cost on software development projects -- provided you can appropriately specify and count use case transactions. This article explains how (and how not) to count transactions for estimation purposes using this model. (The Rational Edge) |
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15 Mar 2009 |
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Leadership in an (almost) Agile world
from The Rational Edge: Everyone agrees that Agile software development is ubiquitous today, but what characterizes leadership in the relatively new context of Agile development teams? Read how a longtime proponent of Agile techniques views the role and traits of a Agile leader. (The Rational Edge) |
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Articles |
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15 Mar 2009 |
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Data modeling with InfoSphere Data Architect and Informix Dynamic Server
This tutorial shows you how to use IBM InfoSphere Data Architect (IDA)
(formerly IBM Rational Data Architect) as a modeling tool for Informix Dynamic
Server (IDS), and has been updated to include information about the 7.5.1
release of IDA. Learn about the various features of IDA, including how models
can be used to represent business entities, database entities, and domain
entities. Follow along with scenarios and examples that reveal the benefits
IDA provides. |
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Tutorial |
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12 Mar 2009 |
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Establishing and populating a Definitive Software Library
from The Rational Edge: Learn how a Definitive Software Library can help bridge the gap between software delivery and operations in the context of software deployment, including the products that make up the solution and how they can be used together to reduce business risk and improve efficiency. (The Rational Edge) |
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Articles |
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25 Feb 2009 |
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New frontiers in innovation for product line engineering:
Featuring Lockheed Martin
from The Rational Edge: This introduction to product-line engineering describes a method that some organizations are using to evolve their product portfolios, resulting in improved productivity, quality, and efficiency in the way teams develop systems and software. To read more about this new method in practice, be sure to click on the link to the Lockheed Martin article at the end of this introduction.
(The Rational Edge) |
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Articles |
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24 Feb 2009 |
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Integrating IBM Rational Functional Tester and IBM Rational Performance
Tester with IBM Rational Quality Manager
IBM Rational Quality Manager enables you to manage and run automated
test scripts created with other test tools. This
article covers Rational Functional Tester and Rational Performance Tester as
examples. You will see how to get the tools integrated and how they work
with Rational Quality Manager to help you better manage and understand the
status of your project. |
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Articles |
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23 Feb 2009 |
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What's new in Rational Quality Manager Version 1.0.1
IBM Rational Quality Manager is a Web-based, centralized test
management environment. It provides a collaborative and customizable solution for test planning, workflow control, tracking, and metrics reporting that can quantify how project decisions and deliverables affect and align with business objectives. |
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Articles |
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17 Feb 2009 |
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The operational context diagram
For many years, application architects and analysts have used the system
context diagram (SCD) as a powerful tool to share the high-level view of
a system. The SCD provides only a functional
view of the system, a view that later leads to the use case model. To
completely specify the system under development, non-functional requirements
must be taken into account. NFRs create another view of the system
context: the operational context diagram, which then segues to
the operational model. In this article, learn about a technique to complement
the SCD with a non-functional oriented operational context diagram.
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17 Feb 2009 |
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Meet IBM Rational's Discussion Facilitators
A group of experienced customers help IBM Rational manage the online discussions. Learn more about them in this document. |
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Articles |
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17 Feb 2009 |
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Analyze requirements for complex software systems in a new, holistic way
This article describes a method for systematically analyzing requirements of an IT
system so you can create a component model that addresses the requirements in a
holistic way. Explore sample requirements with uses cases and "stress cases"
to identify potential conflicts between functional and non-functional
requirements. Stress cases must be addressed by defining an optimum solution that
resolves the conflict.
Learn how functional and non-functional requirements
are opposing forces that are handled similarly to forces in civil
engineering structures. |
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Articles |
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17 Feb 2009 |
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Symbolically debugging non-Language Environment (LE) assembler applications using Rational Developer for System z and Debug Tool
This article explains how to write an assembler program, build the executable,
and symbolically debug the assembler application using Rational Developer for System z V7.5 and Debug Tool V9.1 when Language Environment (LE) is not active. |
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Articles |
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04 Feb 2009 |
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Governing and managing enterprise models: Part 2. Generic procedures
This is Part 2 of a six-part series of articles about governance and
management of enterprise models -- models that have value across an entire
company, region, or division. This part discusses detailed procedures for the
governance and management of enterprise models. The procedure descriptions in
this part are tool-agnostic. |
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Articles |
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03 Feb 2009 |
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Test planning using IBM Rational Quality Manager
IBM Rational Quality Manager is designed to help teams collaborate by
synchronizing teamwork throughout the lifecycle and automating labor-intensive
activities. Using it, teams can also better govern their projects by providing reliable and timely metrics. Rational Quality Manager is built on the Jazz platform. This article examines the test planning process, and looks at how Rational Quality Manager supports that process. |
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03 Feb 2009 |
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Generate DITA Java API reference documentation using DITADoclet
and DITA API specialization
Combine DITADoclet and DITA API specialization to save time and still produce quality API documentation directly from the Java source code. |
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03 Feb 2009 |
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Assessing the cost and effectiveness of reusing, or adopting, existing assets
Reusing existing software seems to make sense. But, before reusing or
adopting existing software in your development work, you should first asses the
effectiveness and true costs. In this article, learn about a layered model that can
help you evaluate the effectiveness of reusing, or adopting, assets. |
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02 Feb 2009 |
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Rational Team Concert for i: Install and configure
Learn how to install and configure IBM Rational Team Concert for i, a collaborative environment for source control, work item and build management on IBM i. Rational Team Concert for i allows teams to simplify, automate, and govern application development. It builds on the core IBM Rational Team Concert product by providing a team server and build system toolkit that runs on IBM i. |
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20 Jan 2009 |
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Creating a transformation metatype converter with IBM Rational Software Architect
This article shows you how to create a transformation metatype converter using IBM Rational Software Architect. Transformation property values are stored in a transformation configuration file. In order to persist custom types, you need a metatype converter to generate the text that will be placed in the configuration file.
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20 Jan 2009 |
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Architectural manifesto: Adopting agile development, Part 9
In this final installment of the series,
learn how an agile approach can help companies enjoy the benefits of SOA. In
our current economy, organizations are carefully analyzing which projects they
will implement, and which they will not.
SOA's reputation of being costly, in both time and money, doesn’t help in
getting new projects
started. In this article, explore how companies can quickly start enjoying
the benefits of SOA using an agile approach. |
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20 Jan 2009 |
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Rational Developer for System z user assistance info center and other user assistance features
Tour the Information Center and other user assistance features available when using IBM Rational Developer for System z. This demo
shows how to access a variety of product related information in the Information Center and explains how to use the user assistance features such as Online Help, Dynamic Help, and the IBM Support Assistant. |
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16 Jan 2009 |
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Governing and managing enterprise models: Part 1. Introduction and concepts
This is part Part 1 of a multipart article series about discussing
governance and management of enterprise models -- models that have value across an
entire company, region, or division. This first part introduces the topic. |
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13 Jan 2009 |
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Accelerated JSF development for XML-based SOA using Rational Application
Developer and WebSphere Application Server Part 5:: Rational Application Developer Version 7.0 Update
This article, Part 5 in a series, provides updated information on the XSD SDO
Transform feature for IBM Rational Application Developer Version 7.0 (and later) and
IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 (and later). The feature accelerates your presentation development of XML-based service-oriented architecture (SOA) applications. |
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13 Jan 2009 |
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What's new in IBM Rational Build Forge Version 7.1
IBM Rational Build Forge Version 7.1 helps software development teams
automate and standardize repetitive tasks for improved productivity,
efficiency, repeatability, reliability, and tracking. This article describes
the features that are new or enhanced in Version 7.1, and also the new IBM
Rational Build Forge Enterprise Plus Edition that it includes. |
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13 Jan 2009 |
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Creating custom JavaServer Faces components in IBM Rational Application Developer Version 7.5
This article explains how you can use IBM Rational Application Developer V7.5
to create custom JavaServer Faces (JSF) components. |
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06 Jan 2009 |
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Getting started with IBM Rational Quality Manager
This article describes the primary features of IBM Rational Quality Manager,
provides an introduction to workflows and roles, and shows you how can integrate
this software with your other tools and the way that your team works. |
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30 Dec 2008 |
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Anatomy of a topology model used in IBM Rational Software Architect Version 7.5: Part 2: Advanced concepts
Part 1 of this series showed the basic concepts of the topology model that
is used in the IBM Rational Software Architect deployment architecture platform.
This part focuses on the advanced concepts of the topology model, such as
constraints, realization links, constraint links, and imports that are used to
compose topologies for reuse and abstraction. |
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30 Dec 2008 |
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IBM Team programming with Rational ClearCase
Installation and configuration for the Rational ClearCase Version 7.0.0.x SCM
Adapter and MVFS plug-ins for Eclipse Version 3.4. |
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30 Dec 2008 |
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How to document your team's processes for IBM Rational Team Concert using IBM Rational Method Composer
A tutorial for shell-sharing IBM Rational Method Composer in an IBM Rational Team Concert client and uploading Rational Method Composer-generated processes templates to the Jazz Team Server. |
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24 Dec 2008 |
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UML traceability using IBM Rational RequisitePro, IBM Rational Software Architect, and BIRT, Part 2
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23 Dec 2008 |
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How to integrate IBM Rational Asset Manager with your IBM Tivoli database
IBM Rational Asset Manager supports integration with the IBM Tivoli Change and Configuration Management Database (CCMDB). Developers can automatically create assets in Rational Asset Manager from existing configuration items (CIs) in CCMDB and use Rational Asset Manager as a Definitive Software Library (DSL) for storing software images.
This article explains how to install and configure the Rational Asset Manager Integration module in a CCMDB environment. |
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23 Dec 2008 |
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UML traceability using IBM Rational RequisitePro, IBM Rational Software Architect, and BIRT, Part 1
The linkage between UML model elements and requirements is often of critical importance to your development organization. The approach described in this tutorial enables you to construct traceability reports using IBM Rational Software Architect, IBM Rational RequisitePro, and Business Intelligence Reporting Tools (BIRT). |
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16 Dec 2008 |
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Test analysis and reporting using IBM Rational Quality Manager
This article gives you an in-depth look at test analysis and reporting using
IBM Rational Quality Manager and covers some of the common questions that a test
manager might ask. You will also learn how to use the data provided to assist in
qualitative and quantitative analysis for your testing projects. |
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16 Dec 2008 |
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Modernize your enterprise to stay competitive
Many large enterprises have a lot of assets locked inside legacy
applications that have served them well for years.
However, these legacy applications are now a stumbling block, considering
the rapid rate at which the market and competition demand new products and
services. Modernization can unlock your legacy assets. This article provides
guidance on choosing an appropriate solution for transforming legacy
applications in various scenarios. |
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09 Dec 2008 |
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Target Control and Debugging of VxWorks 6.x Real-Time Processes using Rational
Rose RealTime
IBM Rational Rose RealTime is a modeling tool that you can use to create
models of software systems based on the Unified Modeling Language constructs, to generate the full implementation code, compile it, and then run and debug the resulting application. This article explains how you can perform the target control and debug operations of RTPs built with Rational Rose RealTime, using both the Rational Rose RealTime toolset and the VxWorks Workbench. |
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09 Dec 2008 |
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Intro to Rational AppScan Express
This demo shows you how to scan a Web application for security vulnerabilities using IBM Rational AppScan Express. Rational AppScan Express is a software-based Web application vulnerability scanning solution. It finds vulnerabilities in Web sites and Web applications and explains how to fix them. The end result is a more secure environment and a dramatic reduction in the risks associated with a security
breach. |
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06 Dec 2008 |
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Leveraging SOA, BPM and EA for Strategic Business and IT Alignment
In today's enterprises, aligning business and IT to support business
agility and transformation is essential. You can achieve this goal by applying
SOA, BPM, and EA together in a synergistic fashion. This whitepaper describes
key architecture and lifecycle principles to achieve that architectural
convergence, and suggests adoption patterns based on the needs and maturity of
an organization. |
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04 Dec 2008 |
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UML-to-Java transformation in IBM Rational Software Architect editions and
related software
This article illustrates the application of Java transformations included in
editions of IBM Rational Software Architect for interactive development in the
context of design contract management protocols. These protocols address ways to
manage the relationship between design models and the implementation code during the
development cycle. |
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02 Dec 2008 |
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Architectural manifesto: Adopting agile development, Part 8
In this latest installment of the series,
learn how to improve the quality of your agile process with modeling.
Modeling has many advantages in the development process. In this article, explore
some of the misconceptions of agile modeling, learn the characteristics of
useful agile models, and learn how to select the model to best fit your project. |
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02 Dec 2008 |
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Anatomy of a topology model in Rational Software Architect Version 7.5: Part 1: Deployment modeling
IBM Rational Software Architect Version 7.5 contains a powerful deployment modeling feature to model IT systems and their complex relationships visually. It is built on an extensible, strong, typed model called a topology model. This article series presents the anatomy of the topology model that is the heart of this feature. These topology models describe the logical abstractions (or the concrete definition) of the building blocks of any IT system. They also allow you to express different kinds of relationships between those system elements. The basic concepts of the topology model (including the fundamentals of topology, units, requirements, and capabilities, along with relationships like dependency, hosting, and members) are discussed in this part of the series. This article also discusses how to marry a domain knowledge to the types in the model in order to express a topology model. |
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02 Dec 2008 |
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What's new in IBM Rational ClearCase and ClearCase MultiSite, Version 7.1
This is a summary of the new capabilities and feature enhancements in IBM
Rational ClearCase Version 7.1 and IBM Rational ClearCase MultiSite Version 7.1. |
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24 Nov 2008 |
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What's new in IBM Rational ClearQuest Version 7.1
Schema design, reporting, import, and security enhancements are just a few of the new capabilities and features in IBM Rational ClearQuest Version 7.1. |
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24 Nov 2008 |
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Rational Application Developer V7.5: Rich Internet application development tools
This demo highlights the enhanced Web 2.0, rich Internet application development features in Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V7.5. Learn how to build a simple AJAX application that displays data from a database using Java Persistence API (JPA). See how easy it is to create a responsive Web user interface using Rational Application Developer features such as code generation, wizards and integrated test servers to develop applications faster than ever before.
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18 Nov 2008 |
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Using IBM Rational Application Developer Version 7.5 to develop a Web 2.0 page
that references a session bean
This article assists those who are using IBM Rational Application Developer
Version 7.5 in implementing an Ajax-enabled Web 2.0 page. Additionally, it
identifies how the RPC Adapter that is provided in the IBM WebSphere Application
Server Feature Pack for Web 2.0 can be used to invoke an Enterprise JavaBeans session bean for
database access. |
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18 Nov 2008 |
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Architecture tip: Adapting the Scrum project management method for
geographically separated teams
In multinational software companies, members of a product team are
likely spread around the world. In this article, learn how to adapt Scrum to a situation
where testers are at a different location than the rest of the team. Also learn
ways to achieve good communication and cooperation between the two
groups. |
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18 Nov 2008 |
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Storyboarding in IBM Rational Requirements Composer
A storyboard is a logical and conceptual description of system functionality
for a specific scenario, including the interaction required between the system users
and the system.
In IBM Rational Requirements Composer, a storyboard is represented as a frame-by-frame depiction of a usage scenario, where each frame has a description of the actions that lead to the next frame. It contains an in-depth walkthrough of a linear story, represented as graphical frames on a timeline with sample data. In essence, a storyboard is a sequence of frames that elaborates the user experience. It includes a frame list, timeline viewer, and frames. Frames are basically instances of sketches within a storyboard. |
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18 Nov 2008 |
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Shell sharing between Data Studio, Rational Data Architect, Rational Software Architect, and Rational Application Developer
Share the same Eclipse installation between different IBM software development
products, such as Data Studio, RDA, RSA, and RAD.
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13 Nov 2008 |
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