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Author developerWorks content using IBM Rational Web Developer

A comprehensive guide for working with developerWorks XML templates

Ahmed Abbass (aabbass@eg.ibm.com), IT Architect, IBM
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Ahmed Abbass is an IT architect at Cairo Technology Development Center. Through his involvement in lab services, Ahmed has been interested in bridging the gap between the theories behind technology and the practicality of implementations in order to serve customer business needs.

Summary:  This tutorial guides you through the process of authoring articles and tutorials for developerWorks. Using only IBM® Rational® Web Developer, you can edit, validate, preview, and export your work. Learn more about IBM Rational Software Development Platform and how you can enjoy a hassle-free authoring experience.

Date:  16 May 2007 (Published 13 Jun 2006)
Level:  Introductory
PDF:  A4 and Letter (1043 KB | 33 pages)Get Adobe® Reader®

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About this tutorial

This tutorial describes the process of authoring content for developerWorks easily, with special focus on productivity. The process covers creating a template for your article or tutorial, then editing, validating, previewing, and exporting it. Throughout the tutorial, you'll find relevant information on several features of IBM Rational Web Developer to give you a better understanding of the steps from a product standpoint.

Although the tutorial mentions only IBM Rational Web Developer, other IBM Rational Software Development Platform products, such as IBM Rational Application Developer and IBM Rational Software Architect, provide the same functionality in the same way.

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When you're ready to write a how-to article and share your expertise on a new topic, or your experience with a technology or IBM product, we invite you to submit content based on your own ideas or on the content wish list of our developerWorks editors.

Upon completion of this tutorial, you will be comfortable with authoring articles and tutorials with developerWorks XML templates. You will also know some useful capabilities of IBM Rational Software Development Platform, represented by IBM Rational Web Developer.

Prerequisites

This tutorial is good for authors who have general XML knowledge. More knowledge of XML, Rational tools, and the IBM developerWorks author package will help authors get the most benefit of these three working together.

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System requirements

In order to follow the steps described in this tutorial, you need to install Rational Web Developer for WebSphere Software, Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software, or Rational Software Architect. Download a free trial version of Rational Web Developer for WebSphere Software V6.0 or Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V6.0 if you don't have a copy of any of them already. The hardware and software requirements for this software are located at Rational Web Developer for WebSphere Software System Requirements and Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software System Requirements.

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