There is a new video on IBM Education Assistant for Rational and the IBM Rational Support YouTube channel for Rational Developer for System z. Have you ever experienced a "could not create the Java Virtual Machine" error when trying to start RDz? This video helps you troubleshoot and resolve the problem. You are guided through the process of adjusting the resources used by the client so you can start it again. Thanks to Kelly for creating this video!   Rational Developer for System z  ... [More]

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Over the years, many clients have developed their own programming practices and naming standards to reinforce company policies. When editing workstation source files (COBOL or PL/I) with non-standard file extensions, the file extensions have to be defined to Eclipse in order to be recognized by the Rational Developer for System z (RDz) editors. This technical blog will further describe in detail the steps involved for adding the file extensions to Eclipse's general "Content Types". This example demonstrates how to add two new file... [More]

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Rational Developer for System z v9.0 was recently released.  This release prevented users from be able to take advantage of our local help due to a known issue where the plugin " org.eclipse.jetty.webapp " is missing. Symptoms: Users receive the following error message when they click on Test Connection "Connection Status: Failed     A workaround for this problem is located at the link below: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21641599

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In the Rational Developer for System z (RDz) version 9.0, when you use the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) connection, you may see the following error while enabling your CICS debug configuration profile before debugging you CICS application: com.ibm.cics.core.comm.SecureCertificateException: com.ibm.jsse2.util.j: PKIX path building failed: java.security.cert.CertPathBuilderException: PKIXCertPathBuilderImpl could not build a valid CertPath .; internal cause is: java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException: The certificate issued by CN=RACF CA FOR... [More]

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  APAR PM96642 is fixed in Rational Developer for System z (RDz) v8.5.1.4 fixpack . This APAR picks up a fix from the Rational Common Licensing (RCL) product, and is not listed as one of the APARs fixed in that fixpack since it is an internal APAR. The problem described in this APAR will occur if you are using a floating license with RDz, and the Rational Common licensing logger configuration file was not configured when RCL was first installed. The fix for this APAR will allow a restart of the RCL so that the configuration file will be... [More]

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Check out this newest knowledge collection from Rational Client Support, a RDz Server Health Checklist by support engineer Roger Newton!         Title: Rational Developer for System z Server Health Checklist   Abstract: The IBM Rational Developer for System z (RDz) Server Health Checklist is a guide to aid with the installation and configuration of RDz. This document is a supplement and not a replacement for the existing RDz publications. Released: June 11, 2013 Authors: Roger Newton    

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IBM Rational Developer for System Z (RDz) has a powerful search capability which does more than the traditional ISPF one. The drawback in the current RDz releases is that it can consume more CPU as well. If you are in this situation, technote 1636415 can help.  The technote gives an example on how to customize RDz client to perform a quick search on z/OS. It uses a custom Eclipse plugin together with the z/OS SUPERC command and consumes little CPU.     I hope this helps!  

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There is a new video available on IBM Education Assistant for Rational . It is another video for Rational Developer for System z 8.5. This is an addition to the big collection of new RDz videos we told you about in June . RDz users: Enjoy! Rational Developer for System z     Navigation and visualization improvements in the COBOL editor and PL/I editor   Your feedback helps us improve. You can find the feedback form on the category pages for your product and version. The feedback form is quick and easy. Leave comments and let us know if... [More]

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There are nine new videos for Rational Developer for System z 8.5 on IBM Education Assistant for Rational . Check out the newly published categories below. Also available is an introduction and tutorial for custom actions for Rational Automation Framework. Rational Developer for System z     Enterprise application development and transformation Editor enhancements Code coverage Code review Integration with CA Endevor Software Change Manager Rational Automation Framework     Introduction and tutorial on custom actions     Your feedback helps... [More]

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We have introduced Rational Rhapsody Design Manager to the IBM Education Assistant website with new tutorials. Also available are many tutorials for the newly released Rational Developer for System z V8.0.3. Rational Rhapsody Design Manager   Step by step installation procedure Server configuration with Tomcat and Derby   Rational Developer for System z   Category: Productivity enhancements Category: Editor enhancements Code review for COBOL Enhancement to simplify local developments for zComponent projects Endevor package support and other... [More]

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We have several new tutorials available on the IBM Education Assistant website for Rational DOORS, Rational Developer for System z, and Rational Build Forge. Check them out!   Rational DOORS   Configuring local help content Gathering Help System diagnostic data Rational Developer for System z   Connecting to z/OS with Remote Systems Explorer JES and batch queue   Rational Build Forge   Java API for Rational Build Forge What is IBM Education Assistant? IBM Education Assistant is a collection of multimedia educational modules designed to help... [More]

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Don't miss your opportunity to sign up for two great Global Rational User Group (GRUG) webcasts this week! Can't attend the live webcast? Register to be notified when the replay becomes available.     June 28: Architecting Smarter Banking Solutions with IBM CICS and Rational Tools - Register here     June 29: Collaborative Design Management with Rational Software Architect and Rational Rhapsody - Register here         Architecting Smarter Banking Solutions with IBM CICS and Rational Tools     Webcast date: Tuesday, June 28, 2011; 11:00 AM ET... [More]

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 Wanted to let you know about several new Rational Developer for System z IEA (IBM Education Assistant) modules that have just been published: PL/I editor (Flash) This demonstration covers this topic: Rational Developer for System z V8.0.1 - An overview of the new PL/I editor that is based on the Eclipse text editor framework, and how it can be customized per user preferences (Adobe Flash format) Integration with CA Endevor Software Change Manager - Enhancements in v8.0.1 (Flash) This demonstration covers this topic: Rational... [More]

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 IBM Education Assistant is a series of educational modules designed to help you gain a better understanding of IBM software products and use them more effectively to meet your business needs. We have several new IEA modules available: How to configure the RRC-RequisitePro integration http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ieduasst/rtnv1r0/topic/com.ibm.iea.rrc/rrc/1.0/Configuration/RRC_DOORS/rrc_doors_viewlet_swf.html?dmuid=20100602154728269908 How to Build an EJB 3 Project a. How to create and EJB 3 Project b. How to create a session bean... [More]

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A new IBM Redbook is now available: Topics on Version 7 of IBM Rational Developer for System z and IBM WebSphere Developer for System z. Get it here . Part 1. IBM Rational Developer for System z Chapter 1. Using IBM Rational Developer for System z Version 7.1 to work with COBOL programs Chapter 2. Scenario for problem determination tools with Rational Developer for System z Chapter 3. The Rational Enterprise Software Configuration Management (ESCM) implementation Part 2. IBM WebSphere Developer for System z Chapter 4. Traditional and modern... [More]

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