Development and assembly tools

You can use an Integrated Development Environment to develop, assemble, and deploy Java™ Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) modules for WebSphere® Application Server.

The IBM® Rational® Application Developer for WebSphere Software product and the IBM WebSphere Application Server Developer Tools for Eclipse product are supported tools for integrated development environments.

This documentation refers to the products as the assembly tools. However, you can use the products to do more than assemble modules. Use these tools in an integrated development environment to develop, assemble, and deploy Java EE modules.

IBM WebSphere Application Server Developer Tools for Eclipse is a lightweight set of tools for developing, assembling, and deploying Java EE applications to WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0 and later. This workbench integrates with the application server to help you to quickly deploy and test applications. This product contains wizards and visual editors that support the Java EE programming model..

The Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software is a more extensive set of tools supporting enterprise development. This workbench has integrated support for WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0 and later. This workbench also supports both the OSGi and Java EE programming models, and contains wizards and visual editors to help you develop Web 2.0, Java, and Java EE applications. This product contains code quality tools to help you analyze code and improve performance. This product integrates with Rational Team Concert to provide a team-based environment to help developers share information and work collaboratively. The Trial download for Rational Application Developer is available at Rational Application Developer.

For documentation on the tools, see Rational Application Developer documentation. Topics on application assembly in this documentation supplement that documentation.