Quickly design, develop, analyze, test, prole and deploy Web, Web services,

Java, J2EE and Portal applications with a comprehensive Eclipse-based IDE

IBM Rational Application Developer

for WebSphere Software Version 6.0
Deliver high-quality applications quickly

Highlights
Accelerate portal, SOA and J2EE

An on demand business environment

Collaborate and share assets

development using RAD tools

across the team using built-in

and wizards

Rational ClearCase LT

Leverage existing skills and

shorten the Java learning curve

version control
Improve code quality with

requires developers to respond to rapidly changing requirements. To meet

these demands, you need a development environment that increases
productivity, minimizes your learning
curve and shortens the development

with drag-and-drop UI

automated tools for applying

and test cycle so you can deploy high-

components and point-and-click

coding standard reviews,

quality applications quickly.

database connectivity

component testing of Java, EJB,

Improve code-level design and

share designs with distributed
teams using UML visual
editing tools
Integrate your business
applications with WS-I compliant
Web services and serviceoriented architectures

Web services and multi-tier

Award-winning IBM Rational

runtime analysis

Application Developer for

Quickly build powerful and

WebSphere Software is a comprehen-

interactive data reports for the

sive integrated development

Web using built-in Crystal

environment, with full support for the

Reports tools

J2EE programming model including

Adapt and extend your

development environment with
Eclipse-based plug-ins to match
your needs

Web, Java, Web services and EJB

development, that accelerates application development. With integrated
Portal development, UML visual editing, code analysis, and automated test
and deployment tools, Application
Developer includes everything developers need to be productive and to
help ensure their code is well designed,
scaleable and ready for production.
Built-in version control and team tools
enable developers working on complex
projects or within large teams to coordinate versioning and to protect
team assets.

Figure 1. The UML Visual Editor for Java and EJB provides graphical editors as an alternative way
to visualize and modify existing code and to better understand and manage complex code using
standard UML diagrams.

IBM Rational Application Developer

for WebSphere Sofware is optimized
for WebSphere software and provides
capabilities for development on other
technology platforms. Rational software
helps organizations become more responsive,
resilient, and focused by improving their
software development capability.

Comprehensive support for the full J2EE

Integrate applications using Web services

Simplify XML development

programming model

and service-oriented architectures

The comprehensive XML functions

Provides concurrent support for J2EE,

Application Developer provides the

within Application Developer help

Version 1.2 , 1.3 and 1.4 projects,

tools you need to discover, create,

developers create, edit and transform

including full support for: Enterprise

build, test, deploy and publish Web

XML documents.

JavaBeans, message-driven beans,

services. Build new Web services from

EJB Query Language (EJB QL),

scratch or enable existing applications

Container-Managed Persistence

for WS-I compliant Web services to

(CMP), Web archive (WAR) and enter-

ease integration and reuse.

Visual tools for creating and

viewing XML files and for automatic
validation against document type

prise archive (EAR) deployment.

definitions (DTD)

Includes unit test environments for mul-

- Visual tools for mapping

Automatically generate from your

XML elements to relational

Application Server to support projects

existing assets the WSDL and

database tables

with different unit test environments.

WSIL files needed to describe your

tiple configurations of IBM WebSphere

- Tight IBM DB2 integration for

Web services and prepare them for

composing XML documents from

Extend Java technology-based

inspection, or design a WSDL file and

existing DB2 data or for

programming capabilities

generate the Java code

deconstructing XML documents

Application Developer includes robust

Easily create, validate and detect

into DB2 data

tools for building Java applications

WS-I compliant, interoperable Web

Time-saving tools for building and

and supports Java Development Kit

services using the WSDL editor and

debugging Extensible Stylesheet

Version 1.4.2. The Visual Editor for

Web services explorer

Language (XSL) transformation

Java enables you to create Java GUIs

with drag and drop ease using either
AbstractWindow Toolkit (AWT), SWT or
Swing components and allows you to

Encode input and output messages

with SOAP

scripts and for transforming XML

Create a Java proxy to interface with

client applications

such as HTML

documents to other markup formats

GUI design changes immediately with

Generate Web services test clients

without coding

Build database-driven applications

dynamic updates between the source

Deploy to the UDDI, Version 2 registry

Application Developer provides

visually bind data to UI widgets and see

code and the visual design.

integrated tools to create database-

The Unified Modeling Language (UML)

driven applications from queries,

Visual Editor provides graphical editors

beans and EJBs.

as an alternative way to visualize and

edit Java code and data tables using

The database connection wizard

standard UML diagrams, and helps

makes it easy to establish a Java

you better understand and manage

Database Connectivity (JDBC) con-

complex code.

nection to a databaselike IBM DB2

Universal Database, IBM Informix,
Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server.

The SQL query wizard and SQL query

Visually map and construct

Rapidly develop visual data reports

using built-in Crystal Reports tools.

builder provide a visual interface for

Web applications using

creating and executing SQL state-

Model-View-Controller design

Design and deploy custom reports

ments. You can create a simple query

and Struts 1.1

or use predefined report templates.

using the SQL query wizard, or you can

use the SQL query builder that sup-

Quickly build rich Web user interfaces

and Web forms with reusable,

A JSF Report viewing component

lets you incorporate reports into

ports a wider range of statements. A

drag-and-drop JavaServer Faces

Web applications and render them

built-in SQL-to-XML wizard helps you

components that generate code for

dynamically on the Web.

create XML and XSL documents, DTD

event handling, user input validation

specifications, Extensible Stylesheet

and data binding for Web applications

Definition (XSD) schemas, HTML files,

and related artifacts.

Connect your Web applications to

relational databases, EJB components
and Web services using simple point-

Easily build rich-function Web pages in

a visual or source editing mode using
the advanced-function HTML
and JSP editor

SQL for Java (SQLJ) support enables

and-click tools that support Service

Rapidly import an entire Web site,

change styles and apply them globally,

you to rapidly create and debug appli-

Data Objects, an emerging industry

and visually add or delete pages from

cations using SQLJ and DB2 SQLJ

standard for accessing

a tree-structure view using the

stored procedures and improves data

heterogeneous data

Web Site Designer

access performance for static

SQL connections.

Build interactive Web user interfaces

with the performance and maintenance

Create and animate original art with

drag-and-drop ease using WebArt

characteristics of thin clients using

Designer and Animated GIF

Simplify object-to-relational mapping

Faces client components that extend

Designer components.1

Object-to-relational mapping is easy

the JSF specification

with top-down, meet-in-the-middle and

bottom-up support. You can create and
test EJB components simply with
wizards. You can build applications that
target, extract and display the data you
want to present, formatted to your
customized design. Rational
Application Developer supports manyto-many mappings to help you
generate multiple persistence
implementations.
Simplify Web development and
Web site management
Easy-to-use wizards and tools bring
virtually all aspects of Web development (HTML, JSP, JSF and servlets)
into a common interface and enable
developers with diverse technical
backgrounds, and even those

Figure 2. The Web services creation wizard makes it easy to generate new Web services from existing
assets, such as JavaBeans and EJB components. IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere
Software automatically generates the WSDL les describing the Web service, a SOAP deployment
descriptor and a test client that can be used to test the Web service.

unfamiliar with Java, to build rich,

data-driven applications.
3

Code in a 4GL and generate to Java

using the Web Diagram Editor and the

Second, unit testing of Java compo-

Enterprise Generation Language (EGL)

Struts framework to make applications

nents and Web services automates the

is a fourth generation language that

easier to maintain. In addition, you can

creation of test stubs, harnesses and

enables procedural developers to rap-

combine portlets with Java Server

input data based on code or WSDL file

idly develop and debug data-driven

Faces to develop your portlets visually,

analysis. Test creation and execution is

Web applications and business logic

using the Faces components. Using

prioritized based on various supplied

using familiar programming constructs

the Portal Designer, you can visually

complexity metrics; dynamically gener-

and without coding in Java. EGL incor-

create and edit portal applications, and

ated input and output data can be

porates constructs and functionality

visually edit the themes and skins that

modified in a flexible data editor that

from Informix 4GL to make Application

control their appearance.

supports complex object creation and

Developer a perfect development envi-

custom code insertion. Both local and

ronment for Informix developers.

Automate application assembly

EGL is tightly integrated with

With earlier generations of tools, devel-

JavaServer Faces so you can build

opers had to manually assemble Java

Accelerate Debugging

highly interactive, data driven Web

archive (JAR) and WAR files into an

To help you speed up the debugging

applications using JSF components.

EAR file for deployment. Application

process, Application Developer offers

Developer automates EAR assembly

many runtime analysis tools for J2EE

Visually develop portlets and

and generates deployment descriptors

applications running on both local and

portal applications

for new applications to save you time.

remote machines. Execution flow visu-

Application Developer includes a set of

remote test execution is supported.

alization is presented in an interactive

visual portal development tools and a

Improve Code Quality

UML-based sequence diagram that is

WebSphere Portal unit test environ-

The earlier defects are captured, the

correlated with thread information to

ment so you can build and test

simpler they are to correct, so

detect and diagnose deadlock and

individual portlets and entire portal

Application Developer includes tools to

race conditions. Graphical perfor-

applications. New portlets are created

help developers improve code quality.

mance analysis call graphs expose

using wizards which generate a portlet

First, an automated code review feature

bottlenecks at the method level and

project structure that conforms to J2EE,

applies over 200 J2EE coding stan-

color-coded code coverage reports

and also creates a complete portlet for

dards and best practices to application

capture and display unexecuted code

you. The wizards can create portlets

code, flagging violations and suggest-

paths at the line level. An advanced

that comply with the IBM Portlet API,

ing repairs - including rapid, one-click

memory leak detection utility uses tech-

and those that comply with JSR 168,

Quick Fixes. Existing rule categories

nology from IBM Research to narrow

the industry standard specification for

include J2SE/J2EE best practices, glo-

tens of thousands of leak candidates to

portlet aggregation, personalization,

balization and accessibility; new rules

just a few leak candidate regions. And

presentation, and security. You can lay-

can be created with an interactive

custom analysis probes can be

out the interface for portlets using Page

Rules Editor.

inserted into running code, enabling

Designer and JavaServer Faces, and

the execution of user-defined code

visualize the structure and event flows

upon the entry, exit and try/catch

execution of specified classes
and methods.

Streamline unit and system testing

Integrated unit test environments support testing and debugging local and
server-side code on IBM WebSphere
Application Server, WebSphere
Application ServerExpress,
WebSphere Portal and Apache
Tomcat. You can create and configure
server instances using wizards, step
through applications and set breakpoints and even modify code while
debugging without restarting the unit
test server. Create, test and deploy
J2EE applications to BEA WebLogic
Server, Version 6.1, 7.0 and 8.1 using
the IBM Rational Deployment Toolkit for
WebLogic Server.

Figure 3. IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software includes J2EE tools to help
create and customize session and entity EJB components.

Improve team productivity with effective

change management

Visualize and graphically edit code

For creating new code, Application

Application Developer is tightly inte-

The Unified Modeling Language (UML)

Developer enables you to add UML

Visual Editor enables you to graphically

class diagrams directly into a Java or

grated with IBM Rational ClearCase

and IBM Rational ClearQuest soft-

visualize and edit J2EE code and

EJB project, automatically generate

ware configuration management

data objects using industry-standard

corresponding code and edit that code

solutions. This deep integration

UML notation helps developers, even

either directly from UML class dia-

enables a wide range of change man-

those unfamiliar with UML better under-

grams or from the Java or EJB project.

agement operations to be performed

stand and manage complex code. The

directly from within Application

UML Visual Editor also provides power-

The class diagram editor can be used

Developer, and allows an integrated

ful graphical editors so you can add

to visualize data objects, create new

view of projects that helps to increase

UML class diagrams directly into a Java

beans, create and edit relationships

both collaboration and team productiv-

or EJB project that automatically gener-

between beans or explore and dis-

ity. Application Developer includes IBM

ate the corresponding code. You can

cover existing relationships involving

Rational ClearCase LT for reliable,

subsequently edit that code directly or

beans, classes and interfaces. The dia-

entry-level version control and out-of-

from within the UML class diagrams.

grams can help you identify and

the-box team support and supports

And since the visualization is derived

highlight relationships within code and

Concurrent Versions System and

dynamically, it is always synchronized

data objects that are not easily gleaned

third-party software configuration

with the underlying code and you can

using the other editors and help you

management systems through

re-factor code by moving objects in the

communicate with software architects

vendor plug-ins.

class diagram.

and other members of the

development team.

The Rational Advantage

About Rational software

Eclipse

Application Developer is built on the

Rational software from IBM helps

Eclipse is an award-winning, open

Eclipse open source platform so you

organizations automate and integrate

source platform for the construction of

can adapt and extend your develop-

the core business process of software

powerful software development tools

ment environment with Eclipse plug-ins

development. Rational products,

and rich desktop applications.

from IBM, IBM Business Partners and

services and best practices power

Leveraging the Eclipse plug-in frame-

the Eclipse community to match your

the IBM Software Development

work to integrate technology on the

specific needs. And when Rational

Platform, the premier platform for

desktop saves technology providers

Application Developer is used with the

teams who discover, develop, and

time and money by enabling them to

IBM Software Development Platform,

deploy software assets in business

focus their efforts on delivering differ-

you can access a broad range of

applications, embedded systems,

entiation and value for their offerings.

requirements and change manage-

and software products. This modular

Full details on Eclipse are available at

ment functions directly from Rational

and complete solution enables

www.eclipse.org.

Application Developer and enjoy an

teams to adopt a business-driven

unprecedented level of integration

development approach based on

across the development lifecycle.

open standards, including the Eclipse

open source framework. The result is
differentiated business performance.
Additional information is available at
ibm.com/rational and www.ibm.com/
developerworks/rational/rationaledge,
the monthly e-zine for the
Rational community.
For more information
To learn more about IBM Rational
Application Developer for WebSphere
Software, or to download a trial version,
visit: ibm.com/software/awdtools/developer/application/index.html

IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software, Version 6.0

at a glance
Hardware requirements
Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or higher recommended
Display, minimum requirements: 1024 x 768
768MB RAM minimum; 1GB RAM recommended
Disk space requirements: 3.5GB minimum for installing Application Developer
and additional disk space for development resources (minimum disk space can
be reduced if optional features and run times are not installed).
Software requirements
Windows 2000 Professional (SP3 or 4), Windows 2000 Server (SP3 or 4),
Windows 2000 Advanced Server (SP3 or 4), Windows XP (SP1 or 2), Windows
Server 2003 Standard, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation, Version 3.0 (all service packs), or SUSE
LINUX Enterprise Server, Version 9
(all service packs)
Browsers:
- For Windows: You will need a Web browser to view the readme files and the
installation Guide. To view certain tours and tutorials that are included with the
online help you will require the Flash Player, Version 6.0r65 or later.
- For Linux: You will need a Web browser to view the readme files and the
installation Guide. If you are working on Linux,
you must have Mozilla 1.4 installed before you can run Application Developer.
To view certain tours and tutorials
that are included with the online help you will require the Flash Player, Version
6.0r69 or later.
TCP/IP installed and configured
Note: Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Version 1.3 must be installed to profile your
applications.
Run-time environment support
WebSphere Application Server - Express (Version 5.0, 5.1 or 6.0) installed
locally or remotely
WebSphere Application Server (Version 4.0, 5.1 or 6.0) installed locally
or remotely
Apache Tomcat (Web application support only)

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