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{{AN}}, an acronym for ''{{bu|W}}ebSphere {{bu|D}}evelopment {{bu|S}}tudio {{bu|C}}lient for System i'', is a robust, Windows-based, integrated development environment (IDE) based on the open source Eclipse project that is customized for System i developers.  WDSC's predecessor was [[Code/400]].  '''The current product replacing WDSC is ''Rational Development for Power Systems for i'', generally called [[RDi]] for the sake of brevity.'''

The contents of this page are retained for historical reference, but much of the content applies to RDi as well.

WDSC has support for editing various types of files...
* [[RPG]] (and variants)
* [[COBOL]]
* [[CL]]
* [[Java]]
* [[HTML]]
* [[JSP]]

Additionally, it contains...
* An [[interactive debugger|WDSC debugger]] using [[Service Entry Point]]s
* [[Websphere]] [[Application Server]] (WAS) management tools
* Rational Business Developer Extension V7.0 [[EGL]] tooling

'''WDSC has been superseded''' in i 6.1 by [[RDi|IBM Rational Software Delivery Platform for System i]]  WDSC was originally still orderable in i 6.1, but as of April 2010, WDSC is no longer supported <ref>[http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/wikis/download/attachments/16253354/System+i+VUG+-+5-7-08+-+RDS+Tools+in+V6R1.pdf?version=1 V6R1 and 7.1 Announcement summary]  Retrieved on 4 Jun 2010</ref>.  RDi 7.6.0 is no longer supported as of Sep 30, 2015. <ref>[http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUSC14-044#914-215 Rational Developer for Power Systems Software RPG and COBOL Development Tools for i 7.6.0 Withdrawal from Support] Retrieved on 30 Sep 2014</ref> An alternate (older) acronym for RDi is [[RDp]].

==Plug-Ins==
WDSC/RDi/RDp use the same plug-in mechanism as Eclipse (since they are based on Eclipse), with some modifications to support the [[RSE]].

A number of vendors have plug-ins for their specific product, and there are some open-source plug-ins available.  See [[WDSC/Plugin]].

===Compatiblity===
In general ...
* Plug-in's designed for [[Eclipse]] 3.2 will work with WDSC 7.0 and RDi 7.1
* Plug-in's designed for [[Eclipse]] 3.4 will work with RDi 7.5 and RDp 7.5 & higher.

NOTE:
* Plug-in's designed for WDSC 7.0 and RDi 7.1 are compatible.
* Plug-in's designed for RDi 7.5 and RDp 7.5 & higher are compatible.

==Version history==

This version history needs review!{{verify}}

{| class="wikitable" class=sortable style="position:relative; margin: 0 0 0.5em 1em; border-collapse: collapse; background:white; clear:right; text-align:left;" border="1" cellpadding="3"
|-
! Tool name
! Tool version
! Release date
! i5/OS version
! [[Eclipse]] version
! Fix list
|-
| ADTS CS/400
| [http://publibfp.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/qbkai900/CCONTENTS V3R1?]
|
| V3R1
| --
| --
|-
| ADTS CS/400
| [http://publibfp.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/Shelves/qbkafa00 V3R2]
| 
| V3R2
| --
| --
|-
| ADTS CS/400
| [http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/SHELVES/QBJAYC04?filter=adts V3R7] (unchanged from V3R6?)
| 1995?
| V3R7
| --
| --
|-
| ADTS CS/400
| [http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/SHELVES/QB3AYC00?filter=adts&SUBMIT=Find V3R7] (unchanged from V3R6?)
| 1996?
| V4R1
| --
| --
|-
| ADTS CS/400
| [http://publibfp.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/Shelves/qbkafa01 V4R2]
| 1997?
| V4R2
| --
| --
|-
| ADTS CS/400
| V4R2
| 1997?
| V4R3
| --
| --
|-
| ADTS CS/400
| [http://publibfp.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/Shelves/qbkafa03 V4R4]
| 1999?
| V4R4
| --
| --
|-
| ADTS CS/400
| [http://publibfp.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/Shelves/qbkafa04 V4R5]
| 2000?
| V4R5
| --
| --
|-
| WDS
| V5.0
| January 2003
| V5R1
| -??
| --
|-
| WDS
| V5.0, 5.1
| January 2003
| V5R2
| -??
| --
|-
| WDS
| [http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r3/topic/rzau1/rzau1ebwdsc.htm V6.0]
| May 2004
| V5R3
| 3.0
| --
|-
| WDSCi
| [http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r4/topic/rzau1/rzau1ebwds.htm 7.0]
| January 2006
| V5R4
| 3.2 Callisto
| --
|-
| RDi
| [http://www-306.ibm.com/software/awdtools/rdi/index.html 7.1] 
| January 2008
| 6.1
| 3.2 Callisto
| --
|-
| RDi
| [http://www-01.ibm.com/software/awdtools/developer/rdi/ 7.5] 
| October 2008
| 6.1
| 3.4 Ganymede
| --
|-
| [[RDp]]
| [http://www-01.ibm.com/software/rational/products/rdp/ 7.5]  
|February 2010 
| 6.1
| 3.4 Ganymede?
| --
|-
| [[RDp]]
| [http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/resources/systems_power_news_20100413_annc.pdf 7.6]  
|April  2010 
| 7.1
| 3.4 Ganymede
| --
|-
| [[RDp]]
| [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS210-360 8.0]  
|Oct 2010
| 7.1
| 3.6 Helios
| --
|-
| [[RDp]]
| [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS211-344 8.0.3]  
|Oct 2011
| 7.1
| 3.6 Helios
| --
|-
| [[RDp]]
| [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/9/877/ENUSZP12-0219/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en 8.5]  
|May 2012 
| 7.1
| 3.6 Helios
| --
|-
| [[RDi]]
| [http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=AN&subtype=CA&appname=gpateam&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS213-132&pdf=yes 9.0]  
|June 2013
| 7.1
| 4.2 Juno
| [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27038481 7038481]
|-
| [[RDi]]
| [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24036660 9.0.1]  
|December 2013
| 7.1
| 4.2 Juno
| [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27038481 7038481]
|-
| [[RDi]]
| [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=an&subtype=ca&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS214-188 9.1]  
|April 2014
| 7.1
| 4.2 Juno
| [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27038481 7038481]
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* WDSC Infocenter [http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iadthelp/v7r0/index.jsp V7.0]
* WDSC [http://www-306.ibm.com/software/awdtools/wds400/library/ Home page]
* {{Redbook
| pubnumber=sg247578
| title=Mastering WDSC V7.0 and WDSC V7.0 Advanced Edition for i5/OS V5R4
}}
* [http://www.partner400.com/RSEHome.htm Partner400] WDSC and RSE page
* [http://www.systemideveloper.com/RSETips.html System i Developer RSE Tips] March 2009
* [http://www.systemideveloper.com/WDSCQandA.html System i Developer RSE FAQ] March 2009
* [http://www-949.ibm.com/software/rational/cafe/community/rpg/rdi RDi - IBM Rational Developer for i Hub] IBM Web forum
* [http://webfacing.wikidot.com/start WebFacing wiki] Started by Mike Hockings, IBM
* [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/0/897/ENUS210-020/index.html IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software V7.5 - RPG and COBOL Development Tools for i] IBM United States Software Announcement 210-020 February 9, 2010 

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