Category:Rational Developer
Rational Developer, an acronym for WebSphere Development Studio Client 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.
WDSC has support for editing various types of files...
Additionally, it contains...
- An WDSC debugger using Service Entry Points
- Websphere Application Server (WAS) management tools
- Rational Business Developer Extension V7.0 EGL tooling
WDSC has been superseded in i 6.1 by IBM Rational Software Delivery Platform for System i WDSC is still orderable in i 6.1, so it apparently will still run and be supported by IBM for that release.
Plug-Ins
WDSC supports a similar plug-in mechanism to 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.
In general, most plug-ins designed for Eclipse 3.x will work fine in WDSC. (See the Eclipse version below.)
Version history
This version history needs review![verification needed]
| i5/OS version | Tool name | Tool version | Release date | Eclipse version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V3R1 | ADTS CS/400 | V3R1? | ?? | |
| V3R2 | ADTS CS/400 | V3R2 | ?? | |
| V3R7 | ADTS CS/400 | V3R7 (unchanged from V3R6?) | 1995? | ?? |
| V4R1 | ADTS CS/400 | V3R7 (unchanged from V3R6?) | 1996? | ?? |
| V4R2 | ADTS CS/400 | V4R2 | 1997? | ?? |
| V4R3 | ADTS CS/400 | V4R2 | 1997? | ?? |
| V4R4 | ADTS CS/400 | V4R4 | 1999? | ?? |
| V4R5 | ADTS CS/400 | V4R5 | 2000? | ?? |
| V5R1 | WDS | V5.0 | January 2003 | ?? |
| V5R2 | WDS | V5.0, 5.1 | January 2003 | ?? |
| V5R3 | WDS | V6.0 | May 2004 | 3.0 |
| V5R4 | WDSCi | 7.0 | January 2006 | 3.2 |
| 6.1 | RDi | 7.1 | January 2008 | 3.2 |
| 6.1 | RDi | 7.5 | October 2008 | 3.4 |
| 6.1 | RDP | 7.5 | February 2010 | 3.4? |
External links
- WDSC Infocenter V7.0
- WDSC Home page
- PDF of Mastering WDSC V7.0 and WDSC V7.0 Advanced Edition for i5/OS V5R4 (sg247578) at IBM Redbooks
- Partner400 WDSC and RSE page
- System i Developer RSE Tips March 2009
- System i Developer RSE FAQ March 2009
- RDi - IBM Rational Developer for i Hub IBM Web forum
- WebFacing wiki Started by Mike Hockings, IBM
- 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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