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Comparing and merging UML models in IBM Rational Software Architect, Part 5: Model management with IBM Rational ClearCase and IBM Rational Software Architect Version 7 and later

By Kim Letkeman
IBMŽ RationalŽ ClearCaseŽ is an enterprise-class software configuration management (SCM) system that you can use in myriad configurations to satisfy virtually any artifact versioning and storage requirements. However, this very flexibility can make it difficult for you to choose the best way to use ClearCase to manage modeling projects. This article discusses several options, and recommends some best practices for using ClearCase with models in IBMŽ RationalŽ Software Architect.

Application architecture essentials, Part 9: Architecting applications for volatility

By Kris D. Hansen
For environments with factors that create uncertainty and a potential for change, this article discusses approaches and tools that can help reduce the impact of volatility on your application.

Use IBM Rational Functional Tester to automate custom controls

By Kris D. Hansen
Get an overview of the basic steps for using IBM Rational Functional Tester to automate the actions of custom controls.

Reporting with Rational Portfolio Manager Version 7.1

By Debra L.K. Johnson
Learn about the benefits and options of the more flexible and adaptable reporting tool introduced in Rational Portfolio Manager Version 7.1.

Using the ProgressBar JSF Component in Rational Application Developer

By Yury Kats
The ProgressBar is one of the JSF components introduced in IBM Rational Application Developer Version 7. This article explains how the ProgressBar works and various ways that you can use it in a Web application to keep users informed about the status of time-consuming tasks.

Using binary modules to optimize Rational Application Developer in a team environment

By Gary Karasiuk, Jason Sholl
This article shows how you can keep some of your projects in source form, and others in binary form, to improve the speed of many of the day-to-day operations that you perform in IBM Rational Application Developer.

Effective test automation techniques for Rational Functional Tester

By Michael Kelly
Learn tips for dealing with common problems with browsers, verification points, low-level commands, the script helper superclasss, and more.

Dynamically speaking

By Gary Pollice
Read about three of the most popular programming languages in use today -- the dynamic languages Perl, Python, and Ruby. Why are they used? What do they have in common, and what makes each one unique?

The IBM Rational Unified Process for System z: Making Development on System z More Agile

By Cécile Péraire, Mike Edwards, Angelo Fernandes, Enrico Mancin, Kathy Carroll
The Rational Edge: Many software development practitioners in IBM System z environments have long believed that iterative development and other "modern" methods are not applicable to their projects. IBM, however, disagrees. This article introduces the IBM Rational Unified Process for System z (RUP for System z) -- a new process framework specifically created to support iterative development on System z software development projects, while making optimum use of proven System z development tools and principles.

Generate Web services for DB2 9 pureXML

By Vijay Bommireddipalli
Web services are important building blocks to achieve a service-oriented architecture (SOA). As more and more applications move towards an SOA, often there is a need to expose application functionality as Web services. This article will show you how you can easily generate Web services using a simple Javaclass to insert and retrieve XML data, into, and from DB2Ž 9 using the pureXML feature. Once the Web services are generated and deployed on the WebSphereŽ Application Server, you can test them using either the built-in Web services Explorer of Rational Application Developer (RAD) or XForms as a Web services client. The same services can be used by any Web services client that can make SOAP over HTTP Web service calls.