Rational Developer for System z is an Eclipse-based IDE that allows for modern composite application development while supporting existing runtimes like CICS, IMS, and Batch. It provides interactive access to z/OS resources to aid in development, debugging, job generation and monitoring. It supports transforming legacy applications to web services and SOA through tools that enable CICS and IMS applications for web services.

1. Rational Developer for System z Version 7.5

7. Rational Developer for System z version 7.5 submit compile job swap to SDSF select job find error msg find code line (remember error) swap to edit session exit JCL edit source find code line change code exit source edit JCL ISPF based Development

8. Rational Developer for System z version 7.5 Host  Workstation Overview Magic ? PDS 'A' PGMA PGMB PDS 'B' PGMX PGMY z/OS Project Folder 'A' PGMA PGMB Folder 'B' PGMX PGMY Files on the host look as though they are workstation files

9. Rational Developer for System z version 7.5 Benefit : Simplified development for COBOL, PL/I, C and C++ on a common development environment Error list in Tasks view Statement in error Outline view presents COBOL structure Eclipse based development double click on the error Syntax Check Edit source

10. Interactive access to z/OS Rational Developer for System z version 7.5 JES Listings MVS Files MVS datasets mapping LPEX Editor MVS datasets Files on workstation member mapping

11. Editor: Real-time syntax checking for COBOL Rational Developer for System z version 7.5 Benefit : Improve coding productivity. Real-time syntax check without requiring code compile or save

12. Useful Eclipse features available to z/OS assets.. Like Compare Rational Developer for System z version 7.5 Benefit : Improve productivity 1 Able to merge the differences using the icons 2

13. Useful Eclipse features available to z/OS assets.. Like Replace with Local History Rational Developer for System z version 7.5 Benefit : Improve productivity saving recover time… 1 Keep as many local versions as you want and compare with the z/OS current version.. 2

14. Use local or remote compiler to do syntax checking Rational Developer for System z version 7.5 Local Syntax checking.. 1 Benefit : Improve productivity, can save z/OS CPU. Just double-click to find the error 2

16. Rational Developer for System z version 7.5 Benefit: Developers focused on business logic and not on writing JCL, JCL smart editor, Outline… JCL Generation and Submission to z/OS execution 1 JCL generated from COBOL PL/I or C Code 2

17. Rational Developer for System z version 7.5 Remote and Local debug Breakpoints, watchpoints, Jump to, Run to etc.. Change contents, etc.. Benefit: Same Debug Perspective used for COBOL, PL/I, C, C++, Java, JSP, etc..  END to END Debug  Debug z/OS applications from workstation as they execute live in the remote runtime Needs z/OS Debug product installed .

18. Rational Developer for System z version 7.5 Monitoring Job Output Benefit:  Developers do not have to continually switch between systems to use SDSF. Do not need TSO and SDSF.  Local printing.

20. Rational Developer for System z version 7.5 Working Offline  Allows users to edit and Syntax Checking on files while disconnected from the host.  Detects Conflicts and changes 1 2 3 4 5

22. XML Services for the Enterprise Web Service Enablement Styles Rational Developer for System z version 7.5 Generates New service WSDL & Converters Bottom-up Existing service description (WSDL) New Business App & Converters / Marshallers Top-down Maps and Generate Meet in the middle Existing Business Apps Existing service description (WSDL) Converters / Marshallers/ Aggregators Generates Existing COBOL or PL/I Programs

25. Supported Runtimes Rational Developer for System z version 7.5 Deploy CICS TS 3.x Server run time CICS Service Flow Runtime Applications Service Flow wizards Rational Developer for System z Adapter Service Flow 3270 COMMAREA Service Interface HATS Deploy WebSphere App Server Server run time Adapter Service Flow 3270 5250 Service Interface

36. UML for COBOL Rational Developer for System z version 7.5 UML for COBOL A combined-product solution RDz 7.5 with “System z Code Generators” feature (Selectable at installation time) Separately-installed extension “ UML Profiles for COBOL Development” Rational Software Architect 7.5 +