Accelerating IBM i Development

Accelerating IBM i Development

With Rational Developer for Power

Linda Cole

IBM Rational

lcole@ca.ibm.com

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experience will vary depending upon many factors, including considerations such as the
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individual user will achieve results similar to those stated here.

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Rational Software
-
driven innovation for IT organizations

Required capabilities

Open Platform for Data and Tools Integration and Automation
Business Planning and Alignment
Measure business effectiveness of projects
|
Prioritize IT investments
Understand business value of IT
|
Manage risk and impact of change
Business Planning and Alignment
Measure business effectiveness of projects
|
Prioritize IT investments
Understand business value of IT
|
Manage risk and impact of change
Design, Development and Deployment
Requirements
|
Architecture
|
Modeling
|
Development
|
Testing
Deploy and Release
|
Operations
Design, Development and Deployment
Requirements
|
Architecture
|
Modeling
|
Development
|
Testing
Deploy and Release
|
Operations

Customizable processes
for collaboration

Single version of truth

Visibility and transparency

Project planning linked
to execution
Integrated Application Lifecycle Management
Collaboration across teams, roles, platforms and geographies
Enterprise
Modernization
Modernize
and integrate
multi
-
platform
development
Enterprise
Modernization
Modernize
and integrate
multi
-
platform
development
Infuse
across the
lifecycle
Security
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IBM Enterprise Modernization

An incremental and continuous approach to achieving greater

value and performance from your IT investments

Increase

Application Flexibility

20 to 35%¹

cost reduction in managing

and maintaining existing
application portfolios

Optimize System
Utilization

20 to 60%
⁶

improvement

in application performance

with latest compilers

for IBM Systems

Maximize Team
Productivity

15 to 20%
⁵

decrease in development cycle
time through common team
infrastructure for collaborative
application lifecycle management


Boost Individual
Productivity

22
-
37%³

improvement in

developer productivity

with modern tooling

Revitalize
Empower
Unify
Optimize
Enabling Product

and Service Innovation

¹ ³
⁵

⁶

Results aggregated from various IBM customer success stories.

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Application development complexity is growing …

Traditional

Distributed

Batch, Programs

Text UI

Web 1.0

Web Services

GUIs

Web 2.0, Mobile

Client

HTML

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

AJAX

XML

SOAP

JSON

DOM

Dojo

jQuery

Objective
-
C

Power Builder

VB

SWT

ExtJS

.NET

.NET

IMS

BMS

Ideal

CICS

JCL

Datacom

Natural

SQL

COBOL

RPG

PL/I

C

Natural

z/OS

IMS

System z

CICS

IBM i AIX

z/VSE

z/VSE

Technologies

Platforms/

OSes

Apps

AIX

Windows

x86

Linux

Power

IBM i

Unix

IE

Firefox

Windows

Chrome

Android

Blackberry

WebOS

Mac OS

Chrome OS

JSP

Java

Servlet

JSF

JDBC

PHP

EJB

SQLJ

JCA

JMS

SOAP

JSE

WSDL

DOM

Spring

Hibernate

ASP

JEE

XML

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EMPOWER PEOPLE


IBM Rational Developer for Power

Development tools for AIX, IBM i, LInux



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Rational Developer for Power Releases


RD Power 7.5 (February 2010)


First release of “RD Power”


IBM i only content: RPG and COBOL Development Tools for IBM i


RD Power 7.6 (April 2010)


Focused on AIX development tools

(C/C++ and COBOL)


RD Power 8.0 (October 2010)


C/C++ Development Tools for Linux on Power


x86 Linux client

(in addition to Windows)


New capabilities

for C/C++ and COBOL on AIX



RD Power 8.0.3 (October 14
th

2011)


Fill in the annoying holes
–

add gcc support, add 64
-
bit client support, add token licensing


First steps with migration assistance, airplane mode, performance analysis

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Rational Developer for Power 2012 Release

NEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEW

RD Power 8.5 (June 2012)


Multi
-
context support lets you deploy your application to many servers


For AIX and Linux on Power: Focus on migration/deployment tools

–
Migration Analysis Tools for C/C++

–
Performance Analysis Tools for C/C++ )

–
Code Coverage Tools for C/C++ and Java


For IBM i on Power:

–
RPG Dynamic Outline View



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ADTS, PDM/SEU
–

Yesterday's Tools


ADTS/PDM/SEU are stabilized

–
(i.e. don't expect any more features)


As of V6R1


You cannot take advantage of new COBOL/RPG/ILE
language features in V7R1


New RPG Features NOT in PDM/SEU
–

RDP ONLY!!


MERGE, Array Support, Global Variables, and
consuming result sets in RPG and COBOL


RPG Open Access
–

redirect RPG IV native I/O
operations to other devices


Green screen development ?!?


No cut/paste/copy, text search, or content assist


Poor or no integration with other tools


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Rational Developer for Power

•
Modern
, Eclipse
-
based, development tools for IBM i

•
Visual editors, outline views, content assist, integrated language help

•
Integrated

file management, search, edit, compile/build, debug capabilities

•
Analysis tools (application diagram, call hierarchies, type hierarchies)

•
Easily debug batch, interactive, and Web applications and Web services with a common visual
debugger

•
Visual design tools: Screen and Report Designer

•
Integration with Rational Team Concert and HATS

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Rational Developer for Power
Systems Software

Rational Developer for Power V8.5 Features:





RPG and COBOL for IBM i



COBOL for AIX



C/C++ for AIX



C/C++ for Linux on Power



C/C++ Developer Studio for AIX



RDPower + compiler



COBOL Developer Studio for AIX



RDPower + compiler


C/C++ Developer Studio for Linux



RD Power + compiler



Power Tools for AIX



RDPower C/C++ and Java tools



Power Tools for IBM i



RDPower RPG/COBOL and Java tools




Windows and Linux Developer Desktop Support


IBM XL C/C++ for AIX and Linux V12.1


IBM XL Fortran for AIX and Linux V14.1


IBM COBOL for AIX V4.1


IBM PL/I for AIX V3.1


IBM Rational Development Studio V7.1



IBM i compilers RPG/COBOL/C/C++


Rational Open Access: RPG Edition V1.1

Rational Compilers

for Power


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IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems
Software C/C++ Development Studio for Linux

IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems
Software C/C++ Development Studio for AIX

IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software
C/C++ Development Tools for AIX

Pricing & Packaging: RD Power V8.5

XL C/C++ for AIX compiler

Studio Bundles: compiler + IDE

IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software
Power Tools for AIX

(for multi
-
language / multi
-
programming
-
model development targeting AIX with
C, C++, Java, JEE, Web, Portal, Mobile)

IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software
COBOL Development Tools for AIX

IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems
Software C/C++ Development Tools for AIX

IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software
RPG and COBOL Development Tools for IBM i

IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software
C/C++ Development Tools for Linux

IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software
Power Tools for IBM i


(for modernizing RPG and COBOL applications by refactoring and


integrating them with modern services and clients developed with
Java, JEE, Web, Portal, and Mobile)

IBM Rational Developer for i for SOA Construction


(for modernizing RPG and COBOL applications by refacing or service
-

enabling them with HATS and/or by refactoring and integrating them with
modern services and clients developed with EGL

IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems
Software COBOL Development Studio for AIX

IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems
Software COBOL Development Tools for AIX

COBOL for AIX compiler

XL C/C++ for Linux compiler

IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems
Software C/C++ Development Tools for Linux

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Rational Developer for Power Systems Software V8.5

RPG and COBOL Development Tools for IBM i Feature


Follow on to
Rational Developer for i

as the modern
development tools for IBM i


Features

–
Lightweight, modern, development tools for RPG,
COBOL, CL, and DDS

–
Integrated file access, search, edit, compile and
debug

–
Rich editing features such as outline view, content
assist, formatting, color tokenizing

–
Visualize program structure with Application Diagram

–
Easily debug batch, interactive, and Web applications
and Web services with a common visual debugger

–
Visual DDS design tools: Screen and Report Designer

–
Integration with Rational Team Concert for Power

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Develop RPG and COBOL applications more productively…


Work with existing host resources in a workstation
environment



Integrate development with change management



Experience productivity gains with modern development tools

–
Quickly perform mundane tasks

–
Code assistance and templates

–
Simplified debug experience



Ensure proper governance and consistency of application
development

Edit

Compile

Debug

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Remote Systems LPEX Editor



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From this…

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To this…


SEU look and feel

–
Prefix commands

–
Format bar


Modern look and feel

–
Colors!

–
Modern editor features

Best of Both Worlds

Shortcut to open a
member, Ctrl + Shift + A

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Undo / Redo


Unlimited undo / redo inside of LPEX editor

–
Undo changes right back to when member was originally opened

–
Even if editor was saved during the editing period

–
Edit > Undo | Redo or use more common keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + Z | Ctrl + Y

Number of changes made
since last save.

* means editor has
unsaved changes

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Copy and Paste

Block copy / paste

Stream based copy / paste (typical
of Workstation software)

Uses Windows Clipboard, paste
into another editor, email, or
document editor.

Prefix commands for copy /
paste

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Outline View and Content Assist

Cross reference
information

Content assist helps jog
your memory (opcodes,
BIFs, fields)

Templates provide a quick way to
insert common code patterns
(free form and SQL). Predefined
or define your own!

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From this…

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…To This

Launch compiles directly
from editor or pop
-
up
menu.

Compile errors automatically
downloaded and shown in
Error List

Double clicking on an error opens editor and positions
to the line

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Application Diagram



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Application Diagram


Application Diagram

–
Provides developers with a graphical overview of the structure of their native IBM i applications

•
Call graph showing subroutine, procedure, and program calls

•
ILE program and service program bindings

–
Currently supports ILE RPG, ILE COBOL, CL, programs and service programs



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Application Diagram

ORDENTR member
expanded to view a
call graph

Subroutine WrtDtaQ calls
program QSNDDTAQ

Subroutine ChgOrder calls
something inside the
ROUTINES member

Subroutine RqsPart calls
subroutine Process

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From this…

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To this…

ILE Program and Service
Program Bindings

Program QQFENDSVR
binds to service program
QQFUTILS

Modules WFVTACC and
WFVTSVR are bound
into program
QQFVTSVR

These *SRVPGMs were
not part of initial user
selection so details are
not shown

Selecting a node highlights
it’s incoming and outgoing
connections

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Screen and Report Designers



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From this…

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Use properties view to
modify attributes and
keywords for the file,
records and fields.

Outline view for
navigating in the editor
and selecting the file,
records and fields.

Design area

Design, source and
preview modes

Screen
controls allow you to
specify which records should
be visualized together in the
design area.

Palette: drag and drop
parts from the palette to
the design area.

Screen Designer

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Report Designer &

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Putting it All Together

Double click to maximize editor
area, drag and drop editors to sides
| top | bottom to split screen.

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Integrated Debugger



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From this…

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Debug View controls
the debugger

Work with breakpoints
(enable / disable, remove,
add, conditional)

Real time monitoring
of the field values

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Breakpoint (set / remove
by double clicking)

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New Capability V8.5

Integration with expanded set of data
development tools

•
Co
-
install with free Optim Data Studio

•
Remote Systems Explorer recognizes
and exposes data tools

Business Benefits

•
Improved developer productivity and skills portability

•
Improved developer satisfaction

Multiplatform Development

and Test

Unified

IDE

Open Lifecycle Integration Platform

Boost productivity with a common developer
desktop

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New Capability V8.5

support for light weight, richly
-
debuggable executables

•
Ship
-
ready executables are stripped of debug
info (for compactness)

•
Copy with debug info “stays at home”

•
Debugger consults “at home” version when
debugging core files from production

•
Provides full
-
fidelity debug experience
without the overhead

Business Benefits

•
More efficient use of target infrastructure resources

•
Deliver more consumable executables without loss of
troubleshooting capability

Multiplatform Development

and Test

Unified

IDE

Open Lifecycle Integration Platform

Boost productivity with a common developer
desktop

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New Capability V8.5

live outline view for RPG on IBM i

•
No more waiting on server refresh cycles to
see latest structure, dependencies

•
Richer information, faster

Business Benefit

•
Improved developer productivity and satisfaction

Multiplatform Development

and Test

Unified

IDE

Open Lifecycle Integration Platform

Boost productivity with a common developer
desktop

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•
Improved integration with Rational Team Concert

•
full sync of i Projects and libraries

•
descriptions of objects/members in Properties view

•
Compile option on objects/members in explorer

•
Complements anticipated Rational Team Concert
improvements for IBM i

Business Benefit

•
Improved developer and team productivity and satisfaction

New Capability V8.5

Enhanced iProject Perspective

Multiplatform Development

and Test

Unified

IDE

Open Lifecycle Integration Platform

Boost productivity with a common developer
desktop

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Rational Developer for Power: Power tools for IBM i

and Rational Developer for IBM i for SOA Construction



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Review
application
Review
application
Customer
eligibility
Retrieve
credit
report
Retrieve
credit
report
Credit
assessment
Credit
assessment
Request
additional
info
Request
additional
info
Generate decline
Generate decline
Final
application
review
Final
application
review
Generate approval
& account info
Generate approval
& account info
Determine
Customer Eligibility

Retrieve Credit
Report

Request
additional info

Generate
decline

Assemble your services into business processes


Generate approval

Now we can extend our applications as services…

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Web Service Wizard in RD Power: Power Tools for IBM i or

RDi SOA


Web Services wizard in RDi SOA or RD Power generates a Web Services wrapper for a
program or service program procedure

–
Program or procedure must be able to run as batch

–
Generated Web Service wrapper is deployed onto WebSphere Application Server or the Integrated Web
Application Server for IBM i Operating System

•
Does not have to be deployed onto the same server as the program or service program

Example program
to be called

Start the wizard by
right
-
clicking on
member in the RSE
and selecting Web
Services > Create
Web Service

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IBM Rational Developer for Power : Power Tools for IBM i V8.5



Software bundle that includes:


1) Rational Developer for Power
–

RPG and COBOL Development tools for i


2) Significant subset of functions from Rational
Application Developer (RAD)



Rich set of Eclipsed
-
based tools for developing
applications using


Java, Java EE


Portal,


Service oriented architecture (SOA)


Web 2.0


Features that simplify development and increase
programmer productivity.


Wizards


Visual designers


Rich source editors


Integrated WebSphere Application

Server test environments




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IBM Rational Developer for i for SOA Construction V8.5


Accelerate development of traditional RPG and COBOL applications and web services and SOA

for IBM i


Rational Developer

for Power

RDi SOA


Traditional RPG, COBOL
development


Create Web Services
from IBM i programs


Consume Web Services
via EGL


Create modern Web 2.0
applications leveraging
RPG/COBOL via EGL

Rational Business
Developer (RBD)


RPG, COBOL, CL


Edit, Compile,
Debug


New 5250 Screen
Designer


New application
diagrammer


Smaller footprint
(minimum 512mb
memory)


EGL (Enterprise

Generation Language


Java without the Java


Web 2.0


Web Services


Modern language

and user interfaces


Generate JavaScript &
API support

Modern Language Merges with Core Business Systems & Heritage Languages


+

+




Can be used with HATS toolkit

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Rational Developer for
Power Systems Software
RPG & COBOL Dev
Tools for IBM i



Expanded Set of Trade
-
up Paths for IBM i Clients


Rational Developer for
Power Systems
Software Power Power
Tools for i


Rational Developer for i
for SOA Construction


ADTS

Existence of AMTS increases
availability of ADTS to be used
for trade
-
up

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Common Developer Desktop: Modern tools that…


•
Raise Developer Productivity

•
Raise Skills Portability

•
Attract and Retain Talent (and Reduce
Initial Developer Training Costs)

Unified
IDE
Rational Developer
Family
Unified
IDE
Unified
IDE
Rational Developer
Family
WAS

JAVA

IBM i

AIX

Linux

•
Build applications that span
platforms, languages, and
technologies

•
Homogenize desktop
administration

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http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/downloads/emsandbox_power/index.html

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Rational Developer for Power




the Enterprise Modernization Sandbox

For IBM i
-

Explore RPG and COBOL development using modern tools



•
Lab 01: Maintain an IBM i application


•
Lab 02: Edit RPG applications


•
Lab 03: Verify and compile RPG applications


•
Lab 04: Debug IBM i programs


•
Lab 05: the Use Screen Designer to generate source


•
Lab 06: Use the Application Diagram Viewer


•
Lab 07: Customize the Remote Systems Explorer


•
Lab 08: Work with offline projects


•
Lab 09: Work with Report Designer






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Pictures are Better Than Words



... and videos and demos are better than pictures

–

To see videos, start with the following (google 'rational developer for power' for
more):

•

C/C++ Overview video:

http://tinyurl.com/6lhgkke

•

COBOL Overview video:
http://tinyurl.com/7y5xc4l

•

RPG Overview video:
http://tinyurl.com/7cymvjm

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Rational Education


Course: IBM i RPG Development with IBM Rational Developer for Power
Systems Software V8




This 2 day course provides a hands
-
on introduction to Rational Developer for
Power Systems Software for the IBM i RPG and COBOL developer, covering the
workbench and editor basics, compiling, and debugging.


Hands
-
on Labs


Can be run on customer site


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RPG Outline View