Rational Application Developer for Java Programmers

Course Number:  561-JK
Recommended Duration:  2 days

Intended Audience
Experienced Java developers needing to use IBM Rational Application Developer (IBM RAD) and WebSphere Studio Application Developer or VisualAge for Java developers who need to migrate to IBM RAD.

Course Overview
Experienced Java programmers learn to use IBM's Rational Application Developer tool to develop, integrate, and deploy Java code.  There are nine hands-on exercises and three optional exercises.

Course appropriate for IBM RAD 6.1 (and 6.0).  Course may be presented in a WSAD environment with some deletions.  Complete coverage of the Visual Editor GUI for Applet creation will add a full day to the course (3 days).

Objectives
Participants will learn how to code Java using the IBM Eclipse toolset provided by Rational Application Developer.

Prerequisites
Students must have programming experience or training.  Prior limited experience with or training in Java is assumed.  Knowledge of object-oriented programming concepts is required.

Topics

• WebSphere overview

• Eclipse project introduction

• Developer components

• Upgraded standards support

• Workbench features and shortcuts

• Web Tools

• Java Perspective and Editor

• Data Perspective and Wizards

• Database connections: DB2, Oracle, Sybase, or MS SQL Server

• XML Perspective, Editor, Deployment

• MVC Application Creation

• Local history

• Local and Distributed Debugging

• Code Refactoring

• Java Beans

• Applications

• Servlets and JSPs

• JSP Custom Tags

• J2EE Perspective and EJBs

• Visual Editor

• Web Service creation and use