1. Brad Adams IBM Software, Rational 05/13/14
Rational Developer for i Modern IBM Development Tools for System i (AS/400)
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Brad Adams
IBM Software, Rational
05/13/14

2. A Very Little Bit About Me
That’s me
35+ years in IT
Joined Rational Software in 1999
Became IBM employee in 2003 when IBM acquired Rational
Specialist in Rational products for System z and System i
2 grandkids (in picture) and 1 more on the way!
Live in the great state of Texas
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3. History of IBM Development Tools for IBM i
Rational Development Studio for i
RDi v7.5
RDi for SOA Construction v7.5
RDp v8.0
RDp v8.5
RDi v9.0
RDi v9.0.1
ADTS
WDSC
1988
2003
2008
2010
2011
2012
06/2013
12/2013
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4. ADTS/PDM/SEU Status ADTS/PDM/SEU are stabilized
(i.e. no new features will be added)
As of V6R1
You cannot take advantage of new COBOL/RPG/ILE language features in V7R1
New RPG features will be supported in RDi
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
Free-form RPG
No cut/paste/copy, text search, or content assist
Poor or no integration with other tools
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5. Features of Rational Developer for i
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
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6. Free-Form RPG RDi ARCAD-Transformer Support added in v9.0.1
Eclipse plug-in for RDi
Single or bulk conversion
Support for the latest compiler specs (C, H, F, D, and P)
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7. Editions of Rational Developer for i
RPG/COBOL
Development
RPG Web Services Development
Java Development
EGL Development
IBM Rational Developer for i RPG & COBOL Tools 
IBM Rational Developer for i RPG/COBOL + Modernization Tools, Java Edition
IBM Rational Developer for i RPG/COBOL + Modernization Tools, EGL Edition
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8. Benefits of Rational Developer for i
Improve productivity
Modern development features
Integrated tools
Tools to help understand applications
Customizable environment
Lower learning curve for other technologies
Java
Web
PHP
XML
Based on Eclipse
Used by many universities
Familiar to your future workforce 8
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9. Getting Started Learning Resources Other
System i Sandbox - This is a Citrix environment in which you can learn RDi without having to install the product locally. You can download the exercises and customize them for your environment.
RDi v9.x Information Center - This is the documentation center for RDi.
Making the transition from PDM and SEU to RDi - This content is actually in the Information Center.
YouTube video on RDi - This is a 51-minute overview of RDi.
YouTube video of Screen and Report Designers - This video is 63 minutes long.
RDi videos on the IBM Education Assistant
RDi v9.0.1 installation bits – This version supports free-form RPG. It can be installed “on top of” v9.0.
Other
COMMON conference
Innovate conference (Rational brand, early June)
RDi user forum 9
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10. Optional Rational slide. Graphic is available in English only.

11. Coming Soon … RDi v9.1! New features
Line level code coverage
Enhancements to the basic development tools (such as editor, outline view, and debugger) to support the expanded scope of RPG free-form syntax (H, F, D, and P statements) that is now supported by the ILE RPG compiler
Support for enhancements to RPG and CL that will be delivered with the next release of the compilers
Enhancements to the Outline View and RSE View
Available to Passport Advantage customers on May 23rd and to AAS customers on June 13th
RDi v9.1 Announcement Letter 11
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12.
Optional slide. Graphic is available in English only.

13. www.ibm.com/software/rational Brad Adams btadams@us.ibm.com
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Mandatory Thank You Slide (available in English only).