WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries version 5.1.2 / Wilfried Blankertz ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blankertz, Wilfried., Author.

Contributor:

International Business Machines Corporation. International Technical Support Organization.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

Redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Client/server computing.

Internet programming.

WebSphere.

Physical Description:

xvi, 706 p.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Rochester, MN : IBM Corp., International Technical Support Organization, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While the IBM WebFacing Tool is probably the most commonly known component of WDSc, there are many other tools combined into a single product. All those components together provide a complete workbench based on the Eclipse framework for the application developer for OS/400 or i5/OS. This IBM Redbooks publication discusses WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries V5.1.2 and WebSphere Development Studio Client Advanced Edition for iSeries V5.1.2. The Development Studio Client includes several powerful tools that are targeted to iSeries application developers: Please note that the additional material referenced in the text is not available from IBM.

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

The team that wrote this redbook

The team who wrote the first edition of this redbook

Become a published author

Comments welcome

Part 1 WebSphere Development Studio Client

Chapter 1. The iSeries Developer Roadmap

1.1 The decision to modernize

1.2 iSeries Developer Roadmap

1.3 WebSphere Development Studio for iSeries and WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries

1.4 Focus of this IBM Redbook

Chapter 2. Creating applications for iSeries: A new set of tools

2.1 IBM WebSphere Development Studio for iSeries

2.1.1 ILE RPG

2.1.2 ILE C/C++

2.1.3 ILE COBOL

2.1.4 Application Development ToolSet

2.2 WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries

2.2.1 WebSphere Studio family

2.2.2 IBM WebFacing Tool

2.2.3 Web tools: iSeries extensions

2.2.4 Java development tools

2.2.5 CoOperative Development Environment

2.2.6 VisualAge RPG

Chapter 3. The Eclipse framework

3.1 Eclipse: The start of a new era of tools

3.2 A new approach to the application development process

3.3 Components of the Eclipse GUI framework

3.3.1 Workbench

3.3.2 Projects

3.3.3 Perspectives

3.3.4 Views

3.3.5 Editors

3.3.6 Crash recovery

3.4 Development Studio Client features

3.4.1 Tools

3.4.2 Common features

3.4.3 iSeries-specific features

3.5 Online help

3.6 Obtaining and installing fixes for WDSc

3.6.1 Which version or fixpack of WDSc do you have installed?

3.6.2 Using the automated update

3.6.3 Installing new features with the update manager

3.6.4 If problems occur after applying a fixpack

Chapter 4. Introduction to the sample applications

4.1 Overview of the Order Entry application

4.1.1 The ABC Company

4.1.2 The ABC Company database

4.1.3 Application files.

4.1.4 Database table structure

4.1.5 Customer transaction flow

4.2 Overview of the Customer Master Inquiry

4.2.1 Starting the application

4.2.2 Overview of the Customer Master Web application

Part 2 The Remote System Explorer and iSeries Projects

Chapter 5. Managing your iSeries development resources using RSE

5.1 Remote System Explorer

5.2 Connecting to your iSeries host

5.2.1 The first connection

5.2.2 Profiles

5.2.3 Connections

5.2.4 TCP/IP ports required for WDSc

5.3 Subsystems

5.3.1 iSeries Objects subsystem

5.3.2 iSeries Commands subsystem

5.3.3 iSeries Jobs subsystem

5.3.4 IFS (Integrated File System) files subsystem

5.4 Managing your iSeries objects

5.4.1 Filters in the iSeries Objects subsystem

5.4.2 Working with iSeries Objects filters

5.4.3 Creating objects in the iSeries Objects subsystem

5.4.4 Searching operations

5.4.5 Working with save files

5.5 Working with your library list

5.5.1 Adding a library list entry

5.5.2 Removing a library from the library list

5.5.3 Changing the current library

5.5.4 Moving libraries up or down in the library list

5.5.5 Moving libraries within the library list

5.5.6 Specifying initial libraries and commands

5.6 iSeries table views

5.6.1 Populating iSeries table views

5.6.2 Working with items in a table view

5.7 User actions

5.7.1 Creating user actions

5.7.2 Invoking user actions

5.7.3 Named types

5.8 Additional parameters with actions issued from a table view

5.9 Drag and drop functionality

Chapter 6. LPEX, the modern SEU plus much more

6.1 Editing source members in the RSE

6.1.1 Launching the Remote Systems LPEX Editor

6.1.2 Working with the Remote Systems LPEX Editor

6.1.3 Remote Systems LPEX Editor functions

6.1.4 Outline views.

6.1.5 Wizards in the Remote Systems LPEX editor

6.1.6 WDSc 5.1.2 enhancements for the ILE RPG editor

6.1.7 Customizing the automatic formatter

6.2 Compiling source members in the RSE

6.2.1 Compiling RPGLE source members

6.2.2 Working with compile commands

6.3 Running programs from the RSE

6.3.1 Running a program: An example

6.3.2 Running modes

6.3.3 Ad hoc commands

6.4 Debugging programs in the RSE

Chapter 7. Offline, better structured application development with iSeries Projects

7.1 What the iSeries Projects perspective is

7.1.1 Working in disconnected mode

7.2 Opening the iSeries Projects perspective

7.3 Creating an iSeries project

7.3.1 Creating the project container

7.3.2 Creating a local source physical file

7.3.3 Creating a local source member

7.4 Importing and viewing remote objects

7.4.1 Importing remote host objects

7.4.2 Viewing remote objects

7.5 Working with local source members

7.5.1 General management

7.5.2 Editing

7.5.3 Source verify (offline)

7.6 Remote actions

7.6.1 Build styles

7.6.2 Specifying build styles

7.6.3 Push operations

7.6.4 Generating compile code

7.6.5 Building your iSeries project

7.7 Working disconnected actions

7.7.1 Actions applicable

7.7.2 Actions not applicable

Part 3 Bringing your OS/400 applications to the Web

Chapter 8. Under the WebSphere umbrella

8.1 Deploying the Web for e-business

8.1.1 What a Web server is

8.2 Adding dynamic content to Web sites

8.2.1 Non-Java-based applications and database serving standards

8.2.2 Java-based technologies

8.3 Developing and deploying Web applications

8.3.1 What a Web application is

8.3.2 The purpose and use of the WebSphere Application Server

8.4 iSeries: A flexible application server for the Web.

8.5 The IBM suite of host and server access products

8.5.1 Methods to combine new Web applications with existing applications

8.6 Web-to-host integration tools comparison

8.6.1 Host On-Demand

8.6.2 IBM WebFacing Tool

8.6.3 Host Publisher

8.6.4 Web Interaction wizard

8.6.5 Comparison table

Chapter 9. Web Development Tools in WDSc

9.1 Tools for Web development

9.2 The Web perspective

9.2.1 Project Navigator view

9.2.2 Attributes view

9.2.3 Palette view

9.2.4 Snippets view

9.3 Source editors for markup languages

9.4 The Web deployment descriptor editor

9.5 Web Site Designer

9.6 Page Designer

9.7 Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) Designer

Chapter 10. Using IBM WebFacing Tool to create browser interface for a 5250 application

10.1 Prerequisites for creating a new WebFacing project

10.1.1 Downloading and installing the latest service pack for WDSc

10.1.2 Installing WebFacing PTFs on OS/400

10.1.3 Host servers

10.1.4 Starting the WebFacing server

10.1.5 Number of virtual terminals (QAUTOVRT)

10.2 Creating your first WebFacing project

10.2.1 Getting started with the IBM WebFacing Tool

10.3 A look at the WebFacing project properties

10.4 Testing your application within Development Studio Client

10.4.1 Unit testing your application

10.4.2 Ending the test environment

10.5 Stepping through the sample application

10.5.1 Starting the application

10.5.2 The first application panel

10.5.3 Converting a window subfile

10.6 Running a WebFacing application in WebSphere

10.6.1 Transferring an application to the iSeries server

10.6.2 Deploying to WebSphere Application Server

10.7 Creating a WebFacing Portlet project

10.7.1 The Portal Toolkit

10.7.2 Creating a WebFacing portlet project

10.7.3 Testing your WebFacing Portlet application.

Chapter 11. Enhancing the WebFacing applications

11.1 The user profile and password the application runs under

11.1.1 Securing your WebFacing application using single signon

11.2 Adding more source members to an existing project

11.3 Using buttons instead of command keys F1 through F24

11.3.1 Command key recognition

11.3.2 Command key button labels

11.3.3 Defining new buttons with command key actions

11.4 MNUDDS options

11.5 Creating your own style

11.5.1 Using WebFacing properties to modify the style

11.5.2 Presenting with style: Cascading style sheets

11.5.3 Working with WebFacing styles

11.6 Using a CL command with variable parameters

11.7 Enhancing the layout of the launch page

11.7.1 Changing the launch page with Page Designer

11.8 Creating a multiple language WebFacing application

11.8.1 Separating language-dependent objects

11.8.2 Language dependent objects in the WebFacing project

11.9 Customizing the WebFacing interface with CODE Designer

11.9.1 A look at CODE Designer

11.9.2 Opening CODE Designer

11.9.3 Accessing Web settings

11.9.4 Web settings overview

11.9.5 A sample application for WebFacing

11.9.6 Initial appearance of a new WebFacing application

11.9.7 Changing Web settings on a record format level

11.9.8 Field-level Web settings

11.9.9 Adding extra logic to the Web browser with JavaScript

11.9.10 Adding JavaScript to an application

11.10 Report Service: Viewing spooled files

11.11 Showing system screens with the WebFacing Tool

11.11.1 Before you start using WebFacing system screen support

11.11.2 Example: Work with All Spooled Files

11.11.3 Unsupported system panels

11.11.4 Examples of supported panels

11.11.5 PTFs required

11.11.6 National language support

Chapter 12. Advanced techniques for using the IBM WebFacing Tool.

12.1 Current DDS keyword support.

Notes:

"This edition applies to Version 5.1.2 of WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries standard and advanced edition."

"May 2005."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

61762436