Overview

IBM® Rational® Developer for i provides an integrated development environment (IDE) to create, maintain and modernize applications on the IBM i platform. It integrates developer tools such as search, edit, build and analysis, refactoring capabilities and debuggers with the widely used Eclipse framework for faster, easier application development and modernization. Rational Developer for i integrates with IBM Rational Team Concert™ for better application lifecycle planning and management.

Features

• **Increased productivity: ** - Optimize your work process with integrated development tools. Remote System Explorer connects with IBM i servers to search and manage server-side files and run server scripts. - Language-aware source editing capabilities include color tokenizing, outline views, content assist and integrated compile error feedback. Visual analysis tools assist in understanding application structure and dependencies.
• **Greater business agility: **Reduce training time with a modern Eclipse-based development environment when working on heritage RPG and COBOL applications. Rational Developer for i supports a range of programming models and languages including Java®, Java EE, C/C++, RPG, COBOL, CL and DDS.
• **Improved team efficiency: **Use Rational Team Concert, a lifecycle management software that supports remote-based teams. Enable source control, build automation and collaborate on lifecycle management projects using a common platform that includes agile, formal, and hybrid planning and reporting.
• **Flexible packaging: **Choose the purchase option that is right for you. Purchase it with: RPG and COBOL Tools; or RPG and COBOL + Modernization Tools, Java Edition.

Benefits

• **Boost developer productivity: **Enable developers to work in both host-connected and disconnected modes using tools that reside on the developer’s desktop.
• **Modernize your applications: **Support various approaches to RPG and COBOL application modernization. Use system i tools with the widely used Eclipse framework for faster application development.
• **Choose your tool set: **Choose from three product editions: RPG and COBOL Tools; RPG and COBOL + Modernization Tools, Java Edition; RPG and COBOL + Modernization Tools, EGL Edition.