Re: Trial for RDi

[Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chenghui Li wrote:
> "data development perspective" is not included in RDi V7.5.
>
> Thanks.
>   
And let me reiterate my position (which the Rational team knows, so I'm 
not saying anything new):

I think all tools needed to create non-web applications need to be 
available and fully supported in RDi.  This includes the Data 
Development Perspective (to allow us to migrate from STRSQL) as well as 
full tools for batch Java development.  If IBM truly wants RDi to 
replace ADTS, we need to not have to switch back and forth between RDi 
and the green screen.

Of course, as I recall STRSQL is part of a separately priced LPP, so I 
expect IBM might be thinking that it ought to be a separately priced 
plug-in for RDi.  That I don't want to get into; all I know is that we 
need the data perspective to fully do our job.

Note that I'm not asking for the WebSphere Test Environment, or all the 
Java EE tools, or web tooling such as JSF support.  All of those need to 
be in RDi-SOA, however, and while IBM may not directly support non-EGL 
EE development, having all those tools available is a good selling point 
for RDi-SOA (but that's a different subject for a different day).

Joe