IBM^® Rational^® Software Architect Version 6.0 for Windows - Release notes

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Contents

1.0 Hardware requirements
2.0 Supported software
3.0 Release notes
4.0 About Eclipse
5.0 Additional information
6.0 Downloading and installing Rational Software Architect

1.0 Hardware requirements

To view the hardware requirements for installing Rational Software Architect, see the IBM Rational Software Architect for Windows and Linux, Version 6.0 - Installation Guide.

2.0 Supported software

For information about the software and specifications that Rational Software Architect supports, see the IBM Rational Software Architect for Windows and Linux, Version 6.0 - Installation Guide.

3.0 Release notes

Release notes include release-specific information such as problems and limitations that were not available until after the product documentation was finalized.

• Agent Controller
• C++ code generation
• C and C++ UML visual editing
• Code review
• Comparing and merging models
• Component test tools
• Crystal Reports for Rational Software Architect
• Debuggers
• Documentation
• EJB tools
• General
• Installation
• J2EE development
• Java and EJB visual editing
• JavaServer Faces tools
• Model publishing
• Modeling
• Page Designer
• Patterns
• Portal tools
• Profiling and logging tools
• Rational ClearQuest for Eclipse
• Rational Unified Process
• Relational database tools
• Reusable Asset Specifications
• Source Editor
• Struts tools
• Team programming with Rational ClearCase
• Test and deployment tools
• UML diagrams
• UML to Java
• UML to EJB
• Web services tools
• Web tools
• Welcome experience

For information about known problems and workarounds in Eclipse, see the readme_eclipse.html file in the install_dir\eclipse\readme directory (where install_dir is your Rational Software Architect installation directory). This information is available only in English.

4.0 About Eclipse

Eclipse is an open-source project that creates royalty-free technology and a universal platform for tools integration. Eclipse delivers a framework for developing plug-ins, making it easier to create, integrate, and use software tools. The Eclipse platform is written in Java^™ and offers extensive toolkits and examples for constructing plug-ins. Eclipse has been deployed on a range of operating system environments, including Linux, Mac OS X, QNX, and Windows. Details about the Eclipse community and white papers that document the design of the Eclipse platform are available at www.eclipse.org.

Toolkits and complementary middleware from IBM integrate with products that are based on the Rational Software Development Platform, which enables you to quickly and easily add new functionality for specific development needs. For toolkits and complementary middleware from IBM, see www.ibm.com/software/info1/websphere/index.jsp?tab=products/studiotoolkits.

Plug-in tools from other vendors, also built using the open-source Eclipse platform, integrate with products that are based on the Rational Software Development Platform. For plug-in tools from other vendors, see www.ibm.com/software/wsdd/downloads/plugin/.

5.0 Additional information

5.1 Product news, updates, and fixes

For product news, events, support, and other information, see the Rational Software Architect home page at www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/architect/swarchitect/.

For technical articles, tutorials, samples, and previews of new IBM Rational technology, see www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/.

To download and install the latest Rational Software Architect updates and fixes, launch the Rational Product Updater. To launch the Rational Product Updater, from the main menu, click Help > Software Updates > IBM Rational Product Updater.

5.2 Product documentation

For information about installing Rational Software Architect, see the IBM Rational Software Architect for Windows and Linux, Version 6.0 - Installation Guide.

For information about using Rational Software Architect, see the online help. You can access the online help from the main menu by clicking Help > Help Contents.

6.0 Downloading and installing Rational Software Architect

These instructions are provided for customers who download and install Rational Software Architect from electronic installation images.

Note: When you upgrade from one Rational Software Development Platform product to another using electronic installation images, you must download and extract the same set of images for the new product that you downloaded and extracted for the original product.

Prerequisites:

• Your environment variable TEMP or TMP must point to a valid temporary directory with at least 500 MB of free disk space, in addition to the disk space that is required to install the product.
• A typical user configuration requires approximately 6 GB of disk space to store and unpack the required image and a few optional images. Additional disk space is required if you download the full set of images.

You must download the core installation files to install Rational Software Architect; the rest are optional.

To download and install Rational Software Architect:

1. Go to the IBM Passport Advantage^®, at www.ibm.com/software/howtobuy/passportadvantage/.
2. Click Customer sign in.
3. Enter your IBM registration user ID and password.
4. Click Submit.
5. Select to download Rational Software Architect.
6. Download the extractor.exe file, the required image, and any desired optional images to the same temporary directory.
7. In the temporary directory, open the extractor.exe file.
8. In the wizard, follow the instructions to specify where to extract the installation files and which features to include.
9. After the files are extracted, complete one of the following steps:
• To install the product immediately, click Finish.
• To install the product later, clear the Start the installation wizard check box. When you are ready to run the installation program, open disk1\launchpad.exe from the directory in which you extracted the installation files.
10. Follow the instructions in the "Installing from the CD-ROM" section of the IBM Rational Software Architect for Windows and Linux, Version 6.0 - Installation Guide.

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