Can RTC talk to RTCi and RTCz?
Hi,
If I'm working in RTC on Eclipse on Windows for example, can I connect my Team Artifacts window to repositories in RTCi and RTCz?
It's a conceptual question, but I worked with a retail client who has a heavy investment in RPG, but was moving to Java and was wondering if they would have a complete solution with RTC.
Thanks!
Eric.
If I'm working in RTC on Eclipse on Windows for example, can I connect my Team Artifacts window to repositories in RTCi and RTCz?
It's a conceptual question, but I worked with a retail client who has a heavy investment in RPG, but was moving to Java and was wondering if they would have a complete solution with RTC.
Thanks!
Eric.
3 answers
Hi Eric,
Yes it can. You (or the retail client) may want to consider having a single repository (either RTC or RTCi) and manage both Java and RPG development from there. The downside of using RTC for RPG would be the missing "IBM i" pieces (wouldn't be able to run the server on the IBM i, no IBM i build toolkits, and no IBM i process templates).
For the client, you would need to use Rational Developer for i (RDi) 7.5 for RPG development regardless of whether you use RTC or RTCi. RDi provides the i Project environment (to store the RPG code in the repository) and related editors, compiler interfaces, and Eclipse debugger for RPG development.
Don
Yes it can. You (or the retail client) may want to consider having a single repository (either RTC or RTCi) and manage both Java and RPG development from there. The downside of using RTC for RPG would be the missing "IBM i" pieces (wouldn't be able to run the server on the IBM i, no IBM i build toolkits, and no IBM i process templates).
For the client, you would need to use Rational Developer for i (RDi) 7.5 for RPG development regardless of whether you use RTC or RTCi. RDi provides the i Project environment (to store the RPG code in the repository) and related editors, compiler interfaces, and Eclipse debugger for RPG development.
Don
Hi Eric,
Provided that your client and server are at the same version number you should be able to connect from a vanilla RTC client to a version compatible RTCi or RTCz server. Note that currently, RTCi is at v1.0 whereas RTCz is at v1.0.1. As Don pointed out, if you want to do z or i specific development, then you should consider upgrading your RTC client to the RTCi or RTCz flavor as well as installing the RDi or RDz IDEs to better facilitate the development of platform specific artifacts such as RPG or COBOL/PLI. Note that if you have an RTCi client, even though you may be able to connect to a vanilla Jazz Team Server, you will be missing the extended IBM i functionality so you should opt for the platform specific server if you want the fuller set of functionality.
Provided that your client and server are at the same version number you should be able to connect from a vanilla RTC client to a version compatible RTCi or RTCz server. Note that currently, RTCi is at v1.0 whereas RTCz is at v1.0.1. As Don pointed out, if you want to do z or i specific development, then you should consider upgrading your RTC client to the RTCi or RTCz flavor as well as installing the RDi or RDz IDEs to better facilitate the development of platform specific artifacts such as RPG or COBOL/PLI. Note that if you have an RTCi client, even though you may be able to connect to a vanilla Jazz Team Server, you will be missing the extended IBM i functionality so you should opt for the platform specific server if you want the fuller set of functionality.