RD Power provides complete end to end edit, compile, and interactive debug support for the RPG, COBOL, CL developer. It also includes the new 5250 Screen and Report designer. It includes new features such as the Application Diagram tool to analyze and diagram ILE programs.

This product is based on Eclipse technology and is much lighter weight offering compatibility with more workstations and higher performance. IBM’s strategic development IDE for IBM i RPG, COBOL, and CL developers. Rational Developer for i : RPG and COBOL Tools Each one of these toolsets comes with a range of licensing options to meet the needs of your development team.

Flexible packaging- offers three different tool sets which include RPG and COBOL Tools, RPG and COBOL + Modernization Tools, Java Edition, and RPG and COBOL + Modernization Tools, EGL Edition.Increased team efficiency- enabled through integration with IBM Rational Team Concert™ to support planning and management of the application lifecycle process.Increased business agility-by integrating the development tools into the widely used Eclipse framework, and by supporting multiple approaches to RPG and COBOL application modernization.Increased developer productivity -using a rich set of development tools.Rational Developer for i helps deliver more value from software development resources. Designed for creating and maintaining applications on IBM i systems, it resides on the developer’s desktop, supporting development in both host-connected and disconnected modes. IBM Rational Developer for i is an integrated development environment (IDE) built on the Eclipse platform.

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