AUDIENCE:   This course is for J2EE software developers who have been using WebSphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD) V5.1 and wish to learn how to transition to Rational Application Developer V6. PREREQUISITES:   Students should have solid understanding of J2EE 1.3 application development, including the ability to read and understand Servlets and JSPs and an understanding of WSAD V5.1. DURATION:   5 days. Hands on. OBJECTIVES:   This course will teach the new features of Rational Application Developer V6 and J2EE 1.4 to students familiar with IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD) V5.1 and J2EE 1.3. It will also introduce JavaServer Faces (JSF), Enterprise Generation Language (EGL) and Portal application development. After completing this course, you should be able to: · Utilise the new features and enhancements in Rational Application Developer V6. · Implement applications using J2EE 1.4. · Apply new features in EJB 2.1, Servlet 2.4 and JSP 2.0 and use them effectively. · Analyse, review, test, and profile applications. · Understand JavaServer Faces and Enterprise Generation Language. · Construct Web Services using Rational Application Developer V6. COURSE CONTENT:   Day 1 Course Introduction IBM Rational Application Developer V6 Overview New Features in Eclipse 3.0 Migration Lab - IBM Rational Application Developer Tooling J2EE 1.4 Overview and New Features Servlet 2.4 and JSP 2.0 Features What’s New in Web Tooling Lab - Designing Web Sites Day 2 EJB 2.1 What’s New in J2EE Tooling Lab - Building WebSphere Bank With Enterprise JavaBeans Server Tooling Lab - Deploying and Testing WebSphere Bank JavaServer Faces (JSF) Overview Lab - Building Web Applications Using JavaServer Faces Day 3 JSF Client Components Lab - Building Supplier Application Using JSF Client Components Service Data Objects (SDO) Overview Lab - Managing Supplier Records Using JDBC Mediator JSF and SDO Enhancements Enterprise Generation Language (EGL) Overview Lab - Building Web Applications Using Enterprise Generation Language Day 4 Portal Toolkit Lab - Building Portal Applications Unified Modelling Language (UML) Visualization Code Review Lab - Application Analysis Using Code Review Component Testing Lab - Running Component Tests On WebSphere Bank Day 5 Profiling Web Services Lab - Creating a Web Service in WebSphere Bank Lab - Creating a Web Service Client in WebSphere Bank Debugging Lab - Debugging WebSphere Bank Rational Unified Process Overview