Install Rational Application Developer Version 9.6 or a later 9.6 refresh pack

Installing 64-bit Rational Application Developer is the first step of installing WebSphere Commerce development environment.

Before beginning

• Install the latest version of IBM Installation Manager.

• Ensure that you install the copy of Rational Application Developer that is bundled with WebSphere Commerce. Obtaining Rational Application Developer separately results in a trial version that requires the purchase of a license.

• If you do not have the Rational Application Developer software, then download the eAssembly.

  1. Log on to Passport Advantage and search for part number CJ2ZPML.

  2. Download all parts and extract the files.

Procedure

1. Start Installation Manager.

2. In the top menu, click File > Preferences.

3. Select Repositories.

4. Click Add repository....

5. Click Browse and add the repository file from disk1. For example...
   C:\RAD_WS_9.6_1\RAD\disk1\diskTag.inf

6. Select the Search service repositories during installation and updates option. This option finds newer maintenance packages that we can choose to install at the same time.

7. Click OK to accept the changes and close Preferences.

8. Click Install.

9. Click Check for Other Versions, Fixes, and Extensions.

10. Select IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Version 9.6.x and click Next to continue.

11. Accept the license agreement and click Next.

12. Specify a Shared resource directory or keep the default directory and then click Next.

    Note: If you previously installed Rational Application Developer through Installation Manager, the existing Shared resource directory is used and we cannot change the path. Continue to the next step.

13. Update the Installation directory. Do not accept the default installation path. Specify a short directory name, such as C:\RAD96\SDP. The default installation path is too long for configuration with WebSphere Commerce development environment.

    Note: Do not specify a directory that includes whitespace, periods ("."), or dollar signs ("$"). The location where you install to is referred to as the RAD_installdir in later steps.

14. Select the 64-bit architecture, and then click Next.

15. Select other languages as needed and then click Next. The Features panel is displayed.

16. Ensure that the following tools are selected. We can also select other tools as needed.

    • Web and Mobile developer tools

      • Web

        • AJAX, Dojo, and HTML

      • Dojo Toolkit libraries

      • JSP and servlet

    • Enterprise developer tools

      • Java EE and web services

      • SIP

      • OSGi Application

      • XML

        Note: Not selected by default. Ensure that we select the XML option.

    • Code quality tools

      • Code Analysis

      • Line level code coverage

      • Test and performance tools

    • Server tools

      • WebSphere Application Server Liberty Tools

      • WebSphere Application Server classic 9.0

        • Development tools

17. After selecting the needed features, click Next. The Summary panel is displayed.

18. Click Install. You might encounter a warning that Installation Manage cannot find disk 2. We can safely continue. When we are prompted to enter disk 2, specify the second folder. For example...
    C:\RAD_WS_9.6_2\RAD\disk2

19. In your Windows settings, update the JAVA_HOME system environment variable to include the path to where you installed Rational Application Developer. For example...
    JAVA_HOME=C:\RAD96\SDP

What to do next

Install a 64-bit version of WebSphere Application Server.

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Related reference
WebSphere Commerce Developer fix packs and eAssemblies
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