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Based on service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Eclipse technology, IBM® WebSphere® Integration Developer 6.0 is a tool for the rapid assembly of business solutions. With WebSphere Integration Developer, you can describe all styles of processes with one programming model based on Business Process Execution Language (BPEL). Easy to use, it requires relatively minimal skills. It offers rich features for integrated development, testing, and deployment to WebSphere Process Server 6.0. Here are some of the features:
- Service Component Architecture (SCA)- One simplified integration framework that leverages existing IT
- One tool to describe all processes - Visual editors for component development, assembly, integrated testing, and deployment
- Support for all styles of integration - Including human tasks, roles-based task assignments, and multilevel escalation.Visual editors for component assembly
- Ability to change business processes on the fly with relatively minimal skills
- Business rules, business state machines, and selectors to dynamically select an interface based on business scenarios
- Broadest reach in integration - Built on Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) technologies and support for IBM WebSphere Adapters
- Support for business-to-business (B2B) through a limited license of IBM WebSphere Partner Gateway
The announcement letter for WebSphere Integration Developer 6.0.2 is available on the Web at www.ibm.com/common/ssi/OIX. See the announcement letter for the following types of information:
- Detailed product description, including description of new function
- Product-positioning statement
- Packaging and ordering details
- International compatibility information
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System requirements for WebSphere Integration Developer 6.0 are found in the following document:
WebSphere Integration Developer detailed system requirements
Information about supported hardware, software, and operating systems for WebSphere Integration Developer 6.0.2 are found in the following techdocs:
The most common task in getting started with WebSphere Integration Developer 6.0 is to install it. Installation information is contained in the following documents:
- Quick Start Guide on the Quick Start CD
- Installation Guide
- Installation release notes
Other information relating to installation may be found at the following resources:
- IBM Support Assistant (From the WebSphere Integration Developer information center, click Troubleshooting and support > Searching knowledge bases.)
Another common task in getting started with WebSphere Integration Developer 6.0 is to migrate your resources from WebSphere Studio Application Developer Integration Edition. Migration information is contained in the following documents:
Other information relating to migration may be found at the following resources:
- IBM Support Assistant (From the WebSphere Integration Developer information center, click Troubleshooting and support > Searching knowledge bases.)
Updates, limitations, and known problems and workarounds for the WebSphere Integration Developer 6.0 components are documented in the following component release notes:
- Assembly editor
- Business object editor
- Business object mapping editor
- Business process editor
- Business rules
- Condition editor
- Debugger
- Decision table editor
- Dependency editor
- Deployment tools
- Documentation generator
- Event definition editor
- Event definition generator
- Event monitor
- General
- Help updates
- Human task editor
- Importing and exporting services
- Installation
- Interface editor
- Interface mapping editor
- Mediation flow editor
- Messaging
- Migration
- Refactoring
- Relationship editor
- Samples and tutorials
- Selector editor
- State machine editor
- Test client
- Visual snippet editor
- XML mapping editor
- XPath expression builder
A PDF document containing all of these component release notes is available in the techdoc WebSphere Integration Developer 6.0.2 readme.
View the Rational Application Developer 6.0.1.1 readme
Updates, limitations, and known problems and workarounds for WebSphere Integration Developer 6.0 and WebSphere Process Server 6.0 might also documented in the form of other techdocs or technotes on the IBM Software Support Web site.
As limitations and problems are discovered and resolved, the IBM Software Support team updates the knowledge base. By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly find workarounds or solutions to problems that you experience. The following link launches a customized query of the live Support knowledge base. To create your own query, go to the Advanced search page on the IBM Software Support Web site:
IBM Software Support provides assistance with product defects.
Before you submit your problem to IBM Software Support, ensure that your company has an active IBM software maintenance contract, and that you are authorized to submit problems to IBM. The type of software maintenance contract that you need depends on the type of product that you have:
For IBM distributed software products (including, but not limited to, Tivoli, Lotus, and Rational products, as well as DB2 and WebSphere products that run on Windows, Linux, or UNIX operating systems), enroll in Passport Advantage in one of the following ways:
- Online: Go to the Passport Advantage Web site at http://www.lotus.com/services/passport.nsf/WebDocs/Passport_Advantage_Home, and click How to Enroll.
- By phone: For the phone number to call in your country, go to the Contacts page of the IBM Software Support Handbook at http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/guides/contacts.html, and click the name of your geographic region.
- For customers with Subscription and Support (S & S) contracts, go to the Software Service Request Web site at https://techsupport.services.ibm.com/ssr/login.
- For customers with IBMLink, CATIA, Linux, S/390, iSeries, pSeries, zSeries, and other support agreements, go to the IBM Support Line Web site at http://www.ibm.com/services/us/index.wss/so/its/a1000030/dt006.
- For IBM eServer software products (including, but not limited to, DB2 and WebSphere products that run in zSeries, pSeries, and iSeries environments), you can purchase a software maintenance agreement by working directly with an IBM sales representative or an IBM Business Partner. For more information about support for eServer software products, go to the IBM Technical Support Advantage Web site at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/techsupport.html.
If you are not sure what type of software maintenance contract you need, call 1-800-IBMSERV (1-800-426-7378) in the United States. From other countries, go to the Contacts page of the IBM Software Support Handbook at http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/guides/contacts.html and click the name of your geographic region for phone numbers of people who provide support for your location.
To contact IBM Software support, follow these steps:
- Determine the business impact of your problem.
- Describe your problem and gather background information.
- Submit your problem to IBM Software Support.
Determine the business impact of your problem
When you report a problem to IBM, you are asked to supply a severity level. Therefore, you need to understand and assess the business impact of the problem that you are reporting. Use the following criteria:
Severity 1 The problem has a critical business impact: You are unable to use the program, resulting in a critical impact on operations. This condition requires an immediate solution. Severity 2 This problem has a significant business impact: The program is usable, but it is severely limited. Severity 3 The problem has some business impact: The program is usable, but less significant features (not critical to operations) are unavailable. Severity 4 The problem has minimal business impact: The problem causes little impact on operations or a reasonable circumvention to the problem was implemented. Describe your problem and gather background information
When describing a problem to IBM, be as specific as possible. Include all relevant background information so that IBM Software Support specialists can help you solve the problem efficiently. To save time, know the answers to these questions:
- What software versions were you running when the problem occurred?
- Do you have logs, traces, and messages that are related to the problem symptoms?
- Can you recreate the problem? If so, what steps do you perform to recreate the problem?
- Did you make any changes to the system? For example, did you make changes to the hardware, operating system, networking software, or other system components?
- Are you currently using a workaround for the problem? If so, be prepared to describe the workaround when you report the problem.
Submit your problem
You can submit your problem to IBM Software Support in one of two ways:
- Online: Go to the Submit and track problems tab on the IBM Software Support site at http://www.ibm.com/software/support/probsub.html. Type your information into the appropriate problem submission tool.
- By phone: For the phone number to call in your country, go to the Contacts page of the IBM Software Support Handbook at http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/guides/contacts.html and click the name of your geographic region.
If the problem you submit is for a software defect or for missing or inaccurate documentation, IBM Software Support creates an Authorized Program Analysis Report (APAR). The APAR describes the problem in detail. Whenever possible, IBM Software Support provides a workaround that you can implement until the APAR is resolved and a fix is delivered. IBM publishes resolved APARs on the Software Support Web site daily, so that other users who experience the same problem can benefit from the same resolution.
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