The document provides release notes for updated training workshops for IBM Rational Integration Tester 8.5.0. Major changes include: 1) All modules have been updated to use Linux instead of Windows. 2) New Platform modules have been added that simplify content using the addNumbers web service. 3) Modules have been updated for new features in Rational Integration Tester 8.5.0, including use of synchronization for system modeling and new exercises on test automation, virtualization, and performance testing.

1. Release Notes
IBM Rational Integration Tester 8.5.0 Training Workshops
11 November 2013
Previous version:
Rational Integration Tester 8.0.0 Training Workshops
1 General updates to the course materials
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Purpose of this release
The purpose of this release is to provide an update to the training materials for the latest version of IBM®
Rational® Integration Tester and its associated tools: Rational Test Control Panel, Rational Test
Virtualization Server, Rational Performance Test Server and the Rational Integration Tester Platform Pack.
This update covers a number of new features in the software, rearranges some of the material that was there
previously, and simplifies a number of modules.
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Major changes in this release
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All modules have been updated to use Linux; they should work on both RHEL and SUSE Linux. Microsoft
Windows is no longer supported as a default platform for the training course; most modules would still
work with minor alterations, but this is up to the user.
A new set of modules has been added: the Platform modules. These have taken a lot of the earlier material,
simplified it further by using the addNumbers web service, and an additional tool, the addNumbers client.
This replaces much of the material that was previously used in the Integration Testing modules and some
material that was in the Virtualization modules.
Changes and additions to this release
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Integration testing
o Some material has been moved to the Platform modules.
o Synchronization is now used to build most of the model of the system under test because IBM
WebSphere® Application Server synchronization was added to Rational Integration Tester
8.5.0. However, this does not build a complete model of the system under test; WebSphere
Application Server does not have enough information about the WebSphere MQ services to
build a complete model, so recording of these services is still necessary.
o The log file monitoring exercise has been updated to use a log file produced by the Vacation
Booking system, rather than a hand-edited file.
o New modules have been added on test automation. This includes information on the use of
global tags to pass values between tests, managing historical test suite results, and scheduling
tests for later execution using Rational Test Control Panel.
Performance testing
o Beyond the update to Linux, this material has only had a general review. The only major
change has been the switch from using the Windows Performance Monitor Probe to the
System Statistics Probe, because the former is unavailable on Linux.
Virtualization
o Some material has been moved to the Platform modules.
o Synchronization is now used to build most of the model of the system under test because
WebSphere Application Server synchronization was added to Rational Integration Tester
8.5.0. However, this does not build a complete model of the system under test; WebSphere
Application Server does not have enough information about the WebSphere MQ services to
build a complete model, so recording of these services is still necessary.
o An exercise has been added to make use of the message differencing window for stubs.
o An exercise has been added to introduce scripting with ECMAScript.
o The exercise on using guards in stubs has been simplified.
o A module has been added for the sift-and-pass-through feature. This includes an example for
WebSphere MQ, as well as a second one for a web service. The second example also
introduces the pass through action; this can be used to activate the pass through functionality
at any point in the business logic of a stub.
Release Notes: Rational Integration Tester 8.5.0 Training Workshops

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The module on configuring stubs for use with Rational Test Control Panel has been expanded
to add more information, and it now includes a second exercise that demonstrates the use of
sift and pass through when deploying a stub to Rational Test Virtualization Server.
A new module has been added, demonstrating the management of stubs in Rational Test
Control Panel. This module covers the use of scenarios and the use of environment locking.
The module on JDBC recording and virtualization has been modified to use the integrated
Apache Derby database that is provided with Rational Integration Tester and Rational Test
Virtualization Server following the 8.5.0 release.
The modules on data model stubs and session-based stubs have both been simplified. In both
cases, the stubs are still created from recorded messages, but these are now recorded from the
required operations. This cuts down on the number of events that need to be handled by the
user when editing the resulting stub, and it shortens the process of creating the stub in the first
place.
2 Changes to lab setup
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The Worldwide Travel demo environment has been renamed to Vacation Booking, following a legal
review of the demo system.
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Vacation Booking has had a number of usability changes; it should now be easier to diagnose issues if
the demo system is not working correctly.
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In addition to the cloud environments provided on IBM SmartCloud® Enterprise, a virtual machine is
now available to approved partners.
3 Change requests and contact information
If you have other questions or comments regarding this version of the course material, please contact Matt
Tarnawsky at matt.tarnawsky@uk.ibm.com.
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