Exercise 1.1: Importing the required resources

Before you can begin the exercises, you must first import the required sample project called StructuralAnalysis.

Unzipping the sample project

The sample project for this tutorial is included in a ZIP file. The following steps lead you through extracting files from that ZIP file into your Workspace folder.

  1. Navigate to <installdir>\rsa\eclipse\plugins\com.ibm.r2a.rsa.tutorial.doc\resources where the ZIP file, StructuralAnalysis, is located.
  2. Extract StructuralAnalysis to <installdir>\updater\eclipse\workspace. The sample project files are extracted in your Workspace folder so you can import them to do the exercises.

Opening the Code Review view

To open a perspective showing the Code Review view:

  1. Start IBM Rational Software Architect.

  2. Click Window > Preferences.
  3. In the left pane expand Workbench and click Capabilities.
  4. In the Capabilities list click Java Developer. Then click OK.
  5. Click Window > Open Perspective > Java.
  6. Click Window > Show View > Other > Java > Code Review.
  7. Click Window > Show View > Other > Java > Package Explorer.

    After you open the Java perspective and show the Code Review and Package Explorer views, the perspective shows the views in the following screen capture. Your layout might differ. That is, the perspective might show the views in different locations. The tutorial uses the layout in the screen capture.



Importing the sample project

To import the sample project to the workspace:

  1. Right-click in the Package Explorer view to open the pop-up menu. Then click Import to open the Import wizard.
  2. In the Select list click Existing Project into Workspace. Then click Next.
  3. Next to the Project contents text box click Browse and select <installdir>\updater\eclipse\workspace\StructuralAnalysis.
  4. Click Finish. The sample project and all its associated files are imported to Package Explorer.

You have completed Exercise 1.1: Importing the required resources.



Beginning the exercise

To begin click one of the following exercises:

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