Preparing your environment to use the API

Complete these steps to prepare your environment for using the APIs.

Procedure

  1. Verify that the System Requirements are met.
    1. Verify that your operating system is supported.
    2. Verify that your JDK is compatible.
  2. Verify the Rational® Publishing Engine installation:
    1. Verify that the RPE_HOME/config directory exists and contains configuration files.
    2. Verify that the RPE_HOME/utils directory exists and contains utility files.
  3. Verify that you have Rational Publishing Engine configured for the client applications. A license is consumed while the document generation is in process and the process fails if a license is not found.
  4. Optional: Install a Java™ IDE for building your application. You can download a free Eclipse IDE from http://www.eclipse.org/ that can be used for Java development.

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