IBM Data Discovery and Query Builder is a query application development environment built on IBM DB2 and WebSphere technology. Data Discovery and Query Builder enables the creation of applications to let users build complex queries without dealing with the details concerning the physical location and representation of the information being queried. Now proven in multiple IBM Life Sciences customer engagements, physicians, scientists, and researchers without information technology expertise are using Data Discovery and Query Builder to construct queries that explore critical research areas, such as discovering links between diseases and patient behavior. This IBM Redpaper describes how developers can create applications extending the Data Discovery and Query Builder framework through the implementation of plug-ins. This paper guides the reader through a set of sample scenarios that complement the reference documentation provided by the product's JavaDocs. The information in this paper will help Java developers to understand how to implement Data Discovery and Query Builder plug-ins. This Redpaper provides an overview of the available plug-ins and includes implementation examples for each plug-in available with Data Discovery and Query Builder Version 1.1.

In March 2002, WebSphere Application Server V4.0.1 for z/OS introduced support for the J2EE Connector Architecture, and with this support comes a whole new way of connecting to enterprise systems like CICS and IMS. This Redpaper shows how to use the J2EE Connector Architecture support to create a managed connection between WebSphere for z/OS and CICS Transaction Server, using the CICS ECI resource adapter. The entire process is covered in this paper, from developing an enterprise application that makes calls to CICS, through to deploying the enterprise application to WebSphere for z/OS. This Redpaper describes detailed instructions on how to prepare IBM's VisualAge for Java and the new WebSphere Studio configurations for use with the CICS ECI resource adapter, and then details how to build an enterprise application using these tools. This enterprise application is then deployed to a WebSphere J2EE server configured for the CICS ECI resource adapter.