- Go to the provided link:
- http://vili.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/intranet/r/scripts/rose/
- Log in with your school account.
- Fill in the requested details.
- A page comes up that contains three downloadable files, C90HGM(Java)L.zip, C90HHM(VisBasic)L.zip, C90IOML(C++).zip. Select the archive of interest, e.g. C90HGM(Java)L.zip and save it locally to a directory called RationalRose (e.g. C:\RationalRose)
- Wait until Phil (systems group) provides you with a licence.
- Open Phil's email, select the text that
refers to the licence (between the two lines "Cut Here") and copy paste this into a text file and rename this to rose_licence.txt. Save the txt file locally to your RationalRose directory. - Extract the archive that you have downloaded locally using a free version of WinRAR.
- Click on the setup.exe file that is extracted in the root directory of RationalRose (or one level down from the root).
- The "IBM Rational Rose Professional J. Edition Launch Pad" comes up. Select "Install IBM Rational Rose Prof. J Edition".
- Under Deployment method, select "Desktop Installation from CD image".
- Accept Terms&Conditions.
- Accept default options.
- At the end of the installation, read the "How to obtain release notes" page that pops up and close it.
- When the "Licence Key Administrator Wizard" pops up, select the option "Import a Rational Licence file" and upload the file rose_licence.txt.
- Accept the next default options.
- The software has been installed successfully.
- Do the same for other version that you may need, e.g. the C++ one.
To start using the application go to Start->Programs->IBM Rational->IBM Rational Rose Professional J Edition. A panel that contains a selection of projects comes up as shown below. Select J2SE 1.4 to create a new java project.
