Base Product

CA Plex base product

Includes the CA Plex development environment, help files, sample models and tutorial models.

Install the Base Product in this chapter

CA License Key

License keys are required to use CA Plex and its optional components. The optional components are as follows:

Enterprise Option (required for both EJB and .NET Client generators)

IBM i 5250 generator

Websydian pattern libraries

Entering the CA License Key in this chapter

Pattern and Class Libraries

Pattern libraries

The latest pattern libraries, recommended for most application development with CA Plex.

"Pattern Libraries" chapter in this guide

Class libraries (OBASE)

The first set of pattern libraries developed for CA Plex; not recommended for new development projects, except for the System i 5250 platform.

classlib.chm help file

Tools and Utilities

Application Integrator

Used for reverse engineering information from a variety of data sources into CA Plex.

Install the Application Integrator in this guide

CA 2E data migration

Used for importing schema from CA 2E data models into CA Plex.

CA 2E Data Migration Requirements in this guide

Microsoft Word Viewer

Used for viewing and printing generated Windows reports.

Specifying your Print Program in the online help’s User Guide

Adobe Acrobat

Used for viewing the online versions of the tutorial guides.

Install Adobe Reader in this guide

Platform-Specific Requirements

C# generator

For developing applications install the Microsoft .NET Framework SDK Version 4.0 or later. The web installer for this is supplied on the Plex product CD.

For runtime applications install the Microsoft .NET Framework Version 4.0 or later. The full install for this is supplied on the CA Plex product CD.

DBMS (Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, IBM DB2) and OLE DB Provider.

ODBC driver for database builds, not required at run time

Note: Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, 2008, and 2010 are not required for C# development. Optionally, you may find it useful for debugging and other development activities. Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 is the version recommended for these activities.

ObNET.chm help file.

Java generator

Sun J2SE Development Kit 7.0

Apache ANT (automatically installed with CA Plex)

Third-party DBMS such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, IBM DB2, or other third-party DBMS and JDBC driver.

ODBC driver for database builds, not required at run time.

The JAVA_HOME environment variable must be defined to enable Java builds.

"Java Components" chapter in this guide.

EJB Option

J2EE application server such as WebLogic, JBOSS, or WebSphere. The J2EE SDK includes an application server (the Reference Implementation) that is useful for testing purposes.

Java 2 Enterprise Edition SDK 1.4.

J2SE SDK. This is the same as the requirement for the Java generator.

JDBC driver and DBMS. This is the same as the existing requirement for the Java generator.

"EJB Option" in the online help Java Platform Guide

Windows C++ client

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard edition or higher edition.

Note: The Express edition of Visual Studio is not compatible with CA Plex.

A deployment platform of Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7.

CA Plex WinC
Run-time system

ODBC driver and database (Optional)

Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler

Windows C++ server (WinNTC generator)

CA Plex Windows Application Server

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

DBMS (Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, IBM DB2)

Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008

Install the Windows Server Components in this guide

System i
(System i 5250 and System i client/server generators)

CA Plex System i libraries

TCP/IP

For more information about i5/OS supported version, see the Supported Operating Environments section.

RPG IV or RPG III compiler

"System i Components" chapter in this guide

Open Database (ODBC)

Requires an ODBC driver and DBMS.

"ODBC Components" chapter in this guide