EADP for VA Java is a development platform for building WebSphere applications that communicate with DB2. (EADP stands for Enterprise Application Development Platform.) Most of the applications can be built using bean customizations instead of Java programming. EADP for VA Java can be used to edit and present documents, compile and present information from relational databases, and search efficiently within large relational databases. There are also facilities for rich text, images, and attachments; these facilities provide full capability for content management. EADP isolates business logic from the rest of the application, communicates with other applications, and increases the flexibility of the Persistence Builder in VisualAge for Java. EADP for VA Java includes version control, platform-independent help, tools for building a visual user interface, and extensive run-time customization capabilities.