The IBM Rational SoDA is completely the customizable environment & because of this it is sometimes difficult to know where to get started. The IBM Rational has developed an series of instructional exercises which will help thea new SoDA user to learn the basics. While most of these exercises were developed to be completed independently, some do depend on the successful completion of the other exercises. The Basic Rational SoDA Training provides the participants with the hands-on experience for learning how to create the custom reports for the IBM Rational Software Development Platform by using the IBM Rational SoDA (Software Document Automation) reporting tool. By starting with an overview of the SoDA reporting environment & its integration with Microsoft Word, the participants will learn how to set various tool configuration options & execute the basic reports.