Overview

BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 Kick Start provides the fastest path to mastering this new tool. Written by leading members of BEA's Education team, this book offers concise, practical coverage of the real-world problems Workshop can solve for J2EE developers. It includes developing page flows and JSP applications, using tag libraries, building controls, developing Web Services, processing XML data and BEA's new XML Beans classes, handling security, and deploying applications to production.

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Author:   Albert Saganich, Jr. ,  Tom Hardy ,  Lawrence Kaye ,  Sunila Srivatsan
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Sams Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 18.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9780672326226

ISBN 10:   0672326221
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   05 March 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction. 1. WebLogic Workshop, WebLogic Platform, and the J2EE Landscape. Web Applications and the J2EE Landscape. What Is WebLogic Workshop? WebLogic Workshop and J2EE. Creating a Sample Workshop Application with WebLogic Platform. In Brief. 2. Getting to Know the WebLogic Workshop IDE. Overview of the WebLogic Workshop Window Layout. Working with WebLogic Workshop Applications. Visual Component Development. Code-level Development. Building and Running Applications. Debugging Applications. In Brief. 3. WebLogic Workshop Application Development Basics. WebLogic Workshop Programming Basics. Creating Applications and Projects. Deploying and Configuring Applications. In Brief. 4. Developing with Page Flow. Creating Page Flow Applications with WebLogic Workshop. Data Binding with Page Flow. Passing Data with Form Beans. In Brief. 5. Working with the Debugger. Debugging Applications in Workshop. Setting Debugging Properties for a Project. Working with Breakpoints. Debugging Applications. Using Debugging Commands. Debugging Windows. In Brief. 6. Introduction to WebLogic Workshop Controls and Components. Control Concepts. Using Existing Controls. Rowset and Database Controls. In Brief. 7. Using the NetUI Tag Library Toolbox to Develop Sophisticated JSPs. NetUI HTML Tags. Presenting Complex Data Sets in JSPs. Providing a Common Look and Feel in JSPs. Nested Page Flows. In Brief. 8. Advanced Control Development. Control Life Cycle. Control Events. Controls and Transactions. Control Projects and Packaging. Building and Using EJB Controls. Comparing Controls, EJBs, and JavaBeans. In Brief. 9. Working with Web Services. Web Services Concepts. Understanding SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI and Their Place in WebLogic Workshop. Developing Web Services. Conversations. Web Service Security. In Brief. 10. Handling Data in WebLogic Workshop: Working with Schema and XML Beans. Representing Data with XML. Accessing and Manipulating XML Data with XML Beans. Navigating Through XML Data with XPath and XQuery. Transforming XML Data. In Brief. 11. Working with Workflows. Introduction to the Business Management Process. Introduction to Workflows. Developing Basic JPDs. Using Message Brokers. Integrating with Controls. In Brief. 12. Overview of Portal Applications. Introduction to Portal Applications. Creating Portal Applications. Surfacing Applications with Portlets. Portal Look and Feel. In Brief. 13. Creating Advanced Portlets. Inter-portlet Communication. Personalizing Portlets. Controlling Portlet State. In Brief. 14. Securing Access in WebLogic Workshop: Working with SSL and Role-based Security. The Need for Security in the Enterprise. Secure Socket Layer Communications. Declarative Role-based Security. In Brief. 15. Taking Your Applications from Development to Production. Building the Infrastructure for the Production Environment. Creating a Production Domain. Starting a Server in Production Mode. Preparing Applications for a Production Environment. Creating Necessary Resources in Production. Deploying Applications to the Production Server. In Brief. Index.

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Albert J. Saganich, Jr. holds both master's and bachelor's degrees in computer science and mathematics and has been in the computer industry for more than 18 years designing, developing, and supporting enterprise-level applications and services. Al consults for such companies as Thomson Financial, Fidelity, Compaq, and Digital. In 1999 Al joined BEA's Education Division, where he works as a Principal Technologist/Architect providing mentoring, design, development, and other education services. Al is an accomplished writer and has published a number of works on Java, XML, and J2EE. Al speaks frequently on WebLogic Server and J2EE-related technologies. In his spare time, Al teaches Pai Lum Kung Fu and rides dirtbikes with his wife and children. Tom Hardy has more than five years of experience designing and developing applications using BEA WebLogic Platform, specifically BEA WebLogic Server and BEA WebLogic Portal. In addition, he has taught courses for BEA on all parts of BEA WebLogic Platform, including development and administration courses. Tom has delivered lectures at EWorld pertaining to the WebLogic Portal product. Tom has a master's degree in computer science with a concentration in software development. Tom is an avid baseball fan and a Boston Red Sox season ticket holder. Lawrence H. Kaye has more than 10 years of experience designing and developing enterprise applications for commercial and federal government agencies. Lawrence is the Senior Manager of Education Infrastructure at BEA Systems and has helped design, build, and market several dozen courses for BEA WebLogic Platform. He has taught courses on BEA WebLogic Server development and administration and BEA WebLogic Integration and written articles for WebLogic Developer's Journal and dev2dev Web site. Lawrence is a certified rocket scientist, holding bachelor's and master's degrees in aerospace engineering. Sunila Srivatsan has played multiple pivotal roles in her 11 years in the information technology industry. Her credits include technical and strategic interface with various institutions, including dozens of Fortune 500 companies, U.S. and foreign government agencies, and international clients. Her professional charters have included project architecture, design, and development; life cycle management; education delivery; technical courseware development; and technical prospecting. Since 2000, Sunila's technical delivery for BEA education services has spanned all products of BEA. Her vast technical repertoire and ability to resolve client issues in their best interests has consistently endeared her to clients. Over several years, Sunila has presented technical papers at EWorld and JavaOne conferences in a variety of areas. Sunila earned her B.S. in mathematics (1992) and postgraduate qualifications in computer science. She also holds a law degree and is admitted to the legal bar in India.

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