This course is intended for Java developers who need to develop J2EE applications using Weblogic Workshop. Java programming background is essential, J2EE experience is not essential. This course focuses on teaching the development experience using Weblogic Workshop.

This course provides hands-on experience building enterprise applications using all the BEA WebLogic Platform 8.1 products. BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 is the development environment. This training prepares you to immediately contribute to sophisticated J2EE development projects. By the end of this class your will be more productive using the Weblogic Workshop 8.1 environment as a development tool. This class does not dive deep into the of EJBs, Struts, or JSPs. Developers will get a introduction to these topics.

Learn to use the Weblogic Workshop 8.1 tool to develop J2EE applications

Rapidly develop and deploy enterprise applications

Build enterprise-class Web services and J2EE-based applications

Integrate Web applications with packaged applications and legacy systems

Develop automated, asynchronous workflows that contain complex logic and human interaction

Construct interactive portals for accessing data, processes and applications

Test and debug applications in BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1

Manipulate XML data with XQuery and XMLBeans

Create and consume different types of reusable Java components

Secure enterprise applications to protect against unauthorized access

What is Java?	What is J2EE?
The J2EE Architecture	Servlets and JSPs
Enterprise Java Beans	Application Server
Web Container	EJB Container
Distributed Objects	BEA Weblogic Platform
Platform Setup Labs	Platform Setup Labs Cont..

Workshop Editions	Workshop Version 7
Workshop Screen components	Workshop Menus
Workshop Menus Cont.	Applications and Projects
Projects	Projects cont.
Workshop File Types	Simple JSP Development Walk-Through
Debugging Applications	Debugging Properties
Breakpoints	Resetting Weblogic Servers
Workshop Performance

Web Applications Introduction	JSP Pages
JSP Elements (Expressions and Scriptlets)	JSP Implicit Objects
JSP Development in Workshop	JSP Development
JSP element configuration	Tag Libraries
netui-tags-html

What is Struts?	MVC/Model 2 Architecture
Struts and MVC	Page Flows vs. Struts
Page Flow Components	Flow View Icons
HTML Forms	Page Flow Creation Lab Cont.
Validation error messages	Form Creation Lab
Displaying Validation Messages	Form Creation Lab cont.
Form Data for Error Messages	Form Validation Lab cont.
Page Flow Tag Libraries	Form Validation Lab cont.

Overview of Web Services	What does a Web service do?
What are the Standards	Weblogic Web Services
JWS Files	WSDL
Building a simple Web Service	Testing a simple Web Service
Using a WebService Control	Conversational Web Services
Conversational Web Services cont.

Java Controls	Built-in Controls
Database Controls	Generating Page Flows
EJB Control	EJB Control Lab cont.
Timer Control	What is JMS ?
Using JMS Controls	Using Web Service Controls
Web Service Control cont.	Building Custom Controls
Control Methods	Testing Custom Controls

Deployment Overview	Production vs Development Mode
Application Assembly	Ear files
Ear file Structure	Jar Files
War Files	Configuring the descriptors
Creating the Deployment files	LAB: Deploying through the Console
LAB: Undeploying through the Console

Using XML in Workshop	XML Schema
XMLBeans vs DOM/SAX	XML Spy
Schema to Java classes	Simple Application using XMLBeans
XMLBeans datatypes

EJBs	Workshop EJBs
Necessary Files	Remote Interface
Home Interface	Local Interface
Local Home Interface	Implementation Class
Workshop EJB Projects	Session Beans
Entity Beans	EJB Clients
Client Jar

Portal Introduction	Portal Demonstration
Portal Components	Building a Portal Application
Portal Application Creation	Portlets
Portlet Creation	Portal Assembly
Portal Assembly Lab	Portal Customization

Introduction to Workflows	Weblogic Integration
Integration Features	Weblogic Integration Setup
Weblogic Integration Setup Cont.	Workshop Features
JPD Files	JPD Nodes
Invoking Workflows	Weblogic Workflow Hands-On
JPD Editor	Weblogic Workflow Hands-On Cont.
Workflow Exception Handling