108-WL. Overview of Java EE with WebLogic
Version 10.3.0

This course provides a coherent, high-level explanation of the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE), and how it relates to the Oracle® WebLogic server and enterprise platform: what sorts of software are created with Java EE; how software is developed; how it is deployed and put into production; how it can be administered.  The course is designed specifically for non-programmers -- analysts, managers, technical writers, and anyone who desires a good conceptual understanding of Java EE while not needing to drill down into the details of particular APIs or runtime specifications.  Developers may also find this course quite useful as a starting point for one or more of our courses in specific Java EE technology -- it gives a great sense of the big picture before one dives into the details of Servlets, JSP, JSF, EJB, or Java web services.

The course is presented seminar-style, with no hands-on exercises for students and no need for lab equipment.  The instructor demonstrates several sample Java EE applications, including web applications, EJBs, JMS, and web services, and can go into source code, WebLogic specifics, and other details to suit the interests of the audience.  But the focus is on architecture, and on boiling down a very complex system to its essential features: code portability, components and containers, metadata and declarative development.  Students come to understand the roles that various Java EE technologies play in a multi-tier, enterprise application, and acquire the terminology and basic workings of each.

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Prerequisites

  * Some prior experience with business software is assumed, but there are no formal prerequisites for this course.

Learning Objectives

  * Understand the role of Java EE in the development of enterprise software in the Java language.
  * Understand how Java EE facilitates integration of Java components with non-Java systems including relational databases, the World Wide Web, message queues, CORBA objects, and web services.
  * Appreciate the importance of the container/component architecture, which gives Java EE servers the ability to take a great deal of grunt-work off of the shoulders of the application.
  * Describe how containers are able to provide enterprise features to compliant application components, such as remote connectivity, scalability, availability, security, and transaction support.
  * Explain the use of source-code annotations and XML deployment descriptors as a way of reducing programming workload and communicating with the Java EE application server.
  * Understand the deployment process and know the general structure of web, EJB, and enterprise archive files.

Timeline: 1 days.  A 1/2-day timeline when presenting as a lead-in to other WebLogic training for developers is also possible.

Chapter 1. History and Overview
    Structured Programming
    Object-Oriented Programming
    4GLs and RAD
    Java
    Java EE and the Outside World
    Versions Upon Versions

Chapter 2. Concepts
    The Virtual Machine and Runtime
    How Does It Work?
    Containers and Components
    Three Containers
    Aspect-Oriented Programming
    Java EE as an AOP Platform
    Annotations
    Deployment Descriptors
    Remote Connectivity
    Scalability
    Availability
    Security
    Transactionality

Chapter 3. Technology
    JDBC
    Servlets
    JavaServer Pages
    Java Naming and Director Interface
    The Component Environment
    Multi-Tier Applications
    JavaServer Faces
    Enterprise JavaBeans
    Java Persistence API
    Ajax
    Java Message Service
    APIs for Web Services

Chapter 4. Tools, Standards, and Portability
    Java IDEs
    Web Servers and Containers
    The WebLogic Server
    Standards and Portability
    What Is and Isn't Standardized
    Beyond Java EE

Chapter 5. Development and Administration
    Development Process
    Assembling WARs and EJB JARs
    Assembling EARs
    Verifiers
    External Resources
    Administrative Tools
    Administrative Tasks
    Remote Administration and Domains

Appendix A. Learning Resources

System Requirements

    Hardware, Minimum: 1 gHz, 1 gB RAM, 3 gB disk space.

    Hardware, Recommended: 2 gHz, 2 gB RAM, 5 gB disk space.

    Operating System: Tested on Windows XP Professional.

    Network and Security: Limited privileges required -- please see our standard security requirements at http://capcourse.com/Guides/Security.gen.html.

    Software Requirements:  Course software should be viable on all systems for which WebLogic 10.3 is available.