. SOA Fundamentals
 

• Objectives
• Defining Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Putting SOA in Context
• SOA As an Alignment Strategy
• The SOA Umbrella
• What s a Service?
• Service Actors
• Serving Up SOA
• Business Process Management
• BPM & Workflow
• SOA Governance
• SOA Governance Model
• SOA Job Role Impact
• Services Please!
• SOA Re-Organization
• What Makes a Good Design?
• Is This a New Concept?
• Service Orienting the Enterprise
• Service Oriented Thinking
• SOA Is Perfect NOT!
• Service Characteristics
• When Do I Need a Service?
• About Services in SOA
• Contract-Driven Software
• SOA Standards
• Summary

 
2. Introduction to WebSphere Integration Developer (WID) v6.1
 

• Objectives
• WebSphere Integration Developer (WID) v6.1
• SCA Basics
• Wiring Example
• Key Features of WID
• The Project Structure
• Working With Shared Components
• Using the IDE
• The Test Server
• The Build Process
• Controlling the Build Activities
• Exporting Applications
• SCA Artifacts Deployed to WebSphere Process Server
• Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
• ESB Example
• Introduction to WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus (WESB)
• Introduction to WebSphere Process Server (WPS)
• Summary

 
3. Service Component Architecture (SCA)
 

• Objectives
• Need For a New Programming Model ...
• Need For a New Programming Model
• SCA Vendor Support
• Service Component Architecture
• SCA Basics
• Assembling Services
• SCA Components
• Service Components
• References and Wires
• Wiring Example
• Service Components
• Imports
• Export
• Imports and Exports
• Service Implementation Types
• Summary

 
4. Business Objects
 

• Objectives
• What is a Business Object?
• Creating a New Business Object
• Editing a Business Object
• Advanced Data Modeling
• Refactoring Business Objects
• Private Business Object
• Data Type Inheritance
• Best Practices
• Summary

 
5. Service Interface Design
 

• Objectives
• What is a Service Interface?
• Uses of an Interface
• The Structure of an Interface
• Creating an Interface
• The Interface Editor
• Refactoring Interfaces
• Summary

 
6. Mediation Flow
 

• Objectives
• Introduction
• Uses of Mediation Flow
• High Level Structure
• Partner References
• Mediation Flow Editor
• The Request Pipeline
• Mediation Primitives
• Message Passing by Primitives
• Business Object Map
• Message Filter
• Service Invoke
• Sharing Data
• Message Element Setter
• The Response Pipeline
• Guidelines for Composite Service Development
• Assembling a Mediation Flow
• Summary

 
7. Mapping Interfaces and Business Objects
 

• Objectives
• Introduction to Mapping
• Business Object Maps
• Creating a Business Object Map
• Adding Business Objects to the Map
• Business Object Map Editor
• Types of Data Transformations
• Automatic Mapping
• Mapping Schema Wildcards
• Need for Reverse Maps
• Interface Maps
• Creating an Interface Map
• Adding Interfaces
• Interface Map Editor
• Types of Parameter Mappings
• Summary

 
8. Introduction to Service Oriented Analysis & Design (SOAD)
 

• Objectives
• Introduction to SOAD
• Applying OOAD Principles
• Encapsulation
• Encapsulation in SOAD
• Inheritance
• Inheritance in SOAD
• Polymorphism
• Polymorphism in SOAD
• Why OOAD Is Not Enough
• Granularity
• The Need for Loose Coupling
• The SOAD Methodology
• The SOAD Methodology Steps
• Stage 1: Requirements Gathering & Process Modeling
• Stage 2: Service Identification
• Stage 3: Service Implementation
• Stage 4: Process Implementation
• SOAD Stages and SOA Lifecycle
• Summary

 
9. WS BPEL 2.0 A Technical Overview
 

• WS BPEL 2.0
• Motivation
• History
• Basics
• BPEL Usage
• BPEL Constructs
• Activities
• BPEL Documents
• Imports
• Partner Links
• Example: a Buy-Sell Partnership
• Modeling Partnership in BPEL
• Variables
• Variable Properties
• Correlation Sets
• BPEL Activities
• Standard Attributes
• BPEL Basic Activities - invoke
• BPEL Basic Activities receive
• BPEL Basic Activities - assign
• BPEL Basic Activities - throw
• BPEL Basic Activities - rethrow
• BPEL Basic Activities - wait
• BPEL Basic Activities - empty
• BPEL Basic Activities - exit
• Structured Activities - sequence
• Structured Activities - if
• Structured Activities - while
• Structured Activities - repeatUntil
• Structured Activities - pick
• Structured Activities - flow
• Structured Activities - forEach
• BPEL Scopes
• BPEL Handlers
• Summary

 
10. Developing Business Process
 

• Objectives
• Creating a Business Process
• Process Variables
• Reference Partners
• The Interface Partner
• The Receive Activity
• The Reply Activity
• The Invoke Activity
• The Assign Activity
• The Snippet Activity
• Parallel Activity
• Choice Activity
• While Loop
• Receive Choice Activity
• For Each Activity
• Defining Conditions
• Assembling a Process
• Summary

 
11. Adapters
 

• Objectives
• What is an Adapter?
• Adapter Example
• The Adapter Pattern
• Resource Adapters
• Custom Adapters
• Adapter Based Services
• Advantages of Adapter Based Services
• Generating Adapter Based Services
• Communication Modes
• Outbound Communication
• Inbound Communication
• Summary

 
12. WebSphere Adapters
 

• Objectives
• Adapter and SOA
• Adapter Support from WID
• Outbound Processing
• Inbound Processing
• Enterprise Discovery
• Case Study
• Flat File Adapter
• Inbound File Adapter
• Configuring the Inbound Service
• Outbound File Adapter
• Configuring Outbound Service
• Adapter Administration
• Summary

 
13. Human Task Development
 

• Objectives
• Introduction
• Anatomy of a Task
• Types of Human Tasks
• Auxiliary Task Types
• The BPC Explorer
• To-do Task
• Creating Inline To-do Task
• Creating Regular To-do Task
• Creating Invocation Task
• Creating a Collaboration Task
• Editing Task Template
• Dealing With Task Expiry
• Providing GUI for Human Task
• Customizing BPC Explorer
• The Input Data Display JSP
• Output Form JSP
• Task Security
• Escalation
• Summary

 
14. Business Rules
 

• Objectives
• What is a Business Rule?
• Examples of Business Rules
• Why use Business Rules?
• Business Rules in WebSphere Integration Developer
• Business Rule Group
• Configuring a Business Rule Group
• Business Rule Group properties
• Business Rule actions
• Action Templates
• Rule Sets
• Configuring Rule Sets (1 of 2)
• Configuring Rule Sets (2 of 2)
• Decision Tables
• Configuring Decision Tables
• Rule Sets versus Decision Tables
• Assembling business rules
• Business Rules at Runtime
• Business versus Technical role
• Business Rules Tooling
• WebSphere tooling
• Business Rules Manager Web tool
• BRM Web tool Introduction
• BRM Architecture
• Business Rule Groups page
• Business Rule Group Search
• Summary

 
15. Selectors
 

• Objectives
• Overview of Selectors
• How do they work?
• Usage Examples for Selectors
• Selectors versus Business Rules
• Selectors in WebSphere Integration Developer (1 of 2)
• Selectors in WebSphere Integration Developer (2 of 2)
• Using XPath Selection Criteria
• The XPath Expression Builder
• Benefits of using Selectors
• Selectors at runtime
• Selector Administration
• Displaying Selectors
• Locating Selectors
• Modifying Selectors at runtime
• Choosing Selector Targets
• Modifying the Target
• Importing and Exporting Selectors
• Summary

 
16. Messaging and Asynchronous Communication
 

• Objectives
• Introduction
• Asynchronous SOA
• Basic Messaging Patterns
• SOA Callbacks ...
• Callback Example
• Implementing Callbacks
• BPEL Correlation Sets
• Additional Uses of Callbacks
• Non-Blocking Calls in SOA
• Parallel Activity
• One-Way Non-Blocking Calls
• Assured Delivery
• Implementing the Publish Subscribe Pattern
• SOA Client Behavior
• BPEL Events Handling
• Event Handler Details 1/2
• Event Handler Details 2/2
• Summary

 
17. Messaging in Process Server
 

• WPS and Messaging Overview
• Asynchronous Operation Invocation
• Asynchronous Invocation
• Publishing a JMS Message
• Consuming a JMS Message
• Summary

 
18. Process Error Recovery
 

• Objectives
• Introduction
• Automated Recovery
• Manual Recovery
• What Can Go Wrong?
• Why Instances Fail?
• Web Service Invocation Failure
• SCA Invocation Failure
• Analyzing and Recovering Failed Events
• Synchronous SCA Invocation Failure
• Infrastructure Failure
• Recovering from Internal Failure
• Configure BPC Container
• Guidelines
• Review Questions
• Summary

 
19. Error Handling and Transaction
 

• Objectives
• Introduction
• Error Handling in a Service
• Designing Faults
• Error Handling in a Process
• Fault Handler
• Fault Handler Example
• Raising Faults in a Process
• Transaction in SOA ...
• Transaction in SOA
• Transaction and Short Lived Business Process
• Transaction and Long Lived Business Process
• Example: Long Running Process
• Transaction Context Propagation
• Example: Transaction Context Propagation
• Compensation
• Compensation in a Microflow
• Compensation in a Long Running Process
• Example Compensation
• Compensation Handler
• Compensation Guidelines

 
20. Controlling Transaction and Compensation in WID
 

• Transaction and Microflow
• Long Running Process
• Guidelines for Long Running Process
• Activity Transaction Identifier
• Creating a Transaction Group
• Transaction and Parallel Activities
• Propagating Transaction Context
• Checklist for Propagation
• Compensation in WID
• Summary

 
21. Business Process Versioning
 

• Objectives
• What is Business Process Versioning?
• Business Process Versioning Example
• Why Do We Need to Version a Process?
• Creating a New Version of a Business Process
• Invoking a New Version of a Business Process
• Early Binding
• Early Binding Example
• Late Binding
• Late Binding Example
• Implementing Late Binding
• Discontinuing the Old Process
• Summary

 
22. Relationship Service
 

• Objectives
• Introduction
• Static Relationship
• Creating Static Relationship
• Using Static Relationship
• Dynamic Relationship
• New Object Creation
• Object Update Event
• Working With Verbs
• Creating a Dynamic Relationship
• Defining the Service Interfaces
• Using the Dynamic Relationship
• Assembling the Application
• Setting the Verb at Runtime
• Summary