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Have
an understanding of why XML web services exist today
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Gain insight as to when it is right to implement XML web services
and when NOT to
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Understand the different scenarios for XML web services
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Review alternatives to XML web services
XML
- Learn
where the need for XML comes from
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Understand how XML is constructed and holds data
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Understand the role of Namespaces and XPath
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Gain insight to the most common pitfalls when using XML
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Learn how to use the free XML tooling in Eclipse (Instructor
led video lab)
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Compose an XML document in RPG from DB2 data (Full source included)
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Parse an XML document in RPG and place results in DB2 (Full source
included) (Instructor led video lab)
Putting
Rules Around XML
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Understand
why XSD is necessary when working with XML and when it is used in
building XML web service processes
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Become versed in the structure and syntax of XSD
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Understand how to specify data types for XML elements and attributes
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Learn how to modularize your XSD for re-use
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Incorporate free Eclipse GUI tooling to build an XSD from scratch (Instructor led video lab)
Transport
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Learn
what HTTP is and why it was selected as the XML web service method
of transport
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Become versed in the structure of typical HTTP requests and responses
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Understand how XML is securely transferred in web services
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Learn how to setup the IBM Apache server for XML web services (Instructor
led video lab)
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Learn how to setup the default SSL capabilities on your System i
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Learn how to install a Certificate Authority (CA) on your System
i
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Understand how to require a profile and password on your web services
and how to supply one when you are connecting to a remote web service (Instructor led video lab) (Full source included)
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Demonstrate
communicating with UPS's Address Validation web service over a secure
SSL connection (Full source included)
Publishing
Your Web Services
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Be introduced to different methods for documenting web services
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Appreciate the role WSDL (Web Service Description Language) files
play in documenting XML web services
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Understand the different components in a WSDL and how they work
together
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Understand the role SOAP plays in XML web services
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Learn how to best use SOAP and what to stay away from
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Learn how to determine what the XML request and responses should
look like based on a WSDL
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Publish WSDL on your System i5 Apache server
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Understand
how to use graphical 'drag and drop' tools (i.e. Eclipse) to create
WSDLs from scratch (Instructor led video lab)
Developing a Real World Web Service Example
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Learn how to bring all of the pieces together to successfully offer
an XML web service on your System i5 in RPG (Full source included)
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Demonstrate the use of web services to share data and business logic
within the company
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Utilize the Web Service Tester desktop application to test your
RPG web service
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Understand
common pitfalls in offering web services
Using
Web Services to Communicate With Vendors/Third Parties
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Demonstrate the calling of a remote XML web service to send data
to external vendors or processes (Full source included)
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Learn how to work with XML in memory and in IFS files
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Learn how to compose, parse and transmit SOAP based XML (Full
source included)
Appendix Topics
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Understand how to debug web services from WDSC (Instructor led
video lab)
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Understand how to debug web services from the green screen (Instructor
led video lab)
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Learn the best tools for tracking down errors (Included on the
CD!)
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Install TextPad for easy XML file viewing
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Installing and using Wireshark to debug web service calls from a
PC to your System i (Instructor led video tutorial)
