Oracle SOA Suite 12c: Build Composite Applications

Introduction to Service Oriented Architecture

• Describing Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Explaining Service Component Architecture
• Reviewing of Services and Key Standards
• Explaining the Oracle SOA Suite 12c Architecture and Components
• Explaining Business Events and the Event Delivery Network
• Installing the Oracle SOA Suite 12c Quickstart

Getting Started with Composite Applications

• Describing Basic Synchronous and Asynchronous Interaction Patterns
• Discussing XSD and Web Services Description Language (WSDL)
• Creating a Mediator Component
• Defining a Routing Service
• Creating XSL and XQuery Transformations with the XSLT Mapper
• Introducing Working with Adapters
• Creating a File Adapter Service Reference
• Examining the composite.xml Source

Managing and Monitoring a Composite Application

• Deploying a Composite Application
• Versioning Applications
• Discussing Application state
• Using Configuration Plans
• Managing the Life Cycle of a Composite Application
• Testing a Composite Application
• Managing SOA Applications with JDeveloper
• Testing a Composite Application in Enterprise Manager

Working With Data

• Discussing Data Standards
• Using Attributes
• Introducing XSL Transformations
• Using XPath Functions
• Using the Mapper in JDeveloper
• Testing Transformations
• Working with Native Format Data

Using the JMS and JDBC Adapters

• Introducing Binding Components and JCA Adapters
• Monitoring Adapters
• Discussing JMS Messaging
• Discussing Adapters and the WebLogic Application Server
• Introducing the Oracle JMS Adapter
• Configuring JMS Resources with WebLogic Administration Console
• Configuring the JDBC Adapter
• Discussing Transactionality

Introduction to BPEL

• Defining Business Processes and BPEL
• Introducing Parts of a BPEL Process
• Discussing Variables in a BPEL Process
• Using the Sequence and Scope Activities
• Using the BPEL Design Editor
• Testing a BPEL Process in Enterprise Manager

More BPEL Activities

• Conditional Branching with the If Activity
• Processing with the Flow Activity
• Parallel and Sequential Looping with the Foreach Activity
• Suspending a Process with the Wait Activity
• Waiting for a Message with the Pick Activity
• Looping with the While Activity
• Indexing XML Arrays Dynamically
• Examining Structured and Extension BPEL 2.0 Activities

Handling Faults in Composite Applications

• Introducing Faults and Fault Handling Options
• Managing Faults in Synchronous and Asynchronous Mediators
• Returning Faults from Synchronous and Asynchronous BPEL Processes
• Throwing Faults in BPEL Processes
• Introducing Compensation and Compensation Handlers
• Introducing the Fault Management Framework
• Configuring Fault Policies
• Recovering Faults with Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control

Introducing Human Tasks

• Introducing Human Tasks
• Creating and Configuring a Human Task in a Composite Application
• Adding a Human Task to a BPEL Process
• Generating and Deploying Task Display Forms
• Using the Worklist Application to View and Act on Task Information
• Introducing the Oracle User Messaging Service
• Configuring UMS Notification Properties
• Sending Notifications to User's Preferred Channel

Sharing Functionality

• Using the Design-time Meta Data Services (MDS) Repository to share files
• Introducing Templates
• Creating and Using Project, Service Component, and Scope Activity Templates
• Introducing BPEL Subprocesses
• Creating and Using Standalone Subprocesses
• Creating and Using Inline Subprocesses
• Describing the Differences Between Templates and Subprocesses

Using the REST Adapter

• Introducing REST Services
• Comparing REST and SOAP Web Services
• Creating and Configuring a REST Adapter

Introducing Business Rules

• Introducing the Business Rule Component
• Describing the Oracle Business Rules Architecture
• Creating Rules and Decision Tables with the JDeveloper Rule Editor
• Examining Business Rule Component Files
• Describing the Role of the Rules SDK
• Editing Business Rules at Runtime

Designing and Managing Business Events

• Describing the Event Delivery Network
• Creating a Business Event
• Publishing an Event
• Subscribing to an Event
• Managing Events in Oracle Enterprise Manager

Testing SOA Composite Applications

• Introducing the Composite Test Framework
• Defining Emulations and Assertions
• Discussing Test Suites and Test Cases
• Testing Initiation of Inbound Messages
• Emulating Outbound, Fault, and Callback Messages
• Running Test Cases
• Examining Results of a Test Run
• Using the SOA Debugger to Debug Composite Applications

Securing Services and Composite Applications

• Explaining Security for Services
• Describing the Fusion Middleware Security Architecture
• Attaching Security Policies at Design Time in JDeveloper
• Attaching Security Policies Post-Deployment in Enterprise Manager