AUDIENCE:   This course is for Java programmers who wish to use Enterprise Java Beans to develop distributed intranet and internet applications in the BEA WebLogic AppServer. PREREQUISITES:   Delegates should have Java programming and some Java development experience. Familiarity with JavaBeans, RMI, JDBC, Servlets and XML is recommended. This knowledge may be obtained from our Object Oriented Programming in Java Platform 2 and Introduction to XML courses. DURATION:   4 days. Hands on. OBJECTIVES:   This intensive course explores the Enterprise Java Bean (EJB) Component Architecture for building multi-tier internet applications. On completion of the course delegates will be able to: · Write and deploy reusable, distributed components. · take advantage of the services provided by the BEA WebLogic AppServer. COURSE CONTENT:   EJB and the J2EE Architecture Evolution of Distributed Computing on the Web The J2EE Solution The Enterprise JavaBean Roles in Enterprise JavaBeans Development EJB Container and Application Server Getting Started Defining the Bean Class Remote Interface Writing Business Methods Home Interface Building with ANT Deployment Configured Deployment Automatic Deploy and Hot Deploy The Client Locating the Bean Creating an Enterprise Bean Instance Invoking the Bean's Methods Compiling and Running the Client Code The javax.ejb Package The Remote Interface The Home Interface The Local Interface Local Interface Usage Container Objects SessionBean Interface EntityBean Interface MessageDrivenBean Interface EJB Exceptions EJB Context Three Contexts Other Interfaces Session Beans A Session Bean What About State? Stateless Session Beans Lifecycle of a Stateless Session Bean Stateless Deployment Descriptors Stateful Session Beans Lifecycle of a Stateful Session Bean Stateful Deployment Descriptors HttpSessions and Cookies Deployment and Deployment Descriptors Web Application Structure Deploying a WebLogic Web Application Packaging an Enterprise Application EJB Deployment Process The Deployment Descriptor Structural Data Assembly weblogic-ejb-jar.xml weblogic-cmp-jar.xml Compile Bundling EJB Clients Client Types Deploying a Web Application The JNDI API Lookup with JNDI PortableRemoteObject.narrow() Using the Bean Entity Beans An Entity Bean Persistence Models EntityBean Home Interface Finder Methods Primary Key The Component Interface Lifecycle of an Entity Bean Entity Beans and Local Interfaces Bean-Managed Persistence Why BMP? Create a Connection Pool Create a Datasource Create Remove Load Store EjbFindByPrimaryKey and other Finder Methods BMP Deployment Descriptors Container-Managed Persistence Why CMP? Two Layers of Responsibility Coding Conventions in the Abstract Entity Bean ejb-jar.xml weblogic-ejb-jar.xml weblogic-cmp-jar.xml Container-Managed Relationships Types of CMP Relationships EJBQL: Finders in CMP Cascading Delete Automatic Primary Key Generation Limitations of CMP Transactions Transactions in EJB Container-Managed Transactions Transaction Support Attributes Bean-Managed Transactions Session Synchronization EJB Security Security Issues Authentication Authorization Securing Web Applications Security and Deployment Descriptor Bean-Managed Security Bean-Managed Security and Deployment Descriptor JMS Introduction to JMS Concepts What is JMS? Parent Interfaces and GMD JMS Definitions Message Object Multi-Threading and JMS Exception PTP Domain and Interfaces Pub/Sub Domain and Interfaces JMS Server Setup JMS Destination and ConnectionFactory Creating the Subscriber Handling the Message Producing the Message Message Driven Beans Message Driven Beans Asynchronous Processing Comparing MDBs MDB Interfaces MDB Deployment Descriptor Elements Appendix - Supporting Technologies JDBC Database Transaction Isolation Levels XML RMI Servlets The JSP Solution