Oracle SOA

Oracle SOA suite 11g course discusses the core SOA service components. You will be learning how to use service components to compose a SOA Application. Also you will be learning about installation, adapter services, oracle developer etc. it will enable you to understand the Oracle SOA from beginner to advance level.

Oracle SOA Suite 11g Introduction

The Oracle SOA Suite offers a complete set of service infrastructure components for designing, deploying, and managing composite applications. Oracle SOA Suite helps the developers to create, manage and organize services into composite applications and business processes. Oracle SOA suite will help the organizations to easily change their architecture instead of making new investments to replace them

Course Objectives

At the end of this course you will be able to

• Know about SOA concepts
• Learn about the functionality and features of core service components of Oracle SOA Suite 11g
• Monitor the SOA composite application
• Understand how Oracle Service Bus mediates between services

Pre Requisites for taking this course

A basic knowledge in XML, XSL and XSD is required for the candidates to take up this course.

Target Audience for this course

The target audience for this course are

• Application developers
• Data Architect
• Business Analysts
• SOA Architect
• Technical Consultant

Oracle SOA Suite 11g Course Description

Section 1: Overview of SOA and SCA Concepts

Overview of SOA

SOA means Service Oriented Architecture which helps to build connected enterprise applications to provide solutions to business problems. This chapter gives a brief introduction to SOA, standards of SOA, fundamentals of web services, XML Schema Documents and Web service Description Language.

WSDL

WSDL provides the entry points into a SOA composite application. This section explains WSDL and its elements

Service Component Architecture (SCA)

SCA provides the service details and their interdependencies to form composite applications.

Section 2: Oracle SOA suite 11g Installation & Labs

Installation of Oracle SOA

This lesson explains the installation of Oracle SOA Suite along with its Administration server and a Managed server.

Install Jdeveloper

Here you will learn how to install Oracle JDeveloper Studio

Install database schema

This section explains how to install the schema for the fusion order demo application

SOA components

The service components and biding components of SOA used to construct a SOA composite application are explained in detail in this chapter

Create JMS resource

This section explains how to provide a script for creating the JMS resource and redeploy the JMS adapter with examples

Create database resource

This chapter provide the script for creating the database resource and redeploying the database adapter along with example. This script is used for demonstration purpose only.

Demo Environment

This chapter explains how to set up, deploy and run the SOA sample application.

Section 3: Introduction to Oracle SOA Suite 11g

SCA Component

The service and binding components of SCA within SOA composite applications are explained in detail under this chapter

Benefits of SCA

The key benefits of SCA includes Loose coupling, flexibility, services invocation, productivity, easy maintenance and debugging

SOA Suite 11g Architecture

The SOA Suite 11g architecture is explained in brief in this lesson using pictorial representation of the same

Service Infrastructure

This helps the internal message routing infrastructure to get connected to components and enable data flow

Service Engines

Service engines are containers that serves the business logic or processing rules. It processes the message information received from the service infrastructure

Metadata Store

The metadata service repository stores descriptions of all available services are explained here

Adapter

This section defines what an adapter is, its service and types of adapters

Mediator

This chapter describes Oracle Mediator, its functionality, mediator component, creating a mediator and defining an interface for mediator

BPEL

This lesson explains how to get started with Oracle BPEL process manager, BPEL design features like activities, partner links, adapters and monitors.

Business Rules

This chapter will let you learn how to use a business rule service component to integrate a SOA composite application with Oracle Business rules.

Human Workflow

From this chapter you will know the human workflow concepts, features and architecture

Creating SOA Composite

This lesson explains how to use Oracle JDeveloper to create a SOA composite application.

SOA Composite Editor

This section explains the SOA composite editor, its elements and description for each

WebLogic Server Domain

Here you will learn how to create and configure a new Oracle WebLogic Server Domain

Purchase Order Processing Demo

In this lesson you will learn how to use type and element substitutions to map the purchase order items.

Oracle BAM

The Oracle BAM lets you to integrate Java EE applications with Oracle BAM server to send data

Oracle Service Bus

This option creates a direct binding with an OSB as a reference target.

Section 4: Core Service Components in Oracle SOA

Strengths of BPEL

The advantages of BPEL are explained in this chapter

BPEL Orchestrator

Here you will learn how BPEL can be used as the orchestrator to specify advanced task routing using business rules

Business Rule components

In this chapter you will learn how to create business rule components and how to add business rule component using the SOA Composite editor

Human Task components

It explains what a human task component is and what is standalone human task component

OSB, Mediator and BPEL

This section explains in brief about Oracle Service Bus, Mediator and BPEL

Section 5: Creating Adapter Services

Oracle JCA Adapters

JCA Adapters enables to integrate services and references with the following technologies like databases, file systems, FTP Servers, TCP/IP sockets and others

Features of Oracle JCA Adapters

The features of JCA Adapters are explained in detail in this chapter

Types of Oracle JCA Adapters

The different types of JCA Adapters are AQ adapter, Database adapter, File adapter, JMS Adapter, MQ Adapter, Socket Adapter and third party adapter

Oracle Technology Adapters

The Oracle Application adapters and the modules supported by adapters are explained in detail under this lesson

Oracle JCA Adapters in SOA11g

The different types of JCA Adapters and its functions are explained in detail under this chapter.

Section 6: Hands-on File Adapter

File Adapter

File Adapter enables a BPEL process to exchange files on local file systems. The file content can be in XML or non XML data formats

Section 7: Working with BPEL Component

Features of BPEL component

This section explains the features of BPEL Process Service Component.

Parts of a BPEL Process

The parts in a BPEL process are given in detail in this chapter

Orchestrating Services through BPEL

This explains how BPEL can be used as a orchestrator to specify tasks in Oracle.

Creating a BPEL Component

Here you will learn how to create a BPEL component

Types of BPEL Process Structure

This section gives you an understanding about the different types of BPEL process structure

Synchronous v/s Asynchronous process

This section describes the difference between Synchronous and Asynchronous Interactions in BPEL

Basic type of BPEL activities

In this chapter you will learn what are BPEL activities and the types of activities like Assign, Invoke and Receive activity.

Structured and Extension type of BPEL activities

The BPEL structured activities and Oracle extension activities are discussed in detail here

BPEL variables

This chapter explains the use of variables in the BPEL process

Types of Activity in BPEL

Here you will learn about the different type of activity of BPEL like Assign, Assert, Transform, Flow, FlowN, Switch, Wait, While, Invoke, Pick, Scope, Partner Link, Replay activity and few others.

BPEL Process Dehydration

Dehydration points are set on activities such as a wait and a receive. This section explains the dehydrate activity of the BPEL

BPEL Deployment Descriptor Properties

This section describes how to define deployment descriptor configuration and partner link properties for BPEL process service components used at runtime.

SOA resource browser

The SOA resource browser dialog box options are explained in this chapter

Create copy operation

The copy and paste activities in BPEL projects are explained in this section

Modify BPEL

The modify option in BPEL are discussed in this lesson

Modifying the mediator component

Here you will learn how to modify mediator operations in Oracle

Expression builder

Expression builder can be used to create XPath expressions. Here you will learn how to use the expression builder using its dialog box

Section 8: Working with Mediator Component

Features of Mediator component

Mediator is a service component that provides mediation capabilities like selective routing, transformation and validation. The different functionality of the mediator are explained in detail under this chapter

Types of Templates

The types of templates are Non-tabbed and Tabbed template. Both are explained using examples in this lesson

Creating a Mediator based on WSDL Interface

This section explains how to create a Mediator using WSDL interface which describes the interface of a mediator such as port types, services and schemas.

Artifacts of a Mediator component

The artifacts of a mediator component are explained in detail under this chapter

Routing Rules

Routing rules helps you to achieve the requisite mediation. In this chapter you will learn about what is routing rules, types of routing rules, creating routing rules and adding routing rule to an published event

Configuring Message Filters

A message filter is used to have control over the messages to be delivered. This section explains the message filter option in detail

Configuring Validation

After creating a mediator you can configure the properties using validation.

Configuring Transformation

This section will help to learn how to perform data transformation in BPEL and how to add a function to transformation

Nesting Functions

In this chapter you will learn how to nest multiple assertions in BPEL.

AutoMap Tool

The features and behaviour of the Auto map preferences dialog box is explained in detail under this chapter.

Adding a Dictionary for Auto Mapping

This will help you to learn how to create and use dictionaries in Auto Mapping settings

Domain-Value Maps

This chapter describes how to create domain value maps to map the terms used by different domains to describe the same entity. Here you will also learn how to create and edit DVMs

Testing Transformation Maps

You will learn how to test the transformation mapping logic in this chapter

Initiating an XSL Transformation Test

XSL transformations are used to process XML documents and transforms document data from one XML schema into another

Section 9: Working with Human Task Component

Working with Human Task Component

Under this section you will have an introduction to Human Task Component and its features

Components of a Human Workflow

This section gives an introduction to the Human Workflow tutorial, its prerequisites and how to create the Human task service component

Human Workflow Services

This chapter describes for developers the human workflow concepts and architecture.

Implementing Human Tasks in a Composite Application

Here you will learn how to deploy the SOA composite application in Human workflow

Activities created in a BPEL Process

Activities are the building blocks of a BPEL process service component. Here you will learn how activities can be created.

Configuring the Human Task

Here you will learn how to access the sections of the human task editor and specify the title, description, outcome, priority, category, owner and application context

Configuring Stages and Participants

Here you will learn how to route the tasks to all participants in a specific order and configure the FYI participant type

Configuring Assignment

Human workflow supports declarative and routing of tasks

Routing policy

After configuring the participants you can select a specific method for routing your task through the workflow

Selecting a Participant Type

This section helps you to learn about the types of participant and how to create and configure them

Participant List

In this chapter you will learn how to create Single task, Parallel task, Serial task ad FYI task participant list

Task Display Forms

A task form is used to provide an email notification and the options are default email notification and custom email notification.

Generating a Task Display Form

In this chapter you will learn how to generate and deploy a task display form

Intro to Worklist Application

In this chapter you will see an introduction to worklist application, changing the text and URL of the worklist application.

Worklist Views

Users can customize their task list by adding worklist views

Task Status

A bar chart is used to depict the status of the tasks in the current view

Actions List

This section explains what is action list component and its description

Default columns

The default columns contain title, number, priority, assignees, state, created and expires.

Task Details

The lower section of the worklist displays the inline view of the task details page

Configuring Workflow Notification Channels

Here you will learn how to configure the notification channel settings and preferences

Oracle User Messaging Service

This chapter describes the features and components of Oracle User Messaging Service (UMS).

Configuring the User Messaging Email Driver

UMS Drivers is the one which connects the UMS to the messaging gateways, adapting content to the various protocols supported by UMS

Viewing and Testing Email Notifications

This helps to learn about viewing and testing email notifications

Sending Email Notification from BPEL

The BPEL process invokes the notification service, which sends the customer an email notification with the purchase order information.

Sending Notification to Users Preferred Channel

Here you will learn how the user can send email notifications to users preferred channel

User Messaging Preferences

This chapter describes the User Messaging Preferences that are covered with Oracle User Messaging Service. It describes how to work with messaging channels and to create contact rules using messaging filters.

Section 10: Working with Business Rule Component

Introduction business rule

This chapter gives a brief overview of getting started with Oracle Business rule service component

Business Rules Concept

This section gives details about creating and editing business rules

Business Rules Engine Architecture

The Business Rules Engine Architecture is explained in detail under this lesson

Business Rules Component

You can add these components using the SOA Composite Editor. The steps to create a business rules component and the types of business rule components are explained in detail under this chapter

Working with a Business Rules Component

This chapter gives an introduction to working with business rules component using rules designer in Oracle JDeveloper

Decision Service

A decision service is created to expose the rule set as a service of the business rule service component.

Section 11: Managing and Monitoring a Composite Application

Creating a Business Rule Component

This section describes how to start with business rules and gives a brief introduction to the main sections of Oracle JDeveloper that you use to design business rules.

SOA composite application management

Here you will learn how to add business rules to a SOA composite application

Unified Management & monitoring

The components of Oracle SOA suite includes unified metadata management and monitoring

Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion

This helps to monitor orders processed by the Order Booking Composite.

Deploying a Composite Application

Deploying a composite application includes creating a connection to an Oracle WebLogic Server and moving an archive of the composite application to an Oracle WebLogic Server managed server.

Managing and Monitoring a Composite Application

After you deploy a SOA composite application, you manage and monitor it using a combination of Oracle JDeveloper and Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control.

Section 12: Securing Services and Composite Applications

Explaining security for services

This section explains the security model for services and it explains about Login, password and token

Policy Management

This section provides an overview of the components that comprise the policy management framework

Policy Attachment through EM

Here you can learn about the uses of OWSM policy management.

Section 13: Overview on Oracle JDeveloper 11g

Introduction to Jdeveloper

This chapter gives a brief introduction to Oracle JDeveloper and how to create and deploy JDeveloper application and projects

Deploy composites from Jdeveloper

This chapter describes how to deploy composites with Oracle JDeveloper and the ant scripting tool and create configuration plans

Section 14: Managing the lifecycle of SOA composite

Configuration plan

This section provides an overview of creating and attaching a configuration plan

Lifecycle labs

The metadata associated with the task used by the human task service component is used to manage the lifecycle of the task. The different services involved in the lifecycle of a task are also explained in detail under this section

Section 15: Oracle BAM

Introduction to Oracle BAM

The Oracle BAM adapter lets you to integrate Java EE applications with Oracle BAM Server in order to send data

BAM Reports and Alerts

The Oracle BAM reports and alerts are explained in detail under this lesson

Section 16: OSB

Introduction to Oracle Service Bus

Creates a direct binding with an OSB as a reference target.

Creating and Configuring Proxy services

Here you will learn how to create and configure proxy setting in Oracle

Creating and Configuring Business services

In this chapter you will understand how to create and configure business services setting in Oracle

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