WebSphere Training Overview
WebSphere Portal server is a way to host many web based applications in a central location. Users need to login only once and use all applications in a consistent manner. Customers and business partners can access the portal site and make use of all applications running in the portal.
WebSphere Training Audience
Programmers who will be developing applications for WebSphere Portal Server.
WebSphere Training Prerequisites
Students should have intermediate knowledge of Java development using WebSphere Studio Application Developer. Knowledge of Servlet and JSP is strongly recommended.
WebSphere Training Topics
- Introduction to WebSphere Portal, key concepts and benefits.
- Basic administration (installation process, start and stop server, install
portlets).
- J2EE refresher (JSP, Servlet and JDBC)
- Portal programming model.
- Detail coverage of Portal programming API
- Introduction to Portal Toolkit.
- Target multiple device types.
- Create international content.
- Customizing look and feel using skins.
WebSphere Training Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Uses the latest Portal Toolkit
- Portal installation can be complex and take up a lot of time. In our training class, students do not do any installation.
- We cover Struts Portal development with lecture and labs.
- We can customize and add introduction to Struts development content.
- Learn the motivation behind portals.
- Learn WebSphere Portal programming model.
- Learn how to use the WebSphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD) based
Portal ToolKit to build portal applications.
- Learn how to make your application accessible to multiple device types.
- Learn basic portal administration tasks.
WebSphere Training Course duration
5 Days
WebSphere Training Course outline
Chapter 1 - Introduction to WebSphere Portal Server
- Benefits of portal applications
- Description of WebSphere Portal and various editions
- Key features and definitions - framework, Portlets, Pervasive computing support, security
Chapter 2 - J2EE Introduction
- Introduction to J2EE
- Basic Servlet programming
- Basic JSP programming
- JDBC refresher
- Connection
- Connection pooling
- Statement and PreparedStatement
- ResultSet
Chapter 3 - Portal Programming Introduction
- Portal API with respect to the Servlet API
- Deployment descriptors
- web.xml
- portlet.xml
- Relationship between the two
- Portlet modes and states
Chapter 4 - Using The Portal Toolkit
- Installation
- Development environment
- How to create a Portlet
- Testing and debugging
Chapter 5 - Basic Programming
- Portlet
- MVC using Portlet
- Core objects
- Listeners
- Configuration management objects
- Other objects
Chapter 6 - Advanced Display Generation
- JSP custom tags
- International content
- Multiple device support
Chapter 7 - Advanced Programming
- Portlet event handling
- Portlet caching
- Services
Chapter 8 - Portal Security
- Protecting portlets
- Getting user information
- Saving sensitive user data in the Credential Vault
Chapter 9 - Click-to-Action
- Introduction and benefits
- Difference from messaging
- Creating a C2A source
- Creating a C2A target
- Scattering
Chapter 10 - Struts and JavaServer Faces (JSF) Portlet Framework
- Introduction and benefits of Struts
- Difference between regular Struts and Struts Portal development
- Creating a Struts Portal project
- Guidelines
- Benefits of JSF based portlet development
- Introduction to JSF
- Difference between a regular JSF project and a JSF portal development project
- Building a JSF based portlet
Chapter 11 - Themes and Skins
- What are themes and skins
- Creating a new theme
- Creating a new skin
Chapter 12 - Basic Administration
- Introduction to administration
- WebSphere runtime
- Directory structure
- Starting and stopping the server
- Installing portlets
- Portal configuration management
Chapter 13 - Portal Development Best Practices
- Portlet coding best practices
- JSP best practices
- Configuration management best practices
- Session management best practices
- Internationalization best practices
- Performance tips
Minimum Hardware Requirements
- 866Mhz Pentium III
- 768 MB RAM minimum 1GB recommended.
- 6 GB free on the C drive.
- Ethernet or Token Ring card
- CD-ROM drive
- Network connectivity to the internet
Minimum Software Requirements
- Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0
- Netscape 4.7 / Internet Explorer 5.0 (or higher)
- IBM DB2 V8.1 Enterprise Edition
- IBM WSAD V5.1.2
- IBM Portal V5.0.2.2 Toolkit
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