Portal Application Development using WSAD v5.1

Onsite Instructor-Led Format

Audience	Experienced Java and Web developers that will be developing portal applications on the IBM Portal Server using WSADv5.1
Duration	4 Days
Course Abstract	This course utilizes a combination of instructor-led discussions and interactive workshops to demonstrate the capabilities of IBM’s Portal solution. The IBM Portal Server provides a single point of interaction through the implementation of portlets and provides dynamic information, applications, processes to build Business-to-Employee (B2E), Business-to-Business (B2B) and Business-to-Consumer (B2C) portals. This seminar will illustrate the skills and knowledge you need to code robust portlet applications using WSAD v5.1 and WebSphere Portal's Portlet Toolkit.
Objectives	Upon conclusion participants will have acquired these skills: Understand the abilities of IBM’s Portal Server Introduction to the WebSphere Portal Solution Overview of portal administration aspects (installing portlets, managing pages and page groups) Use of WSAD v5.1 for Customizing portlets and pages components (skins, themes, and tabs) Develop and test application portlets using the portlet Application Programming Interfaces (API) Use the portlet tag library to build JavaServer Pages (JSPs) for servicing multiple devices and global reach Use of the Vault Service interface of the WebSphere Portal services Illustrate packaging and deployment of portlets Implementing Portal Security in your applications Develop Struts-based portlets Demonstrate the usage of User Management Services, Content and Collaboration Services
Class Format	Lecture and Lab
Prerequisites	Each student should be familiar with the Web concepts, HTML, XML, e-business application concepts. Also, understanding of server-side Java applications and WebSphere Studio Application Developer experience would be advantageous.
Course Topics	The following list represents the sections and topics discussed in this virtual instructor-led course offering.
	Planning and Installation • Overview of WebSphere Portals • Hardware and software requirements • Planning • Installation • Testing installation Getting to Know Portals Develop virtual portal Illustrate Portal Server Basic Portal concepts WebSphere Portal Customization Managing places and pages Customizing page layout Adding portlets to pages Creating new themes Creating portal skins Working with Portlets • Installing portlets • Managing portlet applications • Managing individual portlets • Web clipping Using XML Portal Administration Interface • Overview of using xmlaccess • Export portal configurations • Managing portals with xmlaccess Overview of Portlet Development • Overview of Portlet API • Portlet lifecycle • Overview and installation of Portlet Toolkit • Creating a simple portlet with Portlet Plugin • Exporting and deploying portlets to portal server Portlet Testing and Debugging • Overview of test environment • Installing and configuring test environment components • Testing and debugging with the test environment Portlets and Web Applications • web.xml and portlet.xml deployment descriptors • Understanding concrete portal applications and concrete portlets • Guidelines for portlet development Action Event Handling • Overview of the event model • Listeners • Multipart form event handling • Multi-mode event handling Portlet Messaging • Overview of portlet messaging • Core messaging objects • Sending and receiving messages Portal Services • Overview of portal services • Configuring portal services • Using ContentAccessService • Creating custom portal service Using Portlet Tag Library • Overview of Portlet tag libraries • Using portlet tags