WebLogic Training : Developing Portals using Weblogic 8.1

Developing Portals using Weblogic 8.1

WebLogic Training Overview:

This course is intended for Java Developers who need to build a WebLogic Portal. A background in Java programming is required. We will be arranging JSP, Servlets and other J2EE artifacts, although we will not be covering how to build the components

WebLogic Training Prerequisites :

This is an advanced J2EE development class. Students should have prior J2EE development experience prior to taking this class. Students will be writing Java code as well as JSPs.

WebLogic Training Objectives:

Install and configure a WebLogic 8.1 Portal
Configure prebuilt Portlets
Build new portlets
Arrange Portlets onto Pages
Assign Pages onto Books
Control the Look and Feel of a Portal Site
Configure Users and Groups
Assign Entitlements
Administrate a Portal Site through the Deployment process

WebLogic Training Course duration:

4 Days

WebLogic Training Course outline

Course Introduction

Course Objectives
Course Overview
Using the Workbook
Suggested References

Portal WalkThrough

Portal Applications
Portal Need
Portal Screen
Portal Interaction
Portal Page Layout

Weblogic Portal Introduction

Traditional
Web Applications Web Frameworks
Portal Applications
Application Server
Web Container
EJB Container
Distributed Objects
BEA Weblogic Platform
Weblogic Domain
Domain File Structure
Testing your Installation
Platform Setup Labs
Platform Setup Labs Cont..

Weblogic Workshop

Weblogic Workshop Introduction
Workshop Editions
Workshop Version 7
Workshop Screen components
Applications and Projects
Projects
Projects cont.
Workshop File Types
Simple JSP Development
Debugging Applications
Debugging Properties
Breakpoints
Resetting Weblogic Servers
Workshop Performance
Tag Libraries

Portal Components

Portal Component Introduction
A Portal Application
A Portal Web Project
Creating the Portal File
Portal Properties
Project Build Properties
Portlets
Sample Portlets
Portal Pages
Books
Book Properties
Desktop
Page Layouts
Personalization
User Profiles
Portal Administration

Page Flows

What are Page Flows
Page Flows and Portlets
What is Struts?
MVC/Model 2 Architecture
Struts and MVC
Page Flows vs. Struts
Page Flow Components
Flow View Icons
HTML Forms
Page Flow Creation Lab
Page Flow Creation Lab Cont.
Validation error messages
Form Creation Lab
Displaying Validation Messages
Form Creation Lab cont.
Form Data for Error Messages
Form Validation Lab cont.
Page Flow Tag Libraries
Form Validation Lab cont.

Building Portlets

Portlet Introduction
Portlet Files
Building a Portlet
Portlet Properties
Portlet TitleBars
Backing Files
Building Backing Files

Portal Look and Feel

Look and Feel Components
Layouts
Layout Managers
Navigation Menus
Look and Feel Files
Skins
Skin Themes
Skeletons
Shells

User Profiles

User Profiles
Property Sets
Finding a User Property
User Management Tags
Creating User Profiles
Accessing User Profiles
Retrieving the User Profile
Getting and Setting Properties
Anonymous User Profiles

Portal Administration

Portal Administration
Portal Lifecycle
Modifying Portal Content
Entitlements
Creating a Group
Creating a Role
Role Expressions
Assign Entitlements
Delegated Administration
Creating a Delegated Role

Content Management

Introduction
Personalization
Content
Accessing the Content Manager
Content Types
Adding Content
Bulk Loader
Determining the current User
Content Selectors
PlaceHolders
Campaigns
Campaign Actions
Creating a Campaign