Building XML-Based Web Applications - Part 5: XDR Schemas and Commercial Applications

This goal of this final course within the curriculum is to provide the learner with a detailed understanding of the mechanisms of data validation using schemas within XML and a knowledge of the applications of XML within business and commercial environments. The course begins with a coverage of validation within XML and the advantages of schemas over DTDs. The elements of an XDR schema are covered along with the writing and extending of an XDR schema. Schema coverage is completed with a section on validation within a client/server environment. The course closes with an examination of XML-based markup languages within the business environment and a coverage of the key applications of XML to business for example Web services the .NET initiative BizTalk and the eCo Framework.

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Duration: 4 hours Training Presented in: English

Audience

Candidates for this curriculum operate a software development environment using Microsoft Windows DNA technologies and building Web applications. Job profiles include: Technical Manager Application Developer System Analyst and Software Engineer. Course Prerequisites: Working knowledge of COM+ IIS ASP and Visual Basic. Candidates will preferably have used Visual InterDev.

Objective

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

• identify which features of an XML document can be tested by validation.
• sequence the steps in the process for validating XML documents.
• identify the technical advantages of XDR schemas compared with Document Type Definitions (DTDs).
• identify features of XHTML.
• identify features of the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP).
• identify features of using XML for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).

Topics Include

Unit 1: XDR Schemas and XML Data Validation

• Identify which features of an XML document can be tested by validation.
• Sequence the steps in the process for validating XML documents.
• Identify the technical advantages of XDR schemas compared with Document Type Definitions (DTDs).
• Identify causes of invalid XML documents.
• Identify the techniques for handling invalid documents.
• Match XDR schema elements with their descriptions.
• Identify the syntax for creating and attaching a Microsoft XDR schema.
• Identify the syntax for defining an element type in an XDR schema.
• Identify the attributes used to define child elements in an XDR schema.
• Identify the attributes of the group element in an XDR schema.
• Identify the steps involved in creating an XDR schema.
• Identify the syntax for defining new attribute types in an XDR schema.
• Identify the syntax for using attribute types in element type definitions in an XDR schema.
• Identify requirements for creating XDR schema extensions.
• Identify steps involved in accessing XDR schema extensions by using Document Object Model (DOM).
• Identify features of applying an XDR schema to an XML document programmatically.
• Identify the properties of the ParseError object.

Unit 2: XML Business and Commercial Applications

• Identify features of the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP).
• Identify features of ebXML.
• Identify features of Web Services.
• Identify features of Universal Description Discovery and Integration (UDDI) specifications.
• Identify features of BizTalk Server 2000.
• Identify objectives of the eCo Framework.
• Identify functions of the EDIFACT repository.
• Identify features of XHTML.
• Identify features of using XML for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
• Match key elements of the .NET framework with their functions.

Duration

4 Hours

Minimum Requirements

The CDROM version of this course requires:

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
• At least a double speed CDROM drive.
• An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently only the CDROM version supports audio).

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

Media

• Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 1: XML Introduction and Technologies
• Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 2: Validation and Dynamic Data Retrieval
• Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 3: XSL and Data Islands
• Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 4: Document Object Model