Web Services for .NET training course

Course Outline

The course provides an overview introducing the use of XML/XSLT and Web Services in the context of the .NET Framework. The course will introduces delegates to the latest strategic and practical issues for using .NET for developing Web Services.

Course Content

The course will contain a substantial amount of Hands-On work. Delegates will be introduced to topics during theory sessions and these will be followed by lab exercises relating to the topic. Delegates will work on practical exercises which will reflect commercial scenarios.

This course has been developed for real-world, commercial scenarios by our expert instructors. See below for detailed syllabus. If you have a technical question, please email [email protected]

What you will learn

1. N-Tier Development
2. How and when to use XML
3. Validating XML
4. XML Web Services
5. XML Schemas
6. .NET security
7. Building Web Services
8. Deploying Web Services

XML Web Services with .NET Training Course Outline

Architectural Overview

N-Tier Development

Client/Server Revisited
Multi-Tier Design

N-tiered development in .Net

Introduction
The Windows DNA Environment
The .NET Environment
Conclusion

Overview of IIS

IIS Core Functionality

Server Administration Tasks
Web Application Development Tasks
Internal Support for IIS Services

XML/XSLT Primer

Creating XML Documents

Introduction to XML
XML Syntax for Well-formed Documents
XML Semantics
Creating a Simple XML Document
Displaying an XML File in Internet Explorer
XML Document Map
Prolog
XML Declaration
Processing Instructions
DOCTYPE Declaration
Comments
Elements
Textual Content
Attributes
White Space

Validating XML using Schemas

XML Schemas
XML Schema Examples
Using Namespaces in Schemas
Data Types in Schemas
List of Constraining Facets
Primitive XML Data Types
Derived XML Data Types
Schema Structures
Declaring Elements
XML Schema Elements
Declaring Attributes
Defining Complex Types
Content Models

Presenting XML

CSS Cascading Style Sheets
XSLT eXtensible Style Language
Hello, World! (XSLT)
Understanding the XSLT Process
Example: Initiate XSLT Transformation in a Script
XSLT Document Map
Linking to an XSLT File
Comparing XSLT to Cascading Style Sheets
XPath
Introduction to XPath Syntax
Overview of XPath Syntax
Useful Patterns for XPath Wildcards and Axes
Useful Boolean Predicates in XPath Expressions
Common Use of Predicate Filtering in XPath Expressions

XML Web Services

What Are XML Web Services?
The Benefits of XML Web Services
XML Web Services Standards and Protocols
XML Web Service Architecture

ASP.NET Web Services

Building XML Web Services Using ASP.NET Basics

Declaring an XML Web Service

To declare an XML Web service whose implementation resides in the same file
To declare an XML Web service whose implementation resides in an assembly
Applying the WebService Attribute
Deriving from the WebService Class

Defining XML Web Service Methods

To declare an XML Web service method

Using the WebMethod Attribute

BufferResponse
CacheDuration
Description
EnableSession
MessageName
TransactionOption

Managing State in XML Web Services Created Using ASP.NET

To access and store state, specific to a particular client session

ASP.NET Security Primer

How ASP.NET Security Works
Authentication
Windows Authentication
Passport Authentication

Securing XML Web Services Created Using ASP.NET

Authentication Options for XML Web Services
Windows Authentication

Accessing an XML Web Service Asynchronously in Managed Code

Deploying XML Web Services

Items Published with an XML Web service

Creating Clients for XML Web Services

.NET Remoting Overview

Copies vs. References
Remoting Architecture Simplified
Complete Remoting System

Design Serialization

Introduction
Persistent Storage
Marshal By Value
Basic Serialization
Selective Serialization
Custom Serialization
Steps in the Serialization Process
Versioning