Flex 3 and Live Cycle Data Services: Integrating with ColdFusion

Cost:

$795.00 (Online Class - Lodestone Live)
$995.00 (Lodestone Training Center)

Time: 10 AM - 4:30 PM EST
Length: 2 day class
Type: Instructor-led

Course Description:

Flex 3 and Live Cycle Data Services: Integrating with ColdFusion 8 Version provides experienced application developers with hands-on, practical experience connecting their Flex front ends to remote, dynamic data using Flex Data Services. This two-day course instructs developers how to connect with remote data using web services and Flex Data Services' features allowing communication with a Java backend. In addition, skills will be learned how to manipulate and format the returned data.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

• Understand rich Internet applications
• Create a Flex application for use with Flex Data Services
• Navigate the Flex Project Structure
• Understand the Server Compilation Process
• Configure ColdFusion, Flex Builder and call a remote object service method
• Exchange data between ActionScript and ColdFusion
• Call a Remote Object Service method
• Handle RPC Events
• Validate form data, Numeric Input
• Triggering validation with ActionScript
• Filter data
• Create a data sort
• Manage Pending Changes
• Retrieve XML data and populating a Tree
• Implement file transfer basics
• Upload a file to the server

Target Audience:

This course is designed for application developers who want to connect their Flex front ends to dynamic data. To gain the most from this class, you should:

• Have attended the F2RCA or F3RCA course.
• Have equivalent knowledge of developing Flex applications.

Course Outline:

Unit 1: Accessing Web Services

• Using web services
• Invoking web service methods and using the results
• Walkthrough 1: Consuming a web service
• Handling results using an event handler
• Walkthrough 2: Using a result event
• Handling faults
• Walkthrough 3: Using a fault event
• Calling multiple methods from the same WebService object
• Walkthrough 4: Using compiler tags
• Passing Parameters to Web Services
• Walkthrough 5: Passing values to a web service
• Importing Web Services in Flex Builder
• Walkthrough 6: Importing a web service

Unit 2: Introduction to LiveCycle Data Services ES

• Introducing LiveCycle Data Services ES
• Installing LiveCycle Data Services
• Walkthrough 1: Explore the LiveCycle Data Services Installation
• Creating a Flex application for use with LiveCycle Data Services
• Walkthrough 2: Creating a Flex Project
• Understanding the Server Compilation Process
• LiveCycle Data Services Features
• The Proxy Service
• The Proxy Service Default Destination
• Walkthrough 3: Using the Proxy Service Default Destination
• Named Proxy Service Destinations
• Walkthrough 4: Using a Named Proxy Service Destination
• Using BlazeDS

Unit 3: Using Java Classes with the Remoting Service

• Understanding the Remoting Service
• Walkthrough 1: Calling a Remote Object Service method
• Handling RPC Events
• Walkthrough 2: Handling Remote Object Events
• Complex Remote Method Calls
• Walkthrough 3: Making Complex Method Calls
• Exchanging Data between ActionScript and Java
• Walkthrough 4: Sending a Value Object with a Remote Method Call
• Handling Server-Side Exceptions
• Walkthrough 5: Handling Server-Side Exceptions
• Remoting Service Runtime Configuration
• Walkthrough 6: Configuring a Channel at Runtime

Unit 4: Managing Data on the Client

• Understanding collection classes
• Filtering data on the client
• Walkthrough 1: Filtering Data on the Client
• Sorting data on the client
• Walkthrough 2: Sorting data
• Using the IViewCursor interface
• Walkthrough 3: Locating Data with a Cursor

Unit 5: Lab: Creating a Flex project for use with LiveCycle Data Services

• Creating a Flex project for use with LiveCycle Data Services
• Retrieving custom objects with RemoteObject
• Retrieving photo data with RemoteObject
• Filtering photos on categories using client-side filtering
• Complete a photo order with a RemoteObject service

Unit 6: Using the Message Service

• Introducing the Message Service
• Walkthrough 1: Reviewing Message Destination Configuration
• Sending Messages
• Walkthrough 2: Sending Messages
• Receiving and Processing Messages
• Walkthrough 3: Receiving and processing a message
• Sending and Receiving Complex Data
• Walkthrough 4: Sending and Receiving Complex Data

Unit 7: Using the Data Management Service

• What is the Flex Data Management Service?
• Walkthrough 1: Exploring a Data Management Services Destination
• Data Management Service Architecture
• Walkthrough 2: Filling an ArrayCollection
• Changing Data
• Walkthrough 3: Editing Data
• Managing Pending Changes
• Walkthrough 4: Managing Pending Changes
• Using Data Management Service Events
• Walkthrough 5: Using AsyncToken
• Advanced Data Management Service Features

Unit 8: Providing XML to Controls with E4X

• Understanding XML structure
• Working with XML data in ActionScript 3
• Using E4X Expressions
• Using the Tree control
• Walkthrough 1: Retrieving XML data and populating a Tree
• Using Tree Control Events and Properties
• Walkthrough 2: Displaying the selected item in a form
• Using E4X Expressions for Search
• Walkthrough 3: Adding items to the shopping cart
• Removing Items from XML
• Walkthrough 4: Removing items from and clearing the cart

Unit 9: Uploading Files to a Server

• Implementing file transfer basics
• Walkthrough 1: Browsing for a file
• Uploading a file
• Walkthrough 2: Uploading a file

Unit 10: Lab: Upload a file and add it to the Gallery

• Upload a file and add it to the Gallery
• Send real-time messages between applications

There are currently no public classes scheduled dates for this class. To schedule a private class, please call us toll free at 866-665-9441.

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*Classes are online via Lodestone Live and at a Lodestone training center.
The only time that a class will cancel is either if there is a power failure or other major disruption in service.