Flex 3 and Live Cycle Data Services: Integrating with Data and Messaging

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 LiveCycle Data Services: Integrating with Data and Messaging provides experienced application developers with hands-on, practical experience connecting their Flex client applications to remote, dynamic data using LiveCycle Data Services. This two day course instructs developers how to connect with remote data using web services and LiveCycle Data Services' features allowing communication with a Java- based server environment. 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 client applications to dynamic data using Java-based server environments and web services.
To gain the most from this class, you should::

• Have attended the Flex 3: Developing Rich Client Applications 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.

Please note, assigned instructor may change. Lodestone confirms instructor schedules two weeks prior to class date.

*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.