Adobe Flex 3: Integerating with Data & Messaging

Description

This Adobe Flex 3: and LiveCycle Data Services: Integrating with Data and Messaging training course provides experienced application developers with hands-on, practical experience using Flex. This 2-day course objectives are to: Use Java classes with the remoting service; provide XML to controls with E4X; upload files to a server and manage data on a client.

Audience

This Adobe Flex course is designed for application developers. To gain the most from this class, you should:

Have attended Flex 3: Developing Rich Client Applications, or
Have equivalent experience building 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 web service object
Walkthrough 4: Using mx: operation 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 a named proxy service destination
Using BlazeDS

Unit 3: Using Java Classes with the Remoting Service

Understanding the remoting services
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: Configuring 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 IView Cursor 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 Services

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

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 farm
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