AUDIENCE:   This course is for programmers who will be developing applications for WebSphere Portal Server. PREREQUISITES:   Students should have intermediate knowledge of Java development using WebSphere Studio Application Developer. Knowledge of Servlet and JSP is strongly recommended. DURATION:   4 days. Hands on. OBJECTIVES:   WebSphere Portal server is a way to host many web based applications in a central location. Users need to login only once and use all applications in a consistent manner. Customers and business partners can access the portal site and make use of all applications running in the portal. This training class teaches students WebSphere Portal development using JSR 168 API. It also covers Struts and JavaServer Faces based portal site development. All labs are done using Rational Application Developer (RAD) v7. Using AJAX technology with a portal site is increasingly becoming an option for developers. This class teaches an overview of AJAX and how it may be used in a WebSphere Portal web site.At the end of this course, students will be able to: - Install and use the latest Portal Toolkit - Understand the motivation behind portals. - Understand the JSR 168 programming model. - Use the Rational Application Developer (RAD) v7 based Portal ToolKit to build portal applications. - Develop portlets using Struts and JavaServer Faces (JSF). - Use AJAX in a portlet. COURSE CONTENT:   Introduction to the WebSphere Portal Server What is a Portal An Example of A WebSphere Portal Site Benefits of Portal Sites General Portal Architecture The Major Components of Horizontal Portals WebSphere Portal Goals WebSphere Portal Components WebSphere Portal Accessibility WebSphere Portal Packaging WebSphere Portal Requirements A Typical Network Architecture for WebSphere Portal WebSphere Portal Server WebSphere Portal Server Architecture Portal Container Portal Engine Architecture Page Aggregation Modules Portlet WebSphere Portal Built-in Portlets Portlet Application Portlet Mode and State WebSphere Portlet Content Publishing (WPCP) Portal Document Manager (PDM) Search Engine WebSphere Portal Information Summary   Introduction to JSR 168 Based Portal Programming What is JSR 168 Other API Alternatives Relationship With J2EE Relationship With Servlets A Portal Site The Portlet Portlet Application The portlet.xml File Portlet Container Summary   Portlet Development Using RAD v7 The WebSphere Family Eclipse Platform The WebSphere Studio Product Family Rational Web Developer Rational Application Developer Key Features in RAD v7.0 Views, Perspective and Editor Areas Basic Operations with RAD Views and Perspectives The Java Perspective The Debug Perspective Navigator View Package Explorer Outline View Task View Build and Validation Import and Export Project Templates and Code Completion Searching Setup Compiler Class Path JRE Switching Portal Development Support RAD 7 Installation Portal Server v6 Installation Configure Portal Server Runtime Basic Steps in Development Project Structure Portlet Project Create a Project Structure Working With the Project portlet.xml Editor Creating a Test Server Managing the Server Unit Testing Export Portlet Application   Basic Portal Programming Design Pattern of Portlet Applications Model-View-Controller More on MVC The Portlet Interface The Hello World Portlet Portlet Lifecycle - Initialization Portlet Lifecycle Request Handling Two Phase Request Processing The render Method The PortletRequest Interface The PortletResponse Interface The RenderResponse Interface PortletURL Example The processAction Method The ActionRequest Interface The ActionResponse Interface Example More on Render Parameter The GenericPortlet Class User Session Management Example End of Portlet Life Portlet Configuration Portlet Initialization Parameter Portlet Context Interacting With JSP State Management Better View State Management Portlet Preferences Example: Reading Preferences Updating Portlet Preferences Example: Updating Preference Validating Preference Update Example Validation    Display Generation Techniques in View Development JSP Custom Tags Available Portal Custom Tags JSR 168 Tags The defineObjects Tag More on defineObjects The actionURL Tag The param Tag The namespace Tag National Language Support Dynamic Translation Resource Bundle File Displaying Translated Text More on JSTL Internationalization Tags Example of Using Resource Bundles Static Translation Portlet Resource Bundle Providing Locale Specific Preference Defaults   Advanced Programming Portlet Caching Programmatically Control Cache Accessing User Information Steps to Access User Information Access User Information From Portlet Portlet Services Writing a Portlet Service Defining the Portlet Service Interface Example - AccountService Writing the Portlet Service Implementation java.util.prefs.Preferences Example - AccountServiceImpl Registering Portlet Services WAS Admin Console PortletServiceRegistryService Using a Service from a Portlet Example Content Access Service    Credential Vault Credential Components of Credential Vault Structure of the Credential Vault Slot Slot Scope Credential Access Level Single Sign-on Scenario CredentialSlotConfig Methods of CredentialSlotConfig CredentialVaultService CredentialVaultService Interface Methods Example - Looking Up CredentialVaultService Example Create a Slot Saving Credential in a Slot Credential Class Classes that Implement the Credential Interface Example Retrieve the Credential PassiveCredential UserPasswordPassiveCredential ActiveCredential HttpFormBasedAuthCredential Example - Using HttpFormBasedAuthCredential     Themes and Skins Elements of a Portal Site Page and Label Page/Label Hierarchy Portal Site Navigation URL Theme Screen The Home Screen Skin Container How is a Page Rendered? Directory Structure of Themes & Skins Creating a New Theme Creating a New Skin Custom JSP Tags portal-core Tags for Rendering Portal Page Components portal-logic:if tag for Checking Conditions if tag for Checking Conditions Navigating Page Hierarchy Tags for Locating Portal Resources Tags for Generating a Portal URL wps Tags for Rendering portlet control icons The Default.jsp The Control.jsp A Typical Layout of HTML Skins Summary   Cooperative Portlets Example Use Case Distinguishing an Action Data Source and Destination Location Steps to Setup Cooperation Understanding the WSDL A Simple Source WSDL A Simple Source JSP A Simple Target WSDL Processing the Message in the Target Wiring the Source and Target Publishing Data from a Target Creating Cooperative Portlets in RAD   Struts and JSF Portlet Development  Introduction to Struts Why Use Struts to Write Portlets Struts and Portlet API Mismatch Customizing Struts Portal Struts Processor Class The Struts Portlet Struts Portlet Framework Struts Portlet Framework Details Generating Portlet URL The Response Object Action Processing Display Rendering Getting the Portlet Objects Struts Logging Creating a Struts Portlet Project JavaServer Faces (JSF) Basics Defining the Screen Layout Managed Bean Assigning the Model HTTP Request Handling Navigation Advantage of JSF Creating a JSF Portlet Creating a JSF Portlet Navigation State Management Advanced: Obtaining Core Objects   Personalization What is Personalization Personalization Recommendation Engine LikeMinds Recommendation Engine Rules Engine Personalization Interface in Portal Server    Composite Applications What Is A Composite Application? What Is A Component? Components and Applications Benefits Of Composite Applications Template Composite Application Design and Use Creating A Template Configuring A Template Edit The Template Layout Creating The Application Configuring The Application Using The Application Protecting Applications and Templates Defining Roles Roles Portlet Assign Application Members    Using AJAX in a Portlet  What is AJAX? A Simple Example The Old Way The AJAX Way Two Key Aspects of AJAX What are the Advantages of the AJAX Approach? AJAX Technologies The Basic AJAX API Creating the XMLHttpRequest Object The XMLHttpRequest Object Basics Complete Example The Timeline Using AJAX from a Portlet Handling AJAX Requests Making an AJAX Request Where to Go From Here?   Portlet Build and Deployment Process  Introduction Overview of The Build Process The Build Process Installing a Portlet Web Module How is a Portlet Web Module Installed? Managing Applications Managing Portlets Adding A Portlet To A Page Configuring A Portlet Copying A Portlet Application Copy A Portlet Removing A Portlet From A Page Uninstalling A Portlet Application    Portal Development Best Practices Architecture Best Practices Controller (Portlet) Guidelines View (JSP) Guidelines Configuration Management Session Management Inter Portlet Communication Security Guidelines Performance Tips Performance Testing Guidelines Summary   Web Services for Remote Portlets Remote Portlets WSRP WSRP Benefits Information Artifacts Security Issues WSRP Producer: Steps WSRP Consumer: Steps