Building applications for VisualAge for Java training and classes

Building Applications with VisualAge for Java

Course Description

This five-day training course details the use of IBM VisualAge for Java 1.0 Enterprise for building large-scale Java enterprise applications (not applets). Participants design and create visual and non-visual JavaBeans for the user interface, controller, and domain model layers of a typical application architecture. To access a relational database, participants generate VisualAge database access JavaBeans using VisualAge's Enterprise Access Builders and construct relational database brokers. The built-in configuration management system and application packaging are covered as well. Participants work together on a comprehensive team project. The course format is 40% lecture and 60% hands-on computer time.

Audience

Developers who will be designing and programming large-scale object-oriented applications in VisualAge for Java

Prerequisites

Successful completion of the VisualAge for Java Workshop , or six months of VisualAge for Java experience


Day 1	Day 2
Introduction Java Review (if needed) Java Language VisualAge for Java Architecture and Layering Building an Architecture Introduction to JavaBeans Visual Programming JavaBean Features Events Properties Methods Building JavaBeans BeanInfo Bean Creation Bean Tools Building Domains – 1 Design Process Applying Patterns Implementation Building Domains - 2 Business Rules Encapsulation Relationships Persistence Affinity to Collections	Testing Domains Testing Strategy Test Code Using Variables Using Variables vs Instances More on Visual Programming Tear-offs Adding a JavaBean Object Factories Promoting Features Promotion vs. Encapsulation Features and Promotion Promotion Procedure Teamwork Handling Code Changes Sharing Work Organization Editions and Versions The Repository Ownership and Responsibility
Day 3	Day 4
Building User Interfaces – 1 JavaBeans in the UI Naming Labelling Introspection Features Connections Using Events, Methods, Properties Building User Interfaces – 2 Property Connections and Synchronization Connection Parameters Windows and Panels Window Inplementation Interface/Control/Model UI Portability Framework Interface Controller Model Java Interfaces Building Controllers Mediators between UI and Model Controller Design Message Protocol Observer Protocol Pushing or Pulling Data	Introduction to Database Access Introduction to JDBC Introduction to the Data Access Builder (DAB) Creating Database Beans Data Access and JavaBeans Using the Data Access Builder Database Mapping Using Database Beans Generating DAB JavaBeans DataStore Object Table Manager Object Row Object Access Application JavaBean DAB Beans and Visual Programming Introduction to Brokers Object Persistence Issues Broker Responsibilities Broker Considerations Building Brokers Passivation Activation Lazy Initialization Proxies Queries Transactions Caching
Day 5
Packaging What It is and Why You Need It Inside vs Outside VisualAge for Java Package Name Notation Zip Files and JAR files Finding Files in Java Packaging Tools Exporting - 1 Multiple Levels of Export Packaging Targets Class Files Java Files Publishing	Resource Files JAR files Interchange Files Exporting - 2 Export Directories Customizing Application via Packaging Packaging Process Packaging Results Deployment Importing Things That Can Be Imported Automatic Compiling Using the Import Tool Import Considerations