DURATION
3 Days
Summary Description
After completing this instructor-led, hands on course, students will be able to:
Use the IBM Workplace Viewer
Build XFDL Forms
Create XForms
Combine XFDL Forms and XForms to take advantage of each technology’s strengths
Determine when to use XFDL and when to use XForms
Create a Web application that works with the Workplace Webform Server
Topics
This course covers the following topics:
Building Simple XFDL Forms
Working with the Palette
Working with the Canvas
Working with Item Properties
Refining Form Layout
Aligning Objects
Expanding Objects Manually
Working with Tabs
Working with Enclosures
Understanding XFDL
Exploring Namespaces
Exploring the Node Structure
Exploring References
Exploring Operators
Exploring Computes
Exploring Functions
Exploring Events
Exploring Custom Options
Exploring Advanced XFDL Concepts
Working with the Source View
Duplication
Duplicating Pages
Working with the Outline View
Alignment
Duplicating Items
Creating Signature Filters
Building Simple XForms Forms
Adding XForms Support
Creating an XForms Instance
Creating Items from an XForms Instance
Linking XForms Objects to an XForms Instance
Working with Tab Order
Understanding XPath
Exploring XPath
Building XPath References
Exploring XPath Functions
Advanced XForms Concepts
Using an XForms Bind
Using XForms Actions
Using XForms Events
Using XForms Submissions
Creating XForms Tables
Creating XForms Panes
Implementing Web Services in XForms
Choosing Between XFDL and XForms
Implementing XForms vs. XFDL
Working with the Workplace Forms Server API
Understanding the Workplace Forms API
Understanding the Form Library
Working with Functions
Understanding the Function Call Interface
Audience
The target audience for this course is
Form Designers/Developers
Application Developers
Prerequisites
The prerequisites for this course include
Proficiency with Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows XP Professional.
Familiarity with world wide web and using Web browsers.
Basic understanding of markup languages is helpful, but not required.
Intermediate knowledge of Java programming.
Familiarity with servlet/portal architectures.
System Requirements
This products require the following to run properly:
n/a
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