Prerequisites
To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:
Display experience with the Java programming language
Integrate existing Java code (for example, reuse existing classes created by other team members)
Design Java technology applications
Although not required, experience with distributed computing concepts in Java technology is an advantage
Skills Gained
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
Implement business-tier functionality using EJB technology
Describe best practices and other advanced issues in business component development with EJB technology
Assemble and deploy EJB technology business-tier components on an application server
Integrate an EJB technology-based application using the Java Messaging Service API
Create and use Query objects using the Java Persistence Query Language
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Module 1 - Examining EJB Applications
Introduce the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE)
Examine the Java EE application architecture
Examine the Java EE application creation process
Module 2 - Introducing the Auction Application
Describe the auction application
Define the domain objects of the auction application
Describe the implementation model for the auction system
Module 3 - Implementing EJB 3.0 Session Beans
Create session beans: Essential tasks
Create session beans: Add life-cycle event handlers
Package and deploy session beans
Create a session bean client
Module 4 - Implementing Entity Classes: The Basics
Define entity classes: Essential tasks
Manage the life-cycle of an entity instance
Define entity beans: Add life-cycle event handlers
Package and deploy entity classes
Module 5 - Implementing Entity Classes: Modelling Data Association Relationships
Examine association relationships in the data and object models
Use relationship properties to define associations
Implement unidirectional and bidirectional associations
Module 6 - Implementing Entity Classes: Modelling Inheritance Relationships
Examining entity class inheritance
Inheriting from an entity class
Inheriting from an abstract entity class
Inheriting from a non-entity class
Inheriting using an embedded superclass
Examining Inheritance mapping strategies
Define entity classes: Using an embedded class
Define entity classes: Using a composite primary key
Module 7 - Using the Java Persistence Query Language (QL)
Examine the Java Persistence query language
Create and use the SELECT statement
Create and use the BULK UPDATE statement
Create and use the DELETE statement
Create and use Query objects
Module 8 - Developing Java EE Applications Using Messaging
Describe the roles of the participants in the JMS API messaging system
Write a message producer
Write an asynchronous message listener
Write a synchronous message listener
List the messaging capabilities and limitations of session, entity, and message-driven beans
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Module 9 - Developing Message-Driven Beans
Describe the properties and life cycle of message-driven beans
Create a JMS message-driven bean
Create a non JMS message-driven bean
Module 10 - Implementing Interceptor Classes and Methods
Create business interceptor method in the enterprise bean class
Create an interceptor class
Associate multiple business interceptor methods with an enterprise bean
Include life-cycle callback interceptor methods in an interceptor class
Create entity life-cycle callback methods
Module 11 - Implementing Transactions
Describe the transaction demarcation task
Implement Container-Managed Transactions (CMT)
Interact programmatically with an ongoing CMT transaction
Implement Bean-Managed Transactions (BMT)
Apply transactions to messaging
Module 12 - Handling Exceptions
Introduce exceptions in Java EE applications
Describe the exception path in a Java EE application environment
Describe EJB container exception handling
Handle exceptions in an enterprise bean's methods
Handle exceptions in an enterprise bean's client code
Review specific issues relating to exception handling in EJB technology applications
Module 13 - Using Timer Services
Create a timer callback notification
Process a timer callback notification
Manage timer objects
Module 14 - Implementing Security
Understand the Java EE security architecture
Authenticate the caller
Examine Java EE authorization strategies
Use declarative authorization
Use programmatic authorization
Examine the responsibilities of the deployer
Module 15 - Using EJB Technology Best Practices
Define best practices and state the benefits of using EJB technology best practices
Select and apply known patterns to Java EE application design
This is a version-specific reference outline. Confirm the current syllabus and delivery arrangements with EIEIO.