Course description: Performing Binary Transformations on IBM DataPower V4.0.1 (with lab exercise)

NOTE: THIS IS A SELF-PACED COURSE WITH A FIXED START AND END DATE.

You will be given access to the course material, and to a DataPower appliance in order to perform the labs, for a period of 4 days from the designated start date. At the end of the class period, your access will be removed. No extensions to the access period are possible.

This self-paced course does not involve a live instructor.

Please note that your enrollment will be confirmed shortly after you enroll, but you will not be sent the details on how to access the course and the lab environment until approximately 3 days before the designated class start date.

Self-paced virtual classroom (SPVC) courses provide the same deep technical content as WebSphere Education classroom courses, but allow you to learn on your own schedule. You can stop and start a self-paced virtual class as needed during the 4-day access period.

There is no live instructor for this course, so it may not be appropriate for students who require the guidance of a live instructor.

Course overview:

This self-paced course combines streaming lecture with a hands-on lab exercise to teach participants how to perform binary transformations.

A DataPower service is frequently used to transform an incoming message to a different structure. The messages are commonly SOAP, XML, or HTML in structure; these structures are easily manipulated in a style sheet. But when working with earlier or mainframe applications, the structures are different and might not even be textual. WebSphere Transformation Extender Design studio can be used to create mappings for the more complex binary transformations, in addition to the simpler XML transformations. Design Studio can produce a DPA file, which is a mapping file specific to the DataPower environment.

This course describes the important parts of WebSphere Transformation Extender Design Studio that relate to a DataPower execution. The lecture also covers how to use the DPA file within a DataPower service to perform binary transformations on messages that are transiting the service. The lab exercise uses a pre-built DPA file to convert an incoming XML message to an output COBOL COPYBOOK structure.

Online enrollment:

THIS IS A SELF-PACED VIRTUAL CLASS. ONCE YOU REGISTER, YOU HAVE 4 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE COURSE.

Before you enroll, review the system requirements on this page to ensure that your system meets the minimum requirements for this course.

Within 48 hours of enrolling in the course, you will receive a confirmation email containing your online link, your ID and password, and additional instructions for starting the course.

You can start the course at any time. Once you start the course, you have 4 days to complete it. You are billed for the course when you submit the enrollment form.

ONCE YOU ARE ENROLLED IN THIS COURSE, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CANCEL YOUR ENROLLMENT.

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Training Paths that reference this course are:

• Implementer skills for IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances

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IBM Education Advantage Program Eligibility:

• Yes - Education Pack - online account

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This intermediate course is designed for integration developers who configure service policies on IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances.

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You should have experience in developing services and service policies on a DataPower appliance with the WebGUI.

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• Describe the WebSphere Transformation Extender Type Designer and Map Designer
• Create a policy rule that uses the WebSphere Transformation Extender map files to transform between Extensible Markup Language (XML) and non-XML documents
• Configure DataPower to use a DPA file that was previously created on WebSphere Transformation Extender Design Studio
• Use the Transform Binary action to transform between XML and COBOL

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• Performing binary transformations on IBM DataPower V4.0.1
• Exercise: Performing binary transformations on IBM DataPower V4.0.1

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After you enroll in this course, you will be directed to a link to help you prepare your system to access the course.

The computer you use to access the labs should meet the following requirements:

• Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3, Microsoft Vista SP1, or Microsoft Windows 7
• Internet Explorer V6.0 SP2 (or higher) or Mozilla Firefox V2.0 (or higher)
• 256 kbps or faster Internet connection

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