Overview
| Course code | ZM662 | Skill level | Intermediate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 5.0 days | Delivery type | Self-paced Virtual Class |
| Course type | Public only | ||
| Public price | USD $2,500.00 plus tax |
An updated version of this course is available. For more information, click IBM WebSphere Message Broker V7.0 Developer Workshop (Self-paced) (ZM663)
NOTE: THIS IS AN ON-LINE SELF-PACED VIRTUAL COURSE. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS COURSE.
Self-Paced Virtual courses provide the same deep technical content as our 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 60-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. In such cases, students should consider the alternative versions of this course:
- Classroom delivery: IBM WebSphere Message Broker V6.1 Developer Workshop (WM662)
- Instructor-led online delivery: IBM WebSphere Message Broker V6.1 Developer Workshop (Remote Classroom) (VM662)
This 5-day instructor-led course provides an intermediate-level overview of the WebSphere Message Broker product, with a focus on application development functions and techniques for WebSphere Message Broker V6.1.
In this course, students learn how to use WebSphere Message Broker to develop platform-independent messaging applications. These message flow applications transport messages between service requestors and service providers, and allow the messages to be routed, transformed, and enriched as required. Students learn why messaging is central to the concepts of service-oriented architecture (SOA) and how WebSphere Message Broker fits into the IBM SOA strategy. The course teaches students how to use WebSphere Message Broker to implement application connectivity across various message transport mechanisms, including WebSphere MQ, Web services, Java Messaging Services (JMS), and others. Students learn to use WebSphere Message Broker to develop, deploy, and support applications that use both point-to-point and publish/subscribe messaging topologies.
The course begins with an overview of service-oriented architecture (SOA) and the placement of WebSphere Message Broker within the IBM SOA model. Students then learn about the components of the WebSphere Message Broker development and runtime environments before moving on to examine message flow problem determination and error analysis. Students then explore how to construct message flows that use ESQL, Java, and XSL Transform (XSLT), and how to use databases and maps in message flows. The concepts of message parsing and serialization and message modeling using the Message Repository Manager are explained, so that students understand how to write efficient message flows. Students also learn how to create message flows that use Web services, Java Messaging Service (JMS), and WebSphere MQ message transport mechanisms. Finally, students explore a number of advanced topics such as how to extend the functionality of WebSphere Message Broker by using adapters and other WebSphere products.
Throughout the course, extensive hands-on lab exercises allow students to reinforce their learning by gaining practical experience with the skills and concepts that are discussed in the lectures. Some of the topics covered in the hands-on labs include creating and testing message flows, message modeling, retrieving and viewing statistical information, problem determination, and error handling.
Online Enrollment:
THIS IS A SELF-PACED VIRTUAL CLASS. ONCE YOU REGISTER, YOU HAVE 60 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE COURSE.
Before you enroll, review the system requirements listed below 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 e-mail containing your online link, your ID and password, and additional instructions for starting the course.
Start the course at any time. Once you start the course, you have 60 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.
System requirements:
After you enroll in this course, you will be directed to a link to help you prepare your system to access the course.
Minimum workstation software requirements:
- Windows XP/2003
- Internet Explorer browser Version 6.0 or later, Netscape Navigator browser Version 7.0 or later, Mozilla browser Version 1.1 or later, or FireFox 1.0.7 browser
- 128-bit encryption
Minimum network requirements:
- Internet access at a minimum of 30 kbps of dedicated bandwidth
- A direct Internet connection that allows communication on port 443 or 1494 (depending on your class)
- Proxy rules that permit Citrix ICA Client access using ICA/SSL packets
For information on other related WebSphere courses, visit the WebSphere Education Training Paths Web site:
http://www.ibm.com/software/websphere/education/paths/
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Audience
This intermediate-level course is designed for integration specialists and senior-level application developers who have experience working with WebSphere Message Broker. This course is not suitable for someone with little or no WebSphere Message Broker experience.
Prerequisites
Before taking this course, students should have a working knowledge of IBM WebSphere MQ application programming concepts. Students should also be familiar with the Windows XP operating system environment for the hands-on exercises, and should be able to invoke simple functions within that environment.
While not required, skills with SQL, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Java, and XML Path Language (XPath) are helpful.
Skills taught
- Describe the relationship between service-oriented architecture (SOA), enterprise service bus (ESB), and WebSphere Message Broker
- Explain the features and uses of WebSphere Message Broker
- Work with the Message Broker Toolkit
- Describe the function of the most popular processing nodes
- Choose the appropriate transformation option for a given task and skills profile
- Write basic ESQL or Java routines for message manipulation
- Transform messages with mappings
- Use problem determination aids to diagnose and solve development and runtime errors
- Describe supported transport protocols and use some of them in message flows
- Create and work with self-defining Extensible Markup Language (XML), predefined, and undefined data formats
- Explain how to provide and call Web services with SOAP/HTTP bindings from message flows
- Define, use, and test simple message models (MRM parser)
- Convert data to and from different code pages and numeric encodings
- Describe the publish/subscribe messaging model
- Explain how to extend broker functionality with WebSphere Adapters and both user-written and off-the-shelf plug-ins
Course outline
- Introduction
- Exercise: Transforming a COBOL message to XML
- IBM WebSphere Message Broker overview
- Working with the Message Broker Toolkit
- Problem determination
- Exercise: Analyzing error scenarios
- Exercise: Using problem determination tools
- Message transformation with ESQL, Java, and XSLT
- Exercise: Route and compute a sample complaint message using ESQL or Java
- Exercise: Understanding ESQL statements
- Message models and the MRM parser
- Exercise: Complaint_Reply message definition
- Using databases and maps in message flows
- Exercise: Mappings and databases
- Advanced message flow topics
- Exercise: Accounting and statistics
- Exercise: Generic error handler subflow
- Additional processing nodes
- Exercise: MQGet and Aggregation nodes
- Exercise: Collector, File, and Timer nodes
- Using Web services with message flows
- Exercise: Working with SOAP/HTTP Web services
- Extending Message Broker functionality