6461 - Visual Studio 2008: Windows Communication Foundation

6461 - Visual Studio 2008: Windows Communication Foundation

Vendor Course Code:

6461

Course Length:

3 days

Course Price:

$2,040.00

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Overview:

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to build and configure a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) solution.

Skills Gained:

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Build a simple WCF service and client.
Create and configure a service as a managed application and select an appropriate hosting option.
Expose a WCF service over different endpoints and add runtime functionality using behaviors.
Improve debugging capabilities by examining messages and service activity.
Define service, operation, and data contracts to meet application requirements.
Add error handling to a WCF application.
Address service quality issues such as performance, availability, concurrency, and instance management.
Implement security in a WCF application.
Protect data integrity through correct use of transactions.

Key Topics:

Module 1: Getting Started with Windows Communication Foundation

This module explains how to build a simple WCF service and client

Lessons
Designing an Application to be Part of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Overview of WCF Architecture
Using a Language-Level Interface As a Service Contract
Implementing a Simple WCF Service in Visual Studio 2008
Consuming a simple WCF service in Visual Studio 2008

Lab: Creating a Simple Service
Creating a Simple WCF Service
Calling the Simple WCF Service

After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain how to design an application as part of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).
Describe the main parts of the WCF architecture.
Create a simple service contract for a WCF service.
Implement a simple WCF service in Visual Studio 2008.
Consume a simple WCF service in Visual Studio 2008.

Module 2: Configuring and Hosting WCF Services
This module explains how to create and configure a WCF service as a managed application and select an appropriate hosting option

Lessons
Programmatically Configuring a Managed Application to Host a WCF Service
Programmatically Configuring a Managed Application to Call a WCF Service
Defining Client and Service Settings by Using File-Based Configuration
Selecting a Hosting Option for a WCF Service
Deploying a WCF Service

Lab: Configure and Host a WCF Service
Creating a Programmatically Configured Managed Application to Host a Service
Calling a Service Hosted in a Managed Application by Using Programmatic Configuration
Defining Service Settings by Using External Configuration
Employing Different Hosting Options for a Service

After completing this module, students will be able to:
Create a programmatically-configured managed application that hosts a WCF service.
Call a WCF service hosted in a managed application by using programmatic configuration.
Define WCF service settings by using external configuration.
Select the best hosting option for a WCF service.
Deploy a WCF service onto a remote host.

Module 3: Endpoints and Behaviors
This module explains how to expose a WCF service over different endpoints and add runtime functionality using behaviors

Lessons
Exposing WCF Services Over Different Endpoints
Adding Behaviors to Services and Endpoints
Interoperating with Non-WCF Web services

Lab: Changing Service Endpoints and Behaviors
Exposing Services by Using Different Bindings
Adding Metadata Exchange to a Service
Creating WCF Clients and Services That Interoperate with Non-WCF Web Services

After completing this module, students will be able to:
Expose WCF services by using different bindings.
Add behaviors to services and endpoints.
Create WCF clients and services that interoperate with different types of Web services.

Module 4: Debugging and Diagnostics
This module explains how to improve debugging capabilities by examining messages and service activity

Lessons
Logging Messages
Activity Tracing

Lab: Message Logging and Activity
Generating Logging Information for a Service
Enabling End-to-End Tracing for a Service

After completing this module, students will be able to:
Log WCF messages.
Trace WCF service activity.

Module 5: Designing and Defining Contracts
This module explains how to define service, operation, and data contracts to meet application requirements

Lessons
Designing a Coherent and Cohesive WCF Service Interface
Defining a Service Contract
Defining Operations on a Service
Defining a Data Contract

Lab: Contracts for Services and Data
Defining and Implementing a One-way Operation Contract
Passing Complex Data with a Data Contract
Defining and Implementing a Callback Contract

After completing this module, students will be able to:
Design a coherent and cohesive service contract.
Define a service contract.
Define operations on a service.
Define a data contract.

Module 6: Handling Errors
This module explains how to add error handling to a WCF application

Lessons
Relating .NET Exceptions to Service-level Faults
Using Faults in a Service
Handling Faults and Exceptions on Clients

Lab: Error Handling
Handling Unexpected Errors in a WCF Service
Add Fault Handling to a WCF Service and the Service Contract

After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain how .NET exceptions relate to service-level faults.
Define fault information in a service contract.
Handle service exceptions on clients.

Module 7: Improving WCF Service Quality
This module explains how to address service quality issues such as performance, availability, concurrency and instance management

Lessons
Managing WCF Service Instances
Managing Concurrency Issues
Improving WCF Service Performance

Lab: Improving WCF Service Quality
Managing WCF Service Instances
Managing Concurrency Issues
Throttling Access to a WCF Service
Passing Bulk Data Between WCF Client and Service

After completing this module, students will be able to:
Manage WCF service instances.
Manage concurrency issues.
Improve WCF service performance.

Module 8: Implementing WCF Security
This module explains how to implement security in a WCF application

Lessons
Overview of Security in WCF
Applying Overall Security Requirements to a Binding
Specifying Required Client and Service Credentials
Working With Security Information

Lab: Implementing WCF Security
Applying Security for Internal Network Communication
Applying Security for Internet Communication

After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain the process for implementing security in WCF.
Apply overall security requirements to a binding.
Specify required client and service credentials.
Work with security information.

Module 9: Implementing Transactions
This module explains how to protect data integrity through correct use of transactions

Lessons
Overview of Transactions in a Service-Oriented Application
Creating Transactional Service Operations
Enabling the Flow of Transactions from Client to Service

Lab: Implementing Transactions for a Service
Control the Flow of a Transaction from Client to Service
Force a Transaction to Start When a Service Operation Is Called

After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain how transactions work in a service-oriented application.
Create transactional service operations.
Control transaction flow from client to service.

Target Audience:

This course is intended for application developers who know how to build and consume Web services in .NET 2.0 and how to use the common features of the base class library. The application developers do not have to understand concepts such advanced WS-*, WSE, service lifecycle management, and diagnostics.

Prerequisites:

Before attending this course, students should have intermediate experience developing applications by using previous versions of Microsoft Visual Studio at level 200.