Visual Studio 2008: Windows Communication Foundation - 6461 Course, Class Outline
(3 days)
Version 2008
Overview
This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to build and configure a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) solution.
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.
At Course Completion
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.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students should have intermediate experience developing applications by using previous versions of Microsoft Visual Studio at level 200.
Course Outline
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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