1.
XML syntax and semantics
A detailed review at the XML standards
to exchange and publish information
in a structured way.
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mark up - structure implicit
- XML records structure - formatting
deduced.
- strict rules
- an examination of all XML syntax
- XML schemas
- the semantics defined
- DTD
- which elements are allowed where
- valid and correct XML
- names Vs attributes
- declarations
- object trees and data serialization.
- unicode
- how XML is actually sent
- entities
- macro behaviour (general/parameters,
internal/external, parsed/unparsed)
- processing instructions
2.
XML-based applications
Analysis of the design of two applications.
One with a human client - a document
application. Another aimed at automatic
processing by software - an e-business
data application.
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publishing - HTML done right
- B2B, XML's killer app
- B2B scenarios
- e-business system involved: delivery,
sales, etc
- cross company communication: replacement
for EDI
- the application as the document
- XML and relational databases
- XML and dynamic Web publishing
- benefits of XML schemas to applications
- XML processors enforcing structure
- application access to document structure
- fixed values
- channels
3.
XML standards
A set of related standards for creating
XML applications.
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XML namespace; only way to enable
reuse of standard structures
- DTDs to XML Schemas
- stylesheets; XSL and CSS
- syntax of XSL (XML Stylesheet Language)
- Apache Cocoon and future XSP technology
- CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) compared
with XSLFO (XSL Formatting Objects)
- XSLT (XSL Transformation)
- example using XSL
- XML to HTML and plain text
- application-to-application exchanges
- forms and editors
- e-business XML (ebXML), open source
project
- XML APIs
- DOM and SAX
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4.
XML software
Demonstrations and examples of current
XML software
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XML browsers - focus on stylesheet
support
- XML editors (Adobe Framemaker, XML
Pro, XMetal, Microsoft XML Notepad)
- XML parsers (standard Apache/IBM
ones for Java)
- XSL processors
- XML clients and an Excel example
- databases and XML
- XML databases
- XML and RDBMSs (Oracle, SQL Server)
5. XML in distributed Java applications
Parsing XML or converting into XML,
is subject to a number of conditions
based on the type of application.
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distributed applications and performance
issues
- XML optimization patterns
- the portal model
- XML on the client side
- browser limitations
- SOAP
- applications server support
6.
Software modelling with XML and UML
This section covers techniques of
identifying business rules that XML
must abide by, and introduces relevant
parts of UML.
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static models and why XML needs modelling
- objects, types, attributes, snapshots
- examples to show XML's limitations
- use-cases and tasks
- how to build the necessary interfaces
- event and state charts
- precursors to formation of business
rules
- examples of building UML models
for XML systems
7.
Java design from XML-based models
Focused on the translation from our
model to Java code; in particular
the interface points between XML and
Java
-
class diagram types to entities
- transaction post conditions
- business rules
- static and dynamic constraints
- XML tree rules revisited
- specification of adapters
- use of state diagrams for integration
- integrating business/component models
- monitor data in and out of systems
8.
Uses of XML in business systems
XML can be used vertically and horizontally
through the enterprise. This
concluding section will look at the
many ways XML can be used in business
systems.
-
presentation layer and the XML solution
to HTML generation problems
- business logic
- XML as business objects transported
between applications
- data persistence and standards adopted
by database vendors
- wrapper existing applications
- write adapters or use the vendor's
- the importance of test monitors
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note, when taught at your site, this
course is customizable. Modules
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