Flex 3 and LiveCycle Data Services: Integrating with Data and Messaging

Flex 3 and LiveCycle Data Services: Integrating with Data and Messaging provides experienced application developers with hands-on, practical experience connecting their Flex client applications to remote, dynamic data using LiveCycle Data Services. This two day course instructs developers how to connect with remote data using webservices and LiveCycle Data Services' features allowing communication with a Javabased server environment. In addition, skills will be learned how to manipulate and format the returned data.

Audience

This course is designed for application developers who want to connect their Flex client applications to dynamic data using Java-based server environments and web services. To gain the most from this class, you should:

• Have attended the Flex 3: Developing Rich Client Applications course.

• Have equivalent knowledge of the topics covered in F3RCA.

Next steps

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Course Outline

1 Introducing Flex 3 and LiveCycle Data Services: Integrating with Data and Messaging Introducing Mastery Learning Understanding the Course Format Reviewing the Course Prerequisites

Reviewing the Course Outline

2 Accessing Web Services

Using web services Invoking web service methods and using the results Handling results using an event handler Walkthrough 2:   Using a result event Handling faults Calling multiple methods from the same WebService object Passing Parameters to Web Services

Importing Web Services in Flex Builder

3 Introduction to LiveCycle Data Services ES

Introducing LiveCycle Data Services ES Installing LiveCycle Data Services Creating a Flex application for use with LiveCycle Data Services Understanding the Server Compilation Process LiveCycle Data Services Features The Proxy Service The Proxy Service Default Destination Named Proxy Service Destinations

Using BlazeDS

4 Using Java Classes with the Remoting Service

Understanding the Remoting Service Handling RPC Events Complex Remote Method Calls Exchanging Data between ActionScript and Java Handling Server-Side Exceptions

Remoting Service Runtime Configuration

5 Managing Data on the Client

Understanding collection classes Filtering data on the client Sorting data on the client

Using the IViewCursor interface

6 Using the Message Service

Introducing the Message Service Sending Messages Receiving and Processing Messages

Sending and Receiving Complex Data

7 Using the Data Management Service

What is the Flex Data Management Service? Data Management Service Architecture Changing Data Managing Pending Changes Using Data Management Service Events

Advanced Data Management Service Features

8 Providing XML to Controls with E4X

Understanding XML structure Working with XML data in ActionScript 3 Using E4X Expressions Using the Tree control Using Tree Control Events and Properties Using E4X Expressions for Search

Removing Items from XML

9 Uploading Files to a Server

Implementing file transfer basics Uploading a file