WA1035 Fundamentals of XML Training and Courseware Course Outline

WA1035 Fundamentals of XML Training and Courseware Course Outline

1. Getting Started with XML
	XML Overview Data and Document Structure An Employee Document Elements First XML What is XML ? Why XML? Another Example of XML Well-formed vs. Valid XML Document Enforcing Validity DTDs Presentation Style XSL and XSLT Markup Languages SGML HTML Structure of HTML XML Goals of XML Usage of XML

2. XML Syntax
	XML Elements Empty and Non-Empty Elements XML Naming Rules Rules for XML Tags Nesting and Hierarchy of XML Elements Simple XML XML Declaration Sections of an XML Document XML Elements Tag Attributes Comment Tags CDATA Tags Entity References Character References Processing Instructions Is the XML Declaration a Processing Instruction ? Well-formed vs. Valid XML Document Is this document well-formed? Namespaces Namespace URLS Namespaces Using XML Namespaces Binary Data In XML Encoding Binary Data Specifying Content Type of Binary Data Specifying Content Type of Binary Data

3. Basic XML Schemas
	What is XML Schema ? Goals of Schema Converting DTDs to Schema Recall: Namespaces The equivalent schema Sample instance document Documents Needed XML Schema Namespaces Link Documents to Schemas Inline element declarations XSchema Data Types XSchema Type Definitions XSchema Simple Data Types Primitive Data Types Simple Types Facet Restrictions on Element Content Using the Facet More Samples Define Simple Element Type Element Declaration Element Occurrence Indicators Complex Type Attribute Declaration Attribute Declarations Occurrence of Attributes Value Constraints on Attributes Sequence Element Element Choices Express any order Annotations

4. XPath Fundamentals
	XPath Tree Structure Example XPath Examples XPath Core Definitions Wildcards and Multiple Matches Other Node Operators Path Operators Predicates Predicate Relationships and Attributes More Predicate Examples Predicates Chaining and Indexing XPath Expressions XPath Numbers XPath Strings XPath Booleans XPath Functions String Functions Boolean Functions Number Functions XSLT and XPath XPath and Content Based Routing Summary

5. Introduction to XQuery
	What Is XQuery? XQuery Uses XQuery Properties XPath and XSLT XQuery Flow XQuery Participants Sample XQuery Source Simple Example Queries FLWOR Queries F-WOR Explained L Explained Wrapping Output Converting Output Inline Output Data Rendering Functions Joins Join Example Summary

6. Introduction to XSL
	Topics Formatting XML Documents XSL Three Parts of XSL XSLT XSL Transformation <xsl:stylesheet> <?xml-stylesheet> <xsl:template> <xsl:value-of> Navigating with XPath Navigating With XPath <xsl:for-each> <xsl:if> XPath Boolean expressions XPath Boolean Expressions <xsl:choose> <xsl:apply-templates> <xsl:sort> <xsl:sort> The Music Collection Example Introduction The Music Collection Example Sample XML file The Music Collection Example Retrieving owner details The Music Collection Example Retrieving the core data The Music Collection Example Retrieving the core data The Music Collection Example Current Output The Music Collection Example Retrieving canadianContent data The Music Collection Example Retrieving canadianContent data The Music Collection Example Current Output The Music Collection Example Retrieving media data The Music Collection Example Retrieving media data The Music Collection Example Retrieving media data The Music Collection Example Retrieving media data The Music Collection Example Final Output Formatting XML Documents

7. XML in Applications
	Topics Needs for Using XML in Applications Basic Functionalities Required for XML Applications XML Parser Obtaining a Parser SAX How it Works DOM DOM Parsing Applying XML Across System Boundaries Using XML on the Client Side Using XML on the Server Side Using XML in Non-Networked Systems Using XML in RDBMS The J2EE Blueprint A Typical Architecture Using XML in J2EE Applications Using XML in Applets Using XML Parser in Applets Using XML in Servlets Creating XML Middleware for Accessing Databases Transforming RDBMS Data to XML Data Transforming XML Data to RDBMS Data Storing XML Data in DB2

8. Schema Configuration Management
	Objectives Evolving Schema Management Techniques Internal Techniques Schema Version Attribute Adding An Attribute Namespace Change File-Based Mechanisms External Which To Use? Summary

9. Introduction to Web Services
	Objectives A Conceptual Look at Services Defining Services Service Communication Analogy Three Key Service Questions Connecting the Dots SOA Runtime Implementation What is a Web Service? Enterprise Assets as Services Typical Development Workflow Advantages of Web Services Web Service Business Models Example: Internal System Integration Example: Business Process Externalization Binding via SOAP SOAP in Protocol Stack SOAP Structure SOAP Message Architecture Applying SOAP Interface via WSDL WSDL Structure Applying WSDL Locating a Service UDDI Overview UDDI Terminology UDDI Structure Applying UDDI WS-I Overview WS-I Deliverables Summary

10. Cascading Style Sheets
	Cascading Style Sheets The xml-stylesheet processing instruction CSS details An example Common CSS tags display Common CSS tags Colors and Backgrounds Common CSS tags Fonts

Appendix-A. Writing DTDs
	DTD DOCTYPE Declaration Types of DTDs DOCTYPE Internal DTDs External DTDs Basic DTD Markup Element Type Declaration Elements Declarations Declaring Children Declaring Multiple Children Declaring Optional Children Declaring Zero or More Children Declaring One or More Children Combination of Children Putting It All Together DTD Putting It All Together XML Mixed Content Mixed Content An Example Attributes Declaration Attribute Default Values Attribute Types String Attribute Type Tokenized Attribute Type Enumerated Attribute Type ENTITY Declaration Parsed General Entities Parsed Parameter Entities

WA1035 Fundamentals of XML Training and Courseware Course Outline

1. Getting Started with XML

2. XML Syntax

3. Basic XML Schemas

4. XPath Fundamentals

5. Introduction to XQuery

6. Introduction to XSL

7. XML in Applications

8. Schema Configuration Management

9. Introduction to Web Services

10. Cascading Style Sheets

Appendix-A. Writing DTDs