Windows Communication Foundation

Course 6461A: Three days;Instructor-Led

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Introduction

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.


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Audience

This course is intended for application developers who know how to build and consume Web services in Microsoft .NET Framework 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-*, Web Services Enhancements (WSE), service life cycle management, and diagnostics.


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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 run-time functionality by 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.


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Prerequisites

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


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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

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 run-time functionality by 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 Quality

Lab: Improving WCF Service Quality

Managing WCF Service Instances

Managing Concurrency Issues

Throttling Access to a WCF Service

Passing Bulk Data Between a 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: Protecting a Service

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

Controlling the Flow of a Transaction from Client to Service

Forcing 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.




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