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

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.

Unit 1: Course Outline 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

Unit 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

Unit 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

Unit 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

Unit 5: Managing Data on the Client

• Understanding collection classes
• Filtering data on the client
• Sorting data on the client
• Using the IViewCursor interface

Unit 6: Using the Message Service

• Introducing the Message Service
• Sending Messages
• Receiving and Processing Messages
• Sending and Receiving Complex Data

Unit 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

Unit 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

Unit 9: Uploading Files to a Server

• Implementing file tranfer basics
• Uploading a file