Section 7: Java EE Web Services

7.1 Identify the characteristics of and the services and APIs included in the Java EE platform.

7.2 Explain the benefits of using the Java EE platform for creating and deploying Web service applications.

7.3 Describe the functions and capabilities of the JAXP, DOM, SAX, StAX, JAXR, JAXB, JAX-WS and SAAJ in the Java EE platform.

7.4 Describe the role of the WS-I Basic Profile when designing Java EE Web services.

Section 3: Describing and Publishing (WSDL and UDDI)

3.1 Explain the use of WSDL in Web services, including a description of WSDL's basic elements, binding mechanisms and the basic WSDL operation types as limited by the WS-I Basic Profile 1.1.

3.2 Describe how WSDL enables one to separate the description of the abstract functionality offered by a service from concrete details of a service description such as "how" and "where" that functionality is offered.

3.3 Describe the Component Model of WSDL including Descriptions, Interfaces, Bindings, Services and Endpoints.

3.4 Describe the basic functions provided by the UDDI Publish and Inquiry APIs to interact with a UDDI business registry.

References:

• WS-I Basic Profile 1.1 - http://www.ws-i.org/Profiles/BasicProfile-1.1.html

Section 1: XML Web Service Standards

1.1 Given XML documents, schemas, and fragments determine whether their syntax and form are correct (according to W3C schema) and whether they conform to the WS-I Basic Profile 1.1.

1.2 Describe the use of XML schema in Java EE Web services

References:

• Basic XML - http://www.w3schools.com/xml/
  
• Schema Primer - http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-0/
• Schema Structures - http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-1/
• Schema Datatypes - http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/
• XML Fragments - http://www.w3.org/TR/xml-fragment
• WS-I Basic Profile 1.1 - http://www.ws-i.org/Profiles/BasicProfile-1.1.html