Visual Studio 2008: Windows Communication Foundation
Course 6461A: Three
days; Instructor-Led
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.
This course is intended
for application developers who know how to build and consume Web services in
.NET 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-*,
WSE, service lifecycle management, and diagnostics.
After completing this
course, students will be able to:
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Build a simple WCF
service and client. |
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Create and configure a
service as a managed application and select an appropriate hosting option. |
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Expose a WCF service
over different endpoints and add runtime functionality using behaviors. |
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Improve debugging
capabilities by examining messages and service activity. |
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Define service,
operation, and data contracts to meet application requirements. |
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Add error handling to a
WCF application. |
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Address service quality
issues such as performance, availability, concurrency, and instance
management. |
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Implement security in a
WCF application. |
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Protect data integrity
through correct use of transactions. |
Prerequisites
Before attending this
course, students should have intermediate experience developing applications by
using previous versions of Microsoft Visual Studio at level 200.
Module 1: Getting Started
with Windows Communication Foundation
This module explains how
to build a simple WCF service and client
Lessons
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Designing an Application
to be Part of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) |
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Overview of WCF
Architecture |
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Using a Language-Level
Interface As a Service Contract |
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Implementing a Simple
WCF Service in Visual Studio 2008 |
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Consuming a simple WCF
service in Visual Studio 2008 |
Lab: Creating a Simple
Service
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Creating a Simple WCF
Service |
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Calling the Simple WCF
Service |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Explain how to design an
application as part of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). |
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Describe the main parts
of the WCF architecture. |
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Create a simple service
contract for a WCF service. |
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Implement a simple WCF
service in Visual Studio 2008. |
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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
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Programmatically
Configuring a Managed Application to Host a WCF Service |
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Programmatically
Configuring a Managed Application to Call a WCF Service |
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Defining Client and
Service Settings by Using File-Based Configuration |
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Selecting a Hosting
Option for a WCF Service |
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Deploying a WCF Service |
Lab: Configure and Host a
WCF Service
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Creating a
Programmatically Configured Managed Application to Host a Service |
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Calling a Service Hosted
in a Managed Application by Using Programmatic Configuration |
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Defining Service
Settings by Using External Configuration |
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Employing Different
Hosting Options for a Service |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Create a
programmatically-configured managed application that hosts a WCF service. |
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Call a WCF service
hosted in a managed application by using programmatic configuration. |
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Define WCF service
settings by using external configuration. |
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Select the best hosting
option for a WCF service. |
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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 runtime functionality
using behaviors
Lessons
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Exposing WCF Services
Over Different Endpoints |
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Adding Behaviors to
Services and Endpoints |
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Interoperating with
Non-WCF Web services |
Lab: Changing Service
Endpoints and Behaviors
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Exposing Services by
Using Different Bindings |
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Adding Metadata Exchange
to a Service |
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Creating WCF Clients and
Services That Interoperate with Non-WCF Web Services |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Expose WCF services by
using different bindings. |
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Add behaviors to
services and endpoints. |
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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
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Logging Messages |
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Activity Tracing |
Lab: Message Logging and
Activity
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Generating Logging
Information for a Service |
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Enabling End-to-End
Tracing for a Service |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Log WCF messages. |
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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
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Designing a Coherent and
Cohesive WCF Service Interface |
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Defining a Service
Contract |
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Defining Operations on a
Service |
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Defining a Data Contract |
Lab: Contracts for
Services and Data
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Defining and
Implementing a One-way Operation Contract |
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Passing Complex Data
with a Data Contract |
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Defining and
Implementing a Callback Contract |
After completing this module,
students will be able to:
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Design a coherent and
cohesive service contract. |
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Define a service
contract. |
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Define operations on a
service. |
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Define a data contract. |
Module 6: Handling Errors
This module explains how
to add error handling to a WCF application
Lessons
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Relating .NET Exceptions
to Service-level Faults |
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Using Faults in a
Service |
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Handling Faults and
Exceptions on Clients |
Lab: Error Handling
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Handling Unexpected
Errors in a WCF Service |
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Add Fault Handling to a
WCF Service and the Service Contract |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Explain how .NET
exceptions relate to service-level faults. |
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Define fault information
in a service contract. |
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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
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Managing WCF Service
Instances |
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Managing Concurrency
Issues |
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Improving WCF Service
Performance |
Lab: Improving WCF Service
Quality
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Managing WCF Service
Instances |
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Managing Concurrency
Issues |
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Throttling Access to a
WCF Service |
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Passing Bulk Data
Between WCF Client and Service |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Manage WCF service
instances. |
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Manage concurrency
issues. |
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Improve WCF service
performance. |
Module 8: Implementing WCF
Security
This module explains how
to implement security in a WCF application
Lessons
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Overview of Security in
WCF |
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Applying Overall Security
Requirements to a Binding |
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Specifying Required
Client and Service Credentials |
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Working With Security
Information |
Lab: Implementing WCF
Security
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Applying Security for
Internal Network Communication |
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Applying Security for
Internet Communication |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Explain the process for
implementing security in WCF. |
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Apply overall security
requirements to a binding. |
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Specify required client
and service credentials. |
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Work with security
information. |
Module 9: Implementing
Transactions
This module explains how
to protect data integrity through correct use of transactions
Lessons
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Overview of Transactions
in a Service-Oriented Application |
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Creating Transactional
Service Operations |
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Enabling the Flow of
Transactions from Client to Service |
Lab: Implementing
Transactions for a Service
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Control the Flow of a
Transaction from Client to Service |
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Force a Transaction to
Start When a Service Operation Is Called |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Explain how transactions
work in a service-oriented application. |
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Create transactional
service operations. |
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Control transaction flow
from client to service. |
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