1 Introduction and Roadmap

This chapter describes the contents and audience for this guide—Developing CommonJ Applications for Oracle WebLogic Server. This guide describes the Timer and Work Manager API and demonstrates how to implement it within an application.

This chapter includes the following sections:

• Document Scope and Audience

• Guide to This Document

• New and Changed Features in this Release

Document Scope and Audience

This document describes the Timer and Work Manager API. This document is a resource for system administrators and operators responsible for monitoring and managing a WebLogic Server installation. It is relevant to all phases of a software project, from development through test and production phases.

Guide to This Document

This document is organized as follows:

• This chapter, "Introduction and Roadmap," provides a roadmap for this guide and describes the audience for this guide.

• Using the Timer and Work Manager API, introduces and describes the Timer and Work Manager API, often referred to as CommonJ.

New and Changed Features in this Release

No new feature has been added for 12.2.1.2.0 release.

For a comprehensive listing of the new WebLogic Server features introduced in this release, see What's New in Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.2.0.