Learn About WebLogic Server Web Services

• Overview of the WebLogic Web Services Programming Model
• Understand WebLogic Web Services
• Anatomy of a WebLogic Web Service
• WebLogic Web Services Features
• Common Use Cases and Examples

New Web Services Implementation for 9.1

• Differences Between 8.1 and 9.1 WebLogic Web Services
• Upgrading an 8.1 Web Service to 9.1
• Standards and Specifications Supported by 9.1 WebLogic Web Services

Design and Code Your Web Service

• Roadmap of Programming Tasks for WebLogic Web Services
• Iteratively develop Web Services starting from Java
• Iteratively develop Web Services starting from WSDL
• Program the JWS file
• Understand data types and data binding
• Integrate Web Services into the WebLogic Server split development directory environment

Invoke Web Services

• Invoke a Web Service from a standalone client
• Invoke a Web Service from another Web Service
• Create client-side SOAP message handlers
• Use a client-side security WS-Policy file
• Use a proxy server when invoking a Web Service

Use Advanced Features

• Use reliable Web Services messaging
• Invoke Web Services using asynchronous request-response
• Create conversational Web Services
• Create buffered Web Services
• Configure message-level security (digital signatures and encryption)
• Create SOAP message handlers

Code Examples

• Common Use Cases and Examples
• Examples from Programming Guide (Download ZIP File)
• Web Services code examples, if installed, are located in the WL_HOME/samples directory of your WebLogic Server installation and are available from the Start menu. See Application Examples and Tutorials for more information.

• Overview of Administering WebLogic Web Services
• Use the Administration Console
• Use the WebLogic Scripting Tool
• Use WebLogic Ant tasks
• Use the Java Management Extensions (JMX)
• Use the J2EE Deployment API

References for Developers

• JWS Annotations Reference
• Reliable Messaging Policy Assertions Reference
• Security Policy Assertions Reference
• Standards Supported by WebLogic Web Services
• WebLogic Server Javadocs
• Web Services Ant Task Reference

Additional Developer Resources

• dev2dev 9.1 Web Services Developer Page
• Java Technology and Web Services (Sun Developer Network Site)
• WebLogic Web Services Newsgroup
• WebLogic XML Newsgroup