Learn About Developing WebLogic Server Applications

• Overview of WebLogic Server Application Development
• Introduction to WebLogic Server

Set Up Your Development Environment

• Start and stop WebLogic Server
• Use the "split development directory" to develop your applications

Tools

• Ant
• Administration Console
• Command Reference
• Configuration Wizard
• EJBGen
• Template Builder
• WebLogic Scripting Tool

Build Your Application

• Develop applications with WebLogic Server
• Deploy your "split development directory" application on WebLogic Server
• Use Ant tasks to compile Java code
• Use Beehive

Application Examples

• API Examples
  Short examples demonstrating J2EE and WebLogic Server APIs.
• Avitek Medical Records Sample Application
  A complete and functional J2EE application including source code.

Design Your Application

• Use shared J2EE libraries and optional packages to share code among deployed applications
• Use lifecycle listeners
• Add WebLogic Server security features
• Internationalize or localize Your application
• Use threads in WebLogic Server
• Use logging in your application
• Write a client application
• Design a manageable applications

Move Your Application to a Production Environment

• Prepare your application or module for deployment
• Configure your application for production deployment
• Update your deployed application (Production Redeployment)

J2EE API Programming Guides

• Developing Custom Management Utilities with JMX
• Developing Manageable Applications with JMX
• Developing Web Applications, Servlets, and JSPs for WebLogic Server
• Monitoring and Managing with the J2EE Management APIs
• Programming WebLogic Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs)
• Programming WebLogic JDBC
• Programming WebLogic JMS
• Programming WebLogic JNDI
• Programming WebLogic JTA
• Programming WebLogic Resource Adapters
• Programming WebLogic RMI
• Programming WebLogic XML

Additional Programming Guides

• Configuring Log Files and Filtering Log Messages
• Developing Security Providers for WebLogic Server
• Extending the Administration Console
• ISV Partners' Guide
• Programming Stand-alone Clients
• Programming WebLogic Deployment
• Programming WebLogic jCOM
• Programming WebLogic JSP Tag Extensions
• Programming WebLogic Security
• Programming WebLogic Web Services for WebLogic Server
• Using WebLogic Logging Services for Application Logging
• Using WebLogic Server Clusters
• WebLogic Tuxedo Connector Programmer's Guide
• WebLogic Type 4 JDBC Drivers

Javadoc and API References

• Beehive Javadocs
• Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition Documentation (J2EE 1.4)
• Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition Documentation, Version 5.0
• WebLogic JMS C API Reference
• WebLogic Server Javadocs

General Reference

• Type-Safe Access for WebLogic Server MBeans (Deprecated)
• WebLogic JSP cache, process, and repeat tags
• WebLogic JSP form validation tags
• WebLogic Server Command Reference
• WebLogic Server MBean Reference
• WebLogic Server Message Catalog

WebLogic Deployment Descriptors

• Client Applications (weblogic-appclient.xml)
• EJBs (weblogic-ejb-jar.xml, weblogic-cmp-jar.xml)
• Enterprise Applications (application.xml, weblogic-application.xml)
• Resource Adapters (weblogic-ra.xml)
• Web Applications (weblogic.xml)
• Web Services (weblogic-webservices.xml)

Configuration Schema Reference

• Domain Configuration
• Domain Security
• Diagnostic Framework