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| Sun Java System Portal Server Mobile Access 6 2004Q2 Developer's Guide | |
About This Guide
Sun Java™ System Portal Server Mobile Access (formerly Sun™ ONE Portal Server, Mobile Access) software is an extension to Sun Java System Portal Server (formerly Sun™ ONE Portal Server) software that enables users to access portal services from mobile devices such as cellular phones and PDAs. Mobile Access ships with three mobile applications: Calendar, Address Book, and Mail, all of which can be fully customized by developers.
The three mobile applications are based on JavaServer™ Pages (JSP™) technology, and as such, make extensive use of custom tag libraries that implement their behavior. Each tag library is customizable through a corresponding set of APIs written in the Java™ programming language.
In addition, Mobile Access software contains support for voice accessibility, which allows you to write and use applications that respond directly to voice commands.
This preface includes the following sections:
Who Should Read This BookThis guide is intended for developers who want to:
- Gain a developer’s perspective of the mobile address book, calendar, and mail applications
- Create voice-enabled applications accessible from any telephone
- Change the default behavior of the application-specific tag libraries provided in this release
- Customize or extend the Portal Desktop for their mobile devices
- Deploy online help for the mobile Portal Desktop
What You Need to KnowWhat you need to know will vary with the characteristics of your site. Knowledge of the following is recommended:
- Sun Java Enterprise System 2004Q2
- Sun Java System Portal Server 6 2004Q2 software
- Sun Java System Portal Server Secure Remote Access 6 2004Q2 software (formerly Sun™ ONE Portal Server, Secure Remote Access software)
- Sun Java System Identity Server 6 2004Q2 software (formerly Sun™ ONE Identity Server software)
- Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2 software (formerly Sun™ ONE Directory Server software)
- Your Web Container
- Programming and Markup Languages
- The Java™ Programming Language
- JavaScript™
- Markup languages used to create portal content appropriate for users’ mobile and voice environments, such as Wireless Markup Language (WML), compact Hypertext Markup Language (cHTML), Handheld Device Markup Language (HDML), Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML), and Voice Extensible Markup Language (VoiceXML).
- Other Technologies
- Your Operating System
In addition, you should have knowledge of basic UNIX� administrative procedures and you should have knowledge of the applications provided to your users; for example, Sun Java™ System Calendar Server 6 (formerly Sun™ ONE Calendar Server).
How This Book Is OrganizedThis book contains the following chapters and appendixes:
- Chapter 1, Understanding the Mobile Applications, provides a developer’s perspective of each mobile application by illustrating control flow through the various JSP pages.
- Chapter 2, Developing Voice Applications, explains how to add voice support to the applications that you develop. The chapter describes voice application prerequisites, and instructions for creating new voice-enabled applications.
- Chapter 3, Using the Mobile Access Public APIs, describes how to change the behavior of the application-specific tag libraries by extending the Tag Library API. The chapter also lists the utility classes exposed by the Desktop and Rendered Desktop APIs.
- Chapter 4, Deploying Online Help for the Mobile Portal Desktop, outlines the process for deploying online help files to the mobile Portal Desktop.
Conventions Used in This GuideThe guide uses certain typographical conventions to represent types of information presented.
Monospaced Font
Monospaced font is used for any text that appears on the computer screen or text that you should type. This font is also used for file names, distinguished names, functions, and examples.
Italicized Font
An italicized font is used to represent text that you enter using information that is unique to your installation (for example, variables). This font is used for server paths and names and account IDs.
Where to Find Related InformationIn addition to this guide, this Mobile Access software release provides supplementary information for administrators as well as documentation for developers.
Use the following URL to view all the Portal Server documentation:
http://docs.sun.com/coll/PortalServer_04q2
Additional documents that are available include:
Where to Find This Guide OnlineYou can find the Portal Server Mobile Access 6 Developer’s Guide online in PDF and HTML formats. This book can be found at the following URL:
http://docs.sun.com/doc/817-6258
Sun Welcomes Your CommentsSun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions. Use the web-based form to provide feedback to Sun:
http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback
Please provide the full document title and part number in the appropriate fields. The part number of this guide is 817-6258-10.