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Advanced XML with SOAP

Course:   XMLSP
Duration:   2 Days
Level:   II
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Course Summary

This course will, through lecture and hands-on workshops, provide you with a practical introduction to several critical advanced XML skills.

First, you will learn how to read, write, and manipulate XML documents using the platform-neutral XML features XSLT (XML Stylesheet Language Transformations) and XQuery

Next, you will learn how to produce PDF documents from XML using XSL-FO (Formatting Objects). You will also learn how to create static and animated graphic images using SVG (Scalar Vector Graphics).

Finally, you will be introduced to two XML vocabularies that are widely used on the internet for classifying and syndicating information: RDF (Resource Description Framework) and RSS . You will also be introduced to two XML vocabularies that are at the heart of web services: SOAP and WSDL

Hands on workshops are provided for the chapters on XSLT, XQuery, XSL-FO, and SVG.

Topics Covered In This Course

XSLT: Controlling Output

  • Review of XPath and XSL basics
  • Branching: if
  • Branching: choose
  • Looping
  • Sorting data
  • Handling text
  • Numbering items
  • Formatting numbers
  • xsl:number
  • format-number()
  • Operators / Functions
  • Using Recursion
  • Hands-on workshop

Using XSLT to Build XML Output

  • Values in Attributes
  • Building XML Output
  • Inserting Elements
  • Inserting Attributes
  • Inserting Other Markup
  • Hands-on workshop

XQuery

  • Why XQuery?
  • Syntax
  • Utilities
  • Hands-on workshop

XSL-FO

  • Introduction to Formatting Objects
  • Font & text
  • Blocks
  • Page Layout
  • Lists
  • Tables
  • Graphics
  • Hands-on workshop

SVG

  • Advantages of vector graphics
  • Document structure
  • Shapes
  • Styles
  • Transformations
  • Using text (Word Art)
  • Filters
  • Gradients, Clipping, Masking
  • Animation
  • Interaction
  • Hands on workshop

SOAP

  • SOAP concepts
  • SOAP request
  • Structure of SOAP Message
  • SOAP response
  • SOAP header
  • Datatypes
  • Passing Objects
  • SOAP Faults
  • Attachments

WSDL

  • WSDL Elements
  • How to interpret WSDL

RDF

  • Metadata for machine to machine communication
  • Properties and Values
  • Using URIrefs for identification
  • Subject, Predicate, Object: Triples notation
  • RDF XML notation
  • Containers: Bag, Seq, Alt; ParseType="Collection"
  • Reification Vocabulary
  • The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative
  • Some metadata specifications: PRISM, XMP, XPackage
  • RSS 1.0
  • Tools and Utilities

RSS

  • Versions
  • Producers and consumers
  • Resources
  • Elements of the vocabulary
What You Can Expect

After completing this course you will be able to use:

Who Should Take This Course

Applications developers, application architects, and analysts are the typical audience. However, anyone involved in producing and consuming XML documents can attend this course.

Recommended Prerequisites

Students must be comfortable with basic XML, XPath and basic XSLT template structure.

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Every student attending a Verhoef Training class will receive a certificate good for $100 toward their next public class taken within a year.

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