Oracle SOA Suite 12c Guided Learning path

Guided Learning path

I have received a lot of queries regarding the Guided Learning Path(GLP)  of Oracle SOA Suite. Based on my experience, I'll try to list down the prerequisites and the learning path to Oracle SOA Suite 12c that will help for a beginner/intermediate developer to move further in this domain.

Overview- Oracle SOA

• What is SOA ?
• Overview of Oracle SOA
• Real Life Examples
• Benefits of using Oracle SOA Suite
• Importance- Oracle SOA Suite

Introduction to Web Services

• Overview of XML, XSD, Web-Services, SOAP, UDDI, WSDL
• Overview of XML, XSD, Web-Services, SOAP, UDDI, WSDL
• Web Services Sample Demonstration.
• Understanding WSDL

Service Component Architecture (SCA)

• Introduction to Service Component Architecture
• Building blocks of SCA
• Overview of Oracle SOA Suite 12c
• Introduction to Components of Oracle SOA Suite

Installation Oracle SOA Suite- QuickStart

• Overview of WebLogic server
• Overview WebLogic Domains and Server instances
• Setting up Oracle SOA Environment

Managing and Monitoring Composite Applications

• Overview of WebLogic Console and Enterprise Manager
• Setting up JDeveloper for deploying Composite Applications
• Deploying a Composite Application Using EM
• Creating Partitions for grouping deployments

Business Process Execution Language(BPEL)

• Introduction to Oracle BPEL
• Overview of the Oracle BPEL Component designer in Oracle SOA Suite
• Interaction Patterns in Oracle BPEL
• Developing & Deploying a simple Oracle BPEL Process
• Administer and Monitor Oracle BPEL processes in EM

Activities in Oracle BPEL Component Designer

• Scopes & Variables in Oracle BPEL
• Invocation Constructs in BPEL
• Working with Parallel Flows
• Conditional Branching
• Exception Handling
• Oracle Extension Activities

Orchestrating Services with Oracle BPEL

• Invoking external services in Oracle BPEL
• Overview of Partner Link
• Orchestrate services through BPEL for a Synchronous Service
• Orchestrate services through BPEL for an Asynchronous Service
• Base on WSDL

Fault Handling and Exception Management

• Events and Timeouts
• Fault and Exception Handling
• BPEL’s exception Handling, various activities in it
• Fault Management Framework

MDS Introduction

• MDS Advantages
• Types of MDS deployment.
• Configuration in Composites.

Event Delivery Network

• Introduction to Event Delivery Network
• Consuming Events from EDN.
• Defining Events and using them.

Working with Mediator Components

• Introduction to the Mediator Component
• Creating a Mediator Component
• Adding Routing Rules
• Create Content Based Routing filters
• Create XSL Transformations with XSLT Mapper
• Fault Handling in mediator

Creating Adapter Services

• Architecture of Technology Adapters
• Pre-built technology Adapters in SOA Suite
• Configuring Data sources, Connection Pools, JNDI
• Working with a Database Adapter
• Working with a JMS Adapter
• Working with a File Adapter

Business Rule and Decision Tables

• Introduction to Business Rules.
• Introduction to Decision tables
• Using Business Rules and Decision tables in BPEL

Human Workflow and Worklist Application

• Introduction
• Features of workflow service
• Users and Groups
• Hands on Sample

Securing Services and Composite Applications

• Introduction to Web Service Security
• Oracle Web Services Manager Policy Framework
• Introduction to Security Policies
• Attaching Security Policies at Design-Time in JDeveloper
• Attaching Security Policies Post-Deployment in Enterprise Manager
• Discussing Security Propagation between Applications and an SOA Composite

Sensors

• Introduction to Sensors
• Use of Sensors
• Different types of sensors

I'll keep posting the short tutorials on respective topics shortly.