XML Fundamentals

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Course Description

In this XML Fundamentals training course you will learn fundamentals necessary to use XML on the Web or in data processing applications. Through lecture and hands-on lab exercises, you will learn the essentials of data interoperability using XML, write well-formed XML documents, enforce document validity, use XSLT and stylesheets to transform XML documents, and get an introduction to XML programming APIs in languages such as Java and Perl.

Course Outline

1. GETTING STARTED WITH XML

1.     Unstructured Text Document
2.     An Employee Document
3.     What is XML ?
4.     Why Study XML?
5.     Data and Document Structure
6.     Elements
7.     First XML
8.     Another Example of XML
9.     Well-formed vs. Valid XML Document
10.     Presentation Style
11.     Goals of XML
12.     Usage of XML
13.     Summary

2. XML SYNTAX

1.     XML Elements
2.     Empty and Non-Empty Elements
3.     XML Naming Rules
4.     Rules for XML Tags
5.     Nesting and Hierarchy of XML Elements
6.     Simple XML
7.     Sections of an XML Document
8.     XML Constructs…
9.     XML Declaration
10.     Processing Instructions
11.     Is the XML Declaration a Processing Instruction ?
12.     XML Elements
13.     Tag Attributes
14.     Comment Tags
15.     CDATA Tags
16.     Entity References
17.     Character References
18.     Namespaces
19.     Namespace URLS
20.     Namespaces
21.     Using XML Namespaces
22.     Working with Binary Data
23.     Encoding Binary Data
24.     Specifying Content Type of Binary Data
25.     Summary

3. BASIC XML SCHEMAS

1.      What is XML Schema ?
2.     Goals of Schema
3.     Converting DTDs to Schema
4.     Recall: Namespaces
5.     The equivalent schema
6.     Sample instance document
7.     Documents Needed
8.     XML Schema Namespaces
9.     Link Documents to Schemas
10.     Inline element declarations
11.     XSchema Data Types
12.     XSchema Type Definitions
13.     XSchema Simple Data Types
14.     Primitive Data Types
15.     Simple Types
16.     Facet – Restrictions on Element Content
17.     Using the Facet
18.     More Samples
19.     Define Simple Element Type
20.     Element Declaration
21.     Element Occurrence Indicators
22.     Complex Type
23.     Attribute Declaration
24.     Attribute Declarations
25.     Occurrence of Attributes
26.     Value Constraints on Attributes
27.     Sequence Element
28.     Element Choices
29.     Express any order
30.     Annotations

4. XPATH FUNDAMENTALS

1.     Xpath
2.     Tree Structure
3.     Example
4.     XPath Examples
5.     XPath Core Definitions
6.     Wildcards and Multiple Matches
7.     Other Node Operators
8.     Path Operators
9.     Predicates
10.     Predicate Relationships and Attributes
11.     More Predicate Examples
12.     Predicates Chaining and Indexing
13.     XPath Expressions
14.     XPath Numbers
15.     XPath Strings
16.     XPath Booleans
17.     XPath Functions
18.     String Functions
19.     Boolean Functions
20.     Number Functions
21.     XSLT and XPath
22.     XPath and Content Based Routing

5. INTRODUCTION TO XQUERY

1.     What Is XQuery?
2.     XQuery Uses
3.     XQuery Properties
4.     XPath and XSLT
5.     XQuery Flow
6.     XQuery Participants
7.     Sample XQuery Source
8.     Simple Example Queries
9.     FLWOR Queries
10.     F-WOR Explained
11.     L Explained
12.     Wrapping Output
13.     Converting Output
14.     Inline Output
15.     Data Rendering
16.     Functions
17.     Joins
18.     Join Example
19.     Summary

6. INTRODUCTION TO XSL

1.     Formatting XML Documents
2.     XSL
3.     Three Parts of XSL
4.     XSLT – XSL Transformation
5.     <xsl:stylesheet>
6.     <?xml-stylesheet>
7.     <xsl:template>
8.     <xsl:template>
9.     <xsl:value-of>
10.     Navigating with XPath
11.     Navigating With XPath
12.     <xsl:for-each>
13.     <xsl:if>
14.     XPath Boolean expressions
15.     XPath Boolean Expressions
16.     <xsl:choose>
17.     <xsl:apply-templates>
18.     <xsl:sort>
19.     The Music Collection Example – Introduction
20.     The Music Collection Example – Sample XML file
21.     The Music Collection Example – Retrieving owner details
22.     The Music Collection Example – Retrieving the core data
23.     The Music Collection Example – Current Output
24.     The Music Collection Example – Retrieving canadianContent data
25.     The Music Collection Example – Current Output
26.     The Music Collection Example – Retrieving media data
27.     The Music Collection Example – Final Output
28.     Formatting XML Documents

7. XML IN APPLICATIONS

1.     Topics
2.     Needs for Using XML in Applications
3.     Basic Functionalities Required for XML Applications
4.     XML Parser
5.     Obtaining a Parser
6.     SAX
7.     How it Works
8.     DOM
9.     DOM Parsing
10.     Applying XML Across System Boundaries
11.     Using XML on the Client Side
12.     Using XML on the Server Side
13.     Using XML in Non-Networked Systems
14.     Using XML in RDBMS
15.     The J2EE Blueprint
16.     A Typical Architecture Using XML in J2EE Applications
17.     Using XML in Applets
18.     Using XML Parser in Applets
19.     Using XML in Servlets
20.     Creating XML Middleware for Accessing Databases
21.     Transforming RDBMS Data to XML Data
22.     Transforming XML Data to RDBMS Data
23.     Storing XML Data in DB2

8. SCHEMA CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.     Evolving Schema
2.     Managing XML Schema
3.     Management Techniques
4.     Internal Techniques
5.     Schema Version Attribute
6.     Adding An Attribute
7.     Namespace Change
8.     File-Based Mechanisms
9.     External
10.     Which To Use?
11.     Summary

9. INTRODUCTION TO WEB SERVICES

1.     A Conceptual Look at Services
2.     Defining Services
3.     Service Communication Analogy
4.     Three Key Service Questions
5.     Connecting the Dots
6.     SOA: Runtime Implementation
7.     What Is a Web Service?
8.     Enterprise Assets as Services
9.     Typical Development Workflow
10.     Advantages of Web Services
11.     Web Service Business Models
12.     Example: Internal System Integration
13.     Example: Business Process Externalization
14.     Web Services Standards
15.     Binding via SOAP
16.     SOAP in Protocol Stack
17.     SOAP Structure
18.     SOAP Message Architecture
19.     Applying SOAP
20.     Interface via WSDL
21.     WSDL Structure
22.     Applying WSDL
23.     Locating a Service
24.     UDDI Overview
25.     UDDI Terminology
26.     UDDI Structure
27.     Applying UDDI
28.     WS-I Overview
29.     WS-I Deliverables
30.     Summary

10. CASCADING STYLE SHEETS

1.     Cascading Style Sheets
2.     The xml-stylesheet processing instruction
3.     CSS details
4.     An example
5.     Common CSS tags – display
6.     Common CSS tags – Colors and Backgrounds
7.     Common CSS tags – Fonts

11. WRITING DTDS

1.     DTD
2.     DOCTYPE Declaration
3.     Types of DTDs
4.     DOCTYPE
5.     Internal DTDs
6.     External DTDs
7.     Basic DTD Markup
8.     Element Type Declaration
9.     Elements Declarations
10.     Declaring Children
11.     Declaring Multiple Children
12.     Declaring Optional Childrens
13.     Declaring Zero or More Children
14.     Declaring One or More Children
15.     Combination of Children
16.     Putting It All Together – DTD
17.     Putting It All Together – XML
18.     Mixed Content
19.     Mixed Content – An Example
20.     Attributes Declaration
21.     Attribute Default Values
22.     Attribute Types
23.     String Attribute Type
24.     Tokenized Attribute Type
25.     Enumerated Attribute Type
26.     ENTITY Declaration
27.     Parsed General Entities
28.     Parsed Parameter Entities

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