Visual Studio 2008: Windows Communication Foundation (3 days)

Consuming a simple WCF service in Visual Studio 2008

Creating a Simple WCF Service

Calling the Simple WCF Service

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Explain how to design an application as part of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).

Describe the main parts of the WCF architecture.

Create a simple service contract for a WCF service.

Implement a simple WCF service in Visual Studio 2008.

Consume a simple WCF service in Visual Studio 2008.

This module explains how to create and configure a WCF service as a managed application and select an appropriate hosting option.

Programmatically Configuring a Managed Application to Host a WCF Service

Programmatically Configuring a Managed Application to Call a WCF Service

Defining Client and Service Settings by Using File-Based Configuration

Selecting a Hosting Option for a WCF Service

Deploying a WCF Service

Creating a Programmatically Configured Managed Application to Host a Service

Calling a Service Hosted in a Managed Application by Using Programmatic Configuration

Defining Service Settings by Using External Configuration

Employing Different Hosting Options for a Service

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create a programmatically-configured managed application that hosts a WCF service.

Call a WCF service hosted in a managed application by using programmatic configuration.

Define WCF service settings by using external configuration.

Select the best hosting option for a WCF service.

Deploy a WCF service onto a remote host.

This module explains how to expose a WCF service over different endpoints and add run-time functionality by using behaviors.

Exposing WCF Services Over Different Endpoints

Adding Behaviors to Services and Endpoints

Interoperating with Non-WCF Web services

Exposing Services by Using Different Bindings

Adding Metadata Exchange to a Service

Creating WCF Clients and Services That Interoperate with Non-WCF Web Services

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Expose WCF services by using different bindings.

Add behaviors to services and endpoints.

Create WCF clients and services that interoperate with different types of Web services.

This module explains how to improve debugging capabilities by examining messages and service activity.

Logging Messages

Activity Tracing

Generating Logging Information for a Service

Enabling End-to-End Tracing for a Service

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Log WCF messages.

Trace WCF service activity.

This module explains how to define service, operation, and data contracts to meet application requirements.

Designing a Coherent and Cohesive WCF Service Interface

Defining a Service Contract

Defining Operations on a Service

Defining a Data Contract

Defining and Implementing a One-Way Operation Contract

Passing Complex Data with a Data Contract

Defining and Implementing a Callback Contract

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Design a coherent and cohesive service contract.

Define a service contract.

Define operations on a service.

Define a data contract.

This module explains how to add error handling to a WCF application.

Relating .NET Exceptions to Service-Level Faults

Using Faults in a Service

Handling Faults and Exceptions on Clients

Handling Unexpected Errors in a WCF Service

Add Fault Handling to a WCF Service and the Service Contract

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Explain how .NET exceptions relate to service-level faults.

Define fault information in a service contract.

Handle service exceptions on clients.

This module explains how to address service quality issues such as performance, availability, concurrency, and instance management.

Managing WCF Service Instances

Managing Concurrency Issues

Improving WCF Service Quality

Managing WCF Service Instances

Managing Concurrency Issues

Throttling Access to a WCF Service

Passing Bulk Data Between a WCF Client and Service

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Manage WCF service instances.

Manage concurrency issues.

Improve WCF service performance.

This module explains how to implement security in a WCF application.

Overview of Security in WCF

Applying Overall Security Requirements to a Binding

Specifying Required Client and Service Credentials

Working With Security Information

Applying Security for Internal Network Communication

Applying Security for Internet Communication

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Explain the process for implementing security in WCF.

Apply overall security requirements to a binding.

Specify required client and service credentials.

Work with security information.

This module explains how to protect data integrity through correct use of transactions.

Overview of Transactions in a Service-Oriented Application

Creating Transactional Service Operations

Enabling the Flow of Transactions from Client to Service

Controlling the Flow of a Transaction from Client to Service

Forcing a Transaction to Start When a Service Operation Is Called

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Explain how transactions work in a service-oriented application.

Create transactional service operations.

Control transaction flow from client to service.