LOT 959-IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1 Application Development

Architecting a Portal Solution

1. Demonstrate familiarity WebSphere Portal Web 2.0 features

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.wp.ent.doc_v615/dev/w2_ovu.html

2. Demonstrate knowledge of WebSphere Portal Platform features http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.wp.ent.doc_v615/overview/new_portal.html
3. Identify portal dependencies on existing software

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4. Identify supported portlet frameworks

          IBM supported frameworks

              The following is a list of the primary IBM tools that enable portlet development using the various frameworks:

·         Java Server Faces (JSF) 1.1

·         JavaEE standard

·         IBM Rational Application Developer (RAD) v7.0 / 7.5

·         Struts 1.1

·         IBM Struts Portlet Framework

·         IBM Rational Application Developer (RAD)v7.0 / 7.5

·         IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory

5. Identifying scope for custom portlets

NOT KNOWN

6. Know the authentication levels provided by WebSphere Portal

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.wp.ent.doc_v615/security/win_step_auth_task.html

7. Understand how portal features and portlets use user identity to personalize

http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/portalwiki.nsf/dx/Personalization#Personalization%20components

8. Understand patterns and methods for application integration with WebSphere Portal

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9. Understand portal page aggregation modes

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.wp.ent.doc_v615/dev/dgn_aggr.html

10. Use out-of-the-box portlets

https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/Joey_Bernal/entry/out_of_the_box_portlets?lang=en

Install, Setup and Configuration of a Developer Environment

1. Compile, packaging, and deploying portal artifacts using Rational Application Developer

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/SG247501/ch19.htm

2. Configuring Rational Application Developer for remote testing and debugging with WebSphere Portal

http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/portalwiki.nsf/dx/P61t3d

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/SG246681/ch30.htm

3. Create portlets in Rational Application Developer and WebSphere Portlet Factory

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4. Creating Portal projects in Rational Application Developer

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/SG247501/ch19.htm

5. Diagnose problems with development environment installation

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6. Identify Software Requirements

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/SG247501/40-03.htm

7. Optimize development environment

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/SG247501/40-12.htm

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/07/0327_riordan/

8. Understand software prerequisites (including compatibility questions)

NOT Known

Portlet Development

1. Create cooperative portlets using Click-2-Action and Property Broker

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/09/rationalapplicationdeveloperportaltoolkit3/

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/09/rationalapplicationdeveloperportaltoolkit5/index.html

2. Demonstrate knowledge of core Java Portlet Objects

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3. Demonstrate the differences between, events, render parameters, public render parameter, and scoped attributes; request, session, shared session, and application scope.

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/09/rationalapplicationdeveloperportaltoolkit5/index.html

http://www.box.net/shared/pkzbnqep0kg4v9ymbcuf

http://www.box.net/shared/hj8aofjle8eperzm8jgq

4. Describe the portlet life cycle for JSR-168 and JSR-286

http://www.box.net/shared/pkzbnqep0kg4v9ymbcuf

5. Effectively use JSP and JSTL to render portlet markup

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.wp.ent.doc_v615/dev/dgn_jstl.html

6. Have knowledge of WSRP for JSR-168 and JSR-286 portlets

Not Known

7. Identify supported portlet modes and custom portlet modes

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.wp.ent.doc_v615/dev/adprflyrpltmd.html

http://wpcertification.blogspot.com/search/label/portletmode

8. Implement portlet actions and events with Java 5 annotations

http://wpcertification.blogspot.com/search/label/annotation

9. Understand portlet descriptor files for each portlet type and utilize WebSphere Portal extend features

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10. Understand WebSphere Portal client side portlet API

http://wpcertification.blogspot.com/search/label/clientsideapi

11. Use AJAX to update state and trigger actions with JSR-286 portlets

Not Known

12. Use Remember Me API to provide anonymous portlet content personalization

http://wpcertification.blogspot.com/search/label/rememberme

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0905_buchwald/0905_buchwald.html

13. Utilize client profile information (JSR-188)

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.wp.ent.doc_v615/dev/wpsccpp.html

http://wpcertification.blogspot.com/search/label/cpi

14. Utilize of standard portlet cascading style-sheet classes

http://www.box.net/shared/nexthmmdiqd9aok6b8p8

Theme Development

1. Demonstrate understanding of Theme Extensions

http://www.box.net/shared/cjf3uqnob4ocgllp12lj

2. Develop custom themes, skins and screens

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.wp.ent.doc_v615/dev/dgn_crthm.html

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.wp.ent.doc_v615/dev/dgn_crskn.html

3. Identify Portal and Drag-and-Drop JSP tags

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.wp.ent.doc_v615/dev/dgn_dndtags.html

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.wp.ent.doc_v615/dev/dgn_ptltld.html

4. Implement Client Side Aggregation

http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/portalwiki.nsf/dx/introduction-to-client-side-aggregation-and-the-portalweb2-theme

5. Implementing Portal Navigation        http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.wp.ent.doc_v6101/dev/dgn_ptlnav.html

6. Portal Cascading Style-sheet classes

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.wp.ent.doc_v615/dev/dgn_css.html

7. Using Theme Customizer Portlet to modify a theme

http://wpcertification.blogspot.com/2009/03/theme-customizer.html

8. Using theme policies and custom page settings

http://wpcertification.blogspot.com/2009/03/theme-policy.html

Portal Frameworks and Portlet Services

1. Creating a custom Portlet Service

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.wp.ent.doc_v6101/dev/wpsptservice.html

2. Develop Login, Logout, and Session validation filters

http://wpcertification.blogspot.com/search/label/loginfilters

3. Parsing ATOM Feeds

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.wp.ent.doc_v6101/dev/rest.html

4. Understand key Service Providers (SPI) and Application Programing Interfaces (API)
1. Login Service SPI

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0905_buchwald/0905_buchwald.html

2. Portal User Management SPI

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.wp.ent.doc_v6101/dev/wpspuma.html

3. Portal Write Model SPI

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.wp.ent.doc_v615/dev/ctrlrapic_ovu.html

4. Property Broker SPI

Not known

5. Resource Addressability Framework (SPI)

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0710_koeth/0710_koeth.html#download

6. Step Up Authentication SPI

http://wpcertification.blogspot.com/search/label/rememberme

5. Use REST protocol to access SPI's

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.wp.ent.doc_v615/dev/rest.html

Testing, Debugging and Performance Monitoring of Portlets

1. Debug a portlet on a local server

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iadthelp/v7r0/topic/com.ibm.etools.portal.doc/topics/ttestdebugportlet.html

2. Debug a portlet using WebSphere Portal remote

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iadthelp/v7r0/topic/com.ibm.etools.portal.doc/topics/ttestdebugportlet.html

3. Effective use of logging

http://wpcertification.blogspot.com/search/label/UtilizeLogFortroubleshootin

4. Running code profiling in Rational Application Developer

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/tutorials/profilingjavaapplicationsusingrad/index.html

5. Troubleshoot portlet applications

            http://wpcertification.blogspot.com/search/label/UtilizeLogFortroubleshootin

6. Using portlet PMI statics

            http://wpcertification.blogspot.com/search/label/portletpmi

Additional Development Concepts

1. Assembling Composite Application Templates

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpexpdoc/v6r1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.wp.exp.doc_v615/caitai/i_bedt_c_tempsapps_intro.html

2. Collaboration API

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpexpdoc/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.wp.exp.doc_v615/collab/i_coll_r_cs_api.html

3. Creating custom portal search interfaces

Not Known

4. Developing Personalization Resources

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.wp.ent.doc_v615/pzn/pzn_demooverview.html

5. Have knowledge of Portlet Bridge Frameworks; Struts, JavaServer Faces, etc.

Not Known

6. Search the Business Solutions catalog

http://wpcertification.blogspot.com/search/label/businesssolutioncatalog

7. Using and extending the Credential Vault

http://www.softwareorbit.com/documentation/websphere-portal/using-shared-credential-vault-slot-in-websphere-portal

8. Using Web Content Management API's

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.wp.ent.doc_v615/wcm/wcm_dev_api.html

9. Writing Personalization and Visibility Rules

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.wp.ent.doc_v615/pzn/pzn_visibility.html