SCDJWS Beta Exam Notes and Links

Going through this basic Java EE Tutorial is very beneficial
Good Reference http://saloon.javaranch.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=80&t=001572
Essential Basics http://www.javapassion.com/webservices/jaxwsbasics.pdf

Important Read - New but some exam related stuff https://metro.dev.java.net/guide/ should answer some m$ related stuff

Good Read from Server Point of View http://edocs.bea.com/wls/docs103/webserv_intro/overview.html

Labs are important - Netbeans recommended (just download it and use it for labs, you wont regret it when you come out of the beta)

Exam Testing Objectives


Section 1: XML Web Service Standards

• 1.1 Given XML documents, schemas, and fragments determine whether
  their syntax and form are correct (according to W3C schema) and whether
  they conform to the WS-I Basic Profile 1.1 Web Link
  
• 1.2 Describe the use of XML schema in Java EE Web services
  

Section 2: SOAP 1.2 Web Service Standards

• 2.1 List and describe the encoding types used in a SOAP message.
  
• 2.2 Describe the SOAP Processing (another link ) and Extensibility Model (w3c link).
  
  
• 2.3 Describe SOAP Message Construct and create a SOAP message that contains an attachment.
  

Section 3: Describing and Publishing (WSDL and UDDI)

• 3.1 Explain the use of WSDL in Web services, including a
  description of WSDL's basic elements, binding mechanisms and the basic
  WSDL operation types as limited by the WS-I Basic Profile 1.1.
  
• 3.2 Describe how WSDL enables one to separate the description of the abstract functionality offered by a service from concrete
  details of a service description such as "how" and"where" that functionality is offered.
  
• 3.3 Describe the Component Model of WSDL (Nearly all of the Section 2) including Descriptions, Interfaces, Bindings, Services and Endpoints.
  
  
• 3.4 Describe the basic functions provided by the UDDI Publish and Inquiry APIs to interact with a UDDI business registry.
  

Section 4: JAX-WS

• 4.1 Explain JAX-WS technology for building web services and client that communicate using XML
  
• 4.2 Given a set of requirements for a Web service, such as transactional needs, and security requirements, design and develop Web service applications that use JAX-WS technology
  
• 4.3 Describe the Integrated Stack (I-Stack) which consists of JAX-WS, JAXB, StAX, SAAJ
  
• 4.4 Describe and compare JAX-WS development approaches. Top Down Both & Client
  
• 4.5 Describe the features of JAX-WS (main annotations) including the usage of Java Annotations.
  
  
• 4.6 Describe the architecture of JAX_WS including the Tools SPI that define the contract between JAX-WS tools and Java EE.
  
• 4.7 Describe creating a Web Service using JAX-WS.(plenty of examples if all the links are visited on this page)
  
• 4.8 DescribeJAX-WS Client Communications Models. From IBM From JBoss
  
• 4.9 Given an set of requirements, design and develop a Web
  service client, such as a Java EE client and a stand-alone client,
  using JAX-WS.
• 4.10 Given a set of requirements, create and configure a Web service client that accesses a stateful Web service.
  

Section 5: REST, JSON, SOAP and XML Processing APIs (JAXP, JAXB and SAAJ)

• 5.1 Describe the characteristics of REST Web Services.
  
• 5.2 Describe the characteristics of JSON Web Services.
  
• 5.3 Compare SAOP web services to REST Web Services.
  
• 5.4 Compare SAOP web services to JSON Web Services.
  
• 5.5 Describe the functions and capabilities of the APIs included within JAXP.
  
• 5.6 Describe the functions and capabilities of JAXB, including
  the JAXB process flow, such as XML-to-Java and Java-to-XML, and the
  
  binding and validation mechanisms provided by JAXB.
  
• 5.7 Create and use a SOAP message with attachments using the SAAJ APIs.
  

Section 6: JAXR

• 6.1 Describe the function of JAXR in Web service architectural model, the two basic levels of business registry functionality
  supported by JAXR, and the function of the basic JAXR business objects and how they map to the UDDI data structures.
  
• 6.2 Create JAXR client to connect to a UDDI business
  registry, execute queries to locate services that meet specific requirements, and publish or update information about a business service.

Section 7: Java EE Web Services (Lab, Lab, Lab )

• 7.1 Identify the characteristics of and the services and APIs included in the Java EE platform.(Basically all the JAX links above)
  
• 7.2 Explain the benefits of using the Java EE platform for creating and deploying Web service applications.(Extra )
• 7.3 Describe the functions and capabilities of the JAXP, DOM, SAX, StAX, JAXR, JAXB, JAX-WS and SAAJ in the Java EE platform.(above reads should be enough rest covered below)
  
• 7.4 Describe the role of the WS-I Basic Profile when designing Java EE Web services.(above read should be enough)
  

Section 8: Security (Lab)

• 8.1 Explain basic security mechanisms including: transport level security, such as basic and mutual authentication and SSL, message level security, XML encryption, XML Digital Signature, and federated identity and trust. (Securing Web Applications Tutorial relevant read )
  
  
• 8.2 Identify the purpose and benefits of Web services security oriented initiatives and standards such as Username Token Profile, SAML, XACML, XKMS, WS-Security, and the Liberty Project.
  
• 8.3 Given a scenario, implement Java EE based web service
  web-tier and/or EJB-tier basic security mechanisms, such as mutual authentication, SSL, and access control.
  
  
• 8.4 Describe factors that impact the security requirements of
  a Web service, such as the relationship between the client and service provider, the type of data being exchanged, the message format, and the
  transport mechanism.
  
• 8.5 Describe WS-Policy that defines a base set of constructs that can be used and extended by other Web specifications to describe a
  broad range of service requirements and capabilities.
  

Section 9: Developing Web Services (Lab, Lab , Lab , Lab , Lab , Lab , Screencast Deployment , Screencast Securing, , Screencast Testing, Lab on SAML, Lab on Interoperability, End To End Mobility Lab , End to End EJB Lab )

• 9.1 Describe the steps required to configure, package, and deploy
  Java EE Web services and service clients, including a description of
  the packaging formats, such as .ear, .war, .jar, annotations and
  deployment descriptor settings.
  
  
• 9.2 Given a set of requirements, develop code to process XML files using the SAX, StAX, DOM, XSLT, andJAXB APIs.
  
• 9.3 Given an XML schema for a document style Web service create a WSDL file that describes the service and generate a service
  implementation.
  
• 9.4 Given a set of requirements, create code to create an XML-based, document style, Web service using the JAX-WS APIs.
  
  
• 9.5 Implement a SOAP logging mechanism for testing and debugging a Web service application using Java EE Web Service APIs.
  
• 9.6 Given a set of requirements, create code to handle system and service exceptions and faults received by a Web services client.

Section 10: Web Services Interoperability Technologies(WSIT Tutorial Should be enough most of the links below are from this tutorial)

• 10.1 Describe WSIT, the features of each WSIT technology and the standards that WSIT Implements for each technology and how it works.
• 10.2. Describe how to create a WSIT client from a Web Service Description Language (WSDL) file.
• 10.3 Describe how to configure web service providers and clients to use message optimization.
• 10.4 Create a Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) client that accesses a Java web service .
• 10.5 Describes the best practices for production and consumption of data interoperabilityJava web service clients or between Java web services and WCF web service clients. between WCF web services and

Section 11: General Design and Architecture

• 11.1 Describe the characteristics of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and how Web services fit to this model.
• 11.2 Given a scenario, design a Java EE web service using Web Services Design Patterns (Asynchronous Interaction, JMS Bridge, Web Service Cache, Web Service Broker ), and Best Practices.
• 11.3 Describe how to handle the various types of return values, faults, errors, and exceptions that can occur during a Web service interaction.
• 11.4 Describe the role that Web services play when integrating data, application functions, or business processes in a Java EE application.

Section 12: Endpoint Design and Architecture(End Point Design Issues)

• 12.1 Given a scenario, design Web Service applications using information models that are either procedure-style or document-style.
• 12.2 Describe the function of the service interaction and processing layers in a Web service.
• 12.3 Design a Web service for an asynchronous, document-style process and describe how to refactor a Web Service from a synchronous to an asynchronous model.
• 12.4 Describe how the characteristics, such as resource utilization, conversational capabilities, and operational modes, of the various types of Web service clients impact the design of a Web service or determine the type of client that might interact with a particular service.

Some more read on practices
http://wiki.java.net/bin/view/Javawsxml/JaxwsArticles
http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2SE/jax_ws_2/index.html
http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2SE/jax_ws_2_pt2/index.html

Another Study Guide http://java.boot.by/scdjws5-guide/