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MOC 6461 - Visual Studio 2008: Windows Communication Foundation

This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to build and configure a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) solution.

Who the course is for

This course is intended for application developers who know how to build and consume Web services in Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and how to use the common features of the base class library. The application developers do not have to understand concepts such advanced WS–*, Web Services Enhancements (WSE), service life cycle management, and diagnostics.

What we teach you

  • Build a simple WCF service and client.
  • Create and configure a service as a managed application and select an appropriate hosting option.
  • Expose a WCF service over different endpoints and add run–time functionality by using behaviors.
  • Improve debugging capabilities by examining messages and service activity.
  • Define service, operation, and data contracts to meet application requirements.
  • Add error handling to a WCF application.
  • Address service quality issues such as performance, availability, concurrency, and instance management.
  • Implement security in a WCF application.
  • Protect data integrity through correct use of transactions.
  • Required skills

    Before attending this course, students should have intermediate experience of developing applications by using previous versions of Microsoft Visual Studio development system at level 200.

    Teaching methods

    Expert instruction with practical examples, computer practice

    Teaching materials

    Original Microsoft Student Guide, price is not included.

    Course syllabus

    Module 1: Getting Started with Windows Communication Foundation

    • Designing an Application to Be Part of a Service Oriented Architecture
    • Overview of WCF Architecture
    • Using a Language–Level Interface As a Service Contract
    • Implementing a Simple WCF Service in Visual Studio 2008
    • Consuming a simple WCF service in Visual Studio 2008

    Module 2: Configuring and Hosting WCF Services

    • 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

    Module 3: Endpoints and Behaviors

    • Exposing WCF Services Over Different Endpoints
    • Adding Behaviors to Services and Endpoints
    • Interoperating with Non–WCF Web services

    Module 4: Debugging and Diagnostics

    • Logging Messages
    • Activity Tracing

    Module 5: Designing and Defining Contracts

    • Designing a Coherent and Cohesive WCF Service Interface
    • Defining a Service Contract
    • Defining Operations on a Service
    • Defining a Data Contract

    Module 6: Handling Errors

    • Relating .NET Exceptions to Service–Level Faults
    • Using Faults in a Service
    • Handling Faults and Exceptions on Clients

    Module 7: Improving WCF Service Quality

    • Managing WCF Service Instances
    • Managing Concurrency Issues
    • Improving WCF Service Quality

    Module 8: Implementing WCF Security

    • Overview of Security in WCF
    • Applying Overall Security Requirements to a Binding
    • Specifying Required Client and Service Credentials
    • Working With Security Information

    Module 9: Implementing Transactions

    • Overview of Transactions in a Service–Oriented Application
    • Creating Transactional Service Operations
    • Enabling the Flow of Transactions from Client to Service

    Recommended prior courses

    GOC301 - Introduction to Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Programming
    GOC340 - Developing XML Web Services Using Microsoft ASP.NET
    GOC311 - Core Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio
    MOC 2124 - Programming with C#

    Recommended subsequent courses

    GOC21 - Microsoft .NET Remoting in Practice
    MOC 2557 - Building COM+ Applications Using Microsoft® .NET Enterprise Services
    MOC 2933 - BizTalk Server 2006 – Developing Business Process and Integration Solutions Using Microsoft BizTalk Server
    MOC 2934 - BizTalk Server 2006 – Deploying and Managing Business Process and Integration Solutions

    Catalog price of course and handbook

    Locality Course price ex VAT Price of handbook ex VAT Number IT points
     Praha   13800 Kč  4700 Kč   30 items
     Brno   13500 Kč  4700 Kč   30 items

    Course dates

    Course date Course length Locality Price ex VAT Handbook ex VAT  Speaker language  
     25.10.2010   3   GOPAS Praha   13800 Kč 4700 Kč Course Guaranteed course date
     19.01.2011   3   GOPAS Praha   13800 Kč 4700 Kč Course
     26.04.2011   3   GOPAS Praha   13800 Kč 4700 Kč Course Guaranteed course date
     14.02.2011   3   GOPAS Brno   13500 Kč 4700 Kč Course
     18.10.2010   3   GOPAS Bratislava   465 EUR 179 EUR Course
     31.01.2011   3   GOPAS Bratislava   465 EUR 179 EUR Course
     29.03.2011   3   GOPAS Bratislava   465 EUR 179 EUR Course

    If none of the offered dates suits you, please contact our customer service department on tel. +420 234 064 900-3 (Prague), +420 542 219 935-6 (Brno).