Course Outline
Module 1: Getting Started with Windows
Communication Foundation
This module explains how to build a simple WCF service and client.
Lessons
- 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
Lab : Creating a Simple Service
- Creating a Simple WCF Service
- Calling the Simple WCF Service
After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Explain how to design an application as part of a Service Oriented Architecture
(SOA).
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Describe the main parts of the WCF architecture.
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Create a simple service contract for a WCF service.
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Implement a simple WCF service in Visual Studio 2008.
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Consume a simple WCF service in Visual Studio 2008.
Module 2: Configuring and Hosting
WCF Services
This module explains how to create and configure a WCF service as a managed
application and select an appropriate hosting option.
Lessons
- 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
Lab : Configure and Host 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:
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Create a programmatically-configured managed application that hosts a WCF
service.
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Call a WCF service hosted in a managed application by using programmatic
configuration.
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Define WCF service settings by using external configuration.
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Select the best hosting option for a WCF service.
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Deploy a WCF service onto a remote host.
Module 3: Endpoints and Behaviors
This module explains how to expose a WCF service over different endpoints and
add run-time functionality by using behaviors.
Lessons
- Exposing WCF Services Over Different
Endpoints
- Adding Behaviors to Services and
Endpoints
- Interoperating with Non-WCF Web
services
Lab : Changing Service Endpoints and
Behaviors
- 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:
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Expose WCF services by using different bindings.
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Add behaviors to services and endpoints.
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Create WCF clients and services that interoperate with different types of Web
services.
Module 4: Debugging and
Diagnostics
This module explains how to improve debugging capabilities by examining messages
and service activity.
Lessons
- Logging Messages
- Activity Tracing
Lab : Message Logging and Activity
- Generating Logging Information for a
Service
- Enabling End-to-End Tracing for a
Service
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 5: Designing and Defining
Contracts
This module explains how to define service, operation, and data contracts to
meet application requirements.
Lessons
- Designing a Coherent and Cohesive WCF
Service Interface
- Defining a Service Contract
- Defining Operations on a Service
- Defining a Data Contract
Lab : Contracts for Services and Data
- 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:
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Design a coherent and cohesive service contract.
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Define a service contract.
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Define operations on a service.
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Define a data contract.
Module 6: Handling Errors
This module explains how to add error handling to a WCF application.
Lessons
- Relating .NET Exceptions to
Service-Level Faults
- Using Faults in a Service
- Handling Faults and Exceptions on
Clients
Lab : Error Handling
- 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:
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Explain how .NET exceptions relate to service-level faults.
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Define fault information in a service contract.
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Handle service exceptions on clients.
Module 7: Improving WCF Service
Quality
This module explains how to address service quality issues such as performance,
availability, concurrency, and instance management.
Lessons
- Managing WCF Service Instances
- Managing Concurrency Issues
- Improving WCF Service Quality
Lab : 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:
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Manage WCF service instances.
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Manage concurrency issues.
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Improve WCF service performance.
Module 8: Implementing WCF
Security
This module explains how to implement security in a WCF application.
Lessons
- Overview of Security in WCF
- Applying Overall Security Requirements
to a Binding
- Specifying Required Client and Service
Credentials
- Working With Security Information
Lab : Protecting a Service
- Applying Security for Internal Network
Communication
- Applying Security for Internet
Communication
After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Explain the process for implementing security in WCF.
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Apply overall security requirements to a binding.
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Specify required client and service credentials.
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Work with security information.
Module 9: Implementing
Transactions
This module explains how to protect data integrity through correct use of
transactions.
Lessons
- Overview of Transactions in a
Service-Oriented Application
- Creating Transactional Service
Operations
- Enabling the Flow of Transactions from
Client to Service
Lab : Implementing Transactions for a
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:
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Explain how transactions work in a service-oriented application.
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Create transactional service operations.
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Control transaction flow from client to service.
Prerequisit
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