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XML Training Overview
This seminar will introduce XML and explain its implications for IT. You will:
- Learn what XML is and where it is useful
- Understand the parts of an XML document and what makes it well formed
- Understand how schemas impose structure on an XML document
- Understand how Style Sheets can transform an XML document
- Be introduced to certain core XML languages, such as XHTML and XQuery
- Hear about current specific industry standard XML efforts such as FinXML
- Hear case studies of XML implementations
- Understand the role of XML in Web Services
- Learn about the facilities for processing XML using the Java language
- Understand how XML can enhance the capabilities of relational databases
- Understand the potential impact of XML and its potential benefit to your enterprise
- Receive a guide to additional resources that can further your understanding of XML
XML Training Prerequisites
General familiarity with Information Technology
XML Training Course duration
1 Day
XML Training Course outline
- Part I: XML Fundamentals
- Introducing XML
- What is XML?
- XML: A First Look
- Where is XML Useful?
- Why is XML Attractive?
- The XML Landscape
- XML Basics
- XML Documents
- Elements
- Tags
- Attributes
- Comments
- Processing Instructions
- Well-Formed XML
- A Longer Example
- Parsers
- XML Content Models
- XML Content Models
- DTDs
- XML Schema
- Part II: Core Languages / Techniques
- XML Stylesheets
- Style Sheet Overview
- CSS and XML
- XSL Overview
- Transformations
- Formatting Objects
- The State of the Art
- How XSL Works
- Who Should Apply XSL?
- A Basic Style Sheet
- Linking to Document
- Other XML Languages
- Part III: XML in Use
- Standard Schemas
- Standard Schemas
- FinXML
- XML in Action
- Vendor Support
- XML Products
- Some XML Cases
- A Detailed Case
- Web Services
- What is Web Services?
- How Web Services Works
- SOAP
- WSDL
- Service Discovery
- UDDI
- Where Are We?
- XML & Java
- What is Java?
- Why Use Java for XML?
- Java Software for XML
- XML & Databases
- XML Docs & RDBs
- Using Mixed Data
- XML-Aware Databases
- Part IV: Going Forward
- XML & IT
- Where to Use XML
- XML FAQ
- XML & Web Browsers
- XML & Legacy Systems
- XML & Doc Management
- What Skills Are Needed?
- What Tools are Needed?
- XML Resources
Hardware/Software Requirements
- Hardware Requirements
- This course is presentation only. It requires a single instructor PC connected to a projection device.
- A connection to the Internet is desirable (but not required) to show students various XML-related sites.
- Software Requirements
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 (to demonstrate the display of XML documents)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
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