WebSphere Portal server is a way to host many web based applications in a central location. Users need to login only once and use all applications in a consistent manner. Customers and business partners can access the portal site and make use of all applications running in the portal.

This three day training class teaches students the WebSphere Portal development JSR 168 API. It also covers Struts and JavaServer Faces based portal site development. All labs are doe using Rational Application Developer (RAD) v6.

• Introduction to WebSphere Portal, key concepts and benefits
• Portal programming model.
• Detail coverage of the JSR 168 API
• Introduction to Portal Toolkit
• Struts based portlet development
• JavaServer Faces (JSF) based portlet development

   

After completing this course, the student should be able to:

• Install and use the latest Portal Toolkit
• Understand the motivation behind portals
• Understand the JSR 168 programming model
• Use the Rational Application Developer (RAD) v6 based Portal ToolKit to build portal applications
• Develop portlets using Struts and JavaServer Faces (JSF)
  

Students should have intermediate knowledge of Java development using WebSphere Studio Application Developer. Knowledge of Servlet and JSP is strongly recommended.

Programmers who will be developing applications for WebSphere Portal Server.