Developing Applications with ArcGIS Server Using the Java Platform

ArcGIS Server provides a set of software components and a framework for developing centrally managed GIS applications. This course introduces the Java Web Application Development Framework (ADF) and teaches how to build custom ArcGIS Server applications. You learn the basics of JavaServer Faces (JSF); about the available libraries, application programming interfaces (API), and server development guidelines; and how to develop different types of Web applications. In course exercises, you build JavaServer Pages (JSP) Web applications that use ADF Web controls. You also learn how to extend the ADF with custom buttons and tools through the task framework.

This course is designed for experienced Java programmers who have Internet development experience using Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE), including JSP.

After completing this course, you will be able to

• Understand the components of the ArcGIS Server Web ADF.
• Understand the basics of JSF.
• Develop custom Web applications using the Java ADF Web controls.
• Programmatically implement out-of-the box tasks in applications.
• Develop custom commands and tools using the task framework.
• Apply development rules for working with the ArcGIS Server SOAP and ArcObjects APIs in Web applications.

• The Web ADF: ArcGIS Server architecture and components; Web ADF controls; Task framework; Web applications; Web Mapping Application template; IDE integration; Configuration files; Themes; JavaScript libraries; Image resources.
• JavaServer Faces: JSF applications; JSF controls; Components of JSF JSP pages; Beans and managed beans; Value-binding expressions; Navigation rules and types; how JSF relates to ADF Web applications.
• Using the Context, Map, Toc, Overview and Toolbar controls with JSP; Command, Tool, and Task controls; Adding commands and tools to an application.
• Web ADF task framework: Implementing a task; Changing task properties; Search attributes, Query attributes, and Editing tasks; Task architecture; Implementing custom tasks; Parameters in the task framework; Adding parameters, commands, and tools to custom tasks; Task results.
• Programming with context attributes: WebContext, WebMap, WebToc, WebQuery attributes; Graphics layer; ADF resources and functionalities; Visualization of query results.
• Programming with the graphics layer: WebGraphics; Displaying geometry on a graphics layer; Using WebQuery and WebGraphics to add graphics; WebSymbol class; WebSimpleRenderer; WebClassBreaksRenderer.
• Programming with the graphics resource; GraphicsResource, GraphicsLayer, and GraphicsFeature; Adding attributes to graphics features; Querying the graphics resource.
• Programming with resource-specific APIs: ArcGIS Server resource-specific API; AGSMapResource; ArcGIS Server resources; Programmatically adding resources; ArcGIS Server SOAP Library; Converting object types; Using the geometry service.
• Programming with the ArcObjects API: Accessing the ArcObjects Library; AGSLocalMapResource; ArcGIS Server ArcObjects Library; Converting object types; Working with the Context; Deciding which API to use.

You should have completed Introduction to ArcGIS Server or have equivalent knowledge. You should also have experience programming with J2EE and JSP. Familiarity with JavaServer Faces, Internet protocols, Web services, and the online ArcGIS Server SDK for Java is recommended.

This course is designed to work with the following software:

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