Web Services, SOAP and XML for QA Personnel

The term "Web Services" refers to a distributed computing technology that offers interaction and collaboration among vendors and customers, with the vision of providing ubiquitous computing capability.  Web Services are a new "breed" of Web applications.  They are self-contained, self-describing, modular applications that can be published, located, invoked and accessed anywhere across the Web.  It is an emerging technology.

This course will focus on the basic components of the Web Services technologies, along with their relationships and use.  Finally, testing approaches to the Web Services will be discussed.

 
1.0 Web Services
bulletAn Introduction to Web Services
bulletBenefits of Web Serivces
bulletAn Overview of the Web Services Platform
bulletDefinitions

2.0 XML (eXtensible Markup Language)

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Introduction to XML

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How can XML be used?

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XML Syntax

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XML Attributes

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XML Validations

 

3.0 DTD (Data Type Definitions)

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DTD - XML Building Blocks

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DTD Elements

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DTD Entities

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DTD Examples

 

4.0 SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol)

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What is SOAP?

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Advantages of SOAP?

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Relationship of SOAP to XML

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SOAP Message Structure / Examples

+ SOAP Envelope

+ SOAP Header

+ SOAP Body

+ SOAP Faults

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SOAP Encoding

 

5.0 WSDL (Web Services Definition Language)

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What are WSDL's?

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Advantage of WSDL's

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WSDL Components

+ Definitions

+ Types

+ Messages

+ Port Types

+ Bindings

6.0 Schemas

bulletWhat are Schemas?
bulletAdvantages of Schemas
bulletHow Schemas are used in the context of SOAP and Web Services
bulletRelationship of Schemas to WSDL's
bulletHow do you read a Schema?

7.0 Testing Web Services

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What are the characteristics of Web Services that are important to testing?

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What tools can you use to test Web Services?

+ XML Spy

+ SOAPScope

+ Browsers

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Approaches to Testing Web Services

 

 

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