Course Synopsis: Flex 3 and LiveCycle Data Services: Integrating with ColdFusion 8 provides experienced application developers with hands-on, practical experience connecting their Flex fontends to remote, dynamic data using LiveCycle Data Services. This two day course instructs developers how to connect with remote data using web services and LiveCycleData Services’ features allowing communication with a ColdFusion backend. In addition, skills will be learned how to manipulate and format the returned data.

Who Should Attend: This course is designed for application developers who want to connect their Flex fontends to dynamic data using ColdFusion 8.

Prerequisites: To gain the most from this class, you should:
• Have attended the Flex 3: Developing Rich Client Applications course.
• Have equivalent knowledge of the topics covered in F3RCA.

What You Will Learn:
• Integrating with ColdFusion
• Understanding Flash Remoting
• Managing Data on the Client
• ColdFusion Wizards for Flex Builder
• Providing XML to Controls with E4X
• LiveCycle Data Services Features
• Using the Message Service
• Uploading Files to ColdFusion

Time: Class time is 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Breaks are scheduled throughout the day and lunch is typically scheduled 12-1. Students provide their own lunch.

Locations: We have company-operated facilities in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, San Diego and Washington DC. We also work with a network of rental facilities to offer our classes regularly across the United States and in Canada. Please double-check the location of your class with our office to make sure you get to the right location.

Related Courses: We recommend the following courses that relate to this class: Flex 3: Developing Rich Client Applications and Fast Track to ColdFusion 8. Please take a look at our other course outlines at our web site, http://www.ledet.com.

Goals: Sterling Ledet and Associates realizes the importance of education and we take pride in being able to offer you classes that are more custom fit to your needs. Call us at (770) 414-5007 if you have any special questions or e-mail us at sales@ledet.com.

Registration: Please fill out our registration form and fax it to us at (312) 896-9094.

Flex 3 and LCDS: Integrating with ColdFusion 8

LESSON 1
Introduction to Flex 2 and ColdFusion 8
• Flex, ColdFusion, and the Adobe Engagement Platform
• Integrating Flex 2 applications with ColdFusion 8
• Understanding the Flex Services Configuration file
• Using the ColdFusion Extensions for Flex Builder
• Using CFEclipse

LESSON 2
Using ColdFusion Components asRemote Object Services
• Understanding remote object services
• Confi guring ColdFusion
• Creating a ColdFusion Component
(CFC)
• Calling a CFC method
• Handling results using an event handler
• Handling faults
• Calling multiple methods from the same CFC
• Passing arguments to a CFC function

LESSON 3
Using the ColdFusion Wizards for Flex Builder 2
• Installing the ColdFusion Wizards
• Setting up the RDS Dataview
• Using the RDS Query Viewer
• Generating ColdFusion Components with the ColdFusion Wizards
• Calling methods of generated ColdFusion Components
• Understanding Value Objects
• Passing a Value Object to a CFC function
• Using the ColdFusion/Flex Application Wizard

LESSON 4
Manipulating Complex Data
• Understanding Collection Classes
• Filtering data on the client
• Sorting data on the client
• Using the client-side data cursors

LESSON 5
Validating Data Entry Forms
• Validating form data
• Triggering validation with events
• Validating numeric input
• Triggering validation with ActionScript
• Using regular expressions

LESSON 6
Introduction to Flex Data Services
• Introducing Flex Data Services
• Installing Flex Data Services
• Flex Data Services Features
• Creating a Flex project for use with Flex Data Services
• Navigating the Flex Project Structure

LESSON 7
Using the Flex Message Service
• Introducing the Flex Message Service
• Reviewing Message Destination Configuration
• Understanding Publish-Subscribe Messaging
• Publishing Messages
• Receiving and processing messages
• Sending and Receiving Complex Data
• Integrating the Flex Message Service with
ColdFusion Enterprise

LESSON 8
Using the Flex Data Management Service with ColdFusion
• What is the Flex Data Management Service?
• Data Management Service Architecture with ColdFusion 8
• Configuring Flex Data Services and ColdFusion
• Generating ColdFusion Components with the ColdFusion Wizards for Flex Builder
• Filling an ArrayCollection
• Changing Data
• Managing Pending Changes
• Using Events
• Handling DataService Results

LESSON 9
Uploading Files to a Server
• Implementing file transfer basics
• Uploading a file to the server
• Enhancing the user experience with FileReference events