Students who can benefit from this course are:

• Java developers responsible for developing and deploying JavaServer Faces (JSF) based web applications
• Java developers pursuing the Sun Certified JSF Developer examination

• Have a good understanding of the Java Programming Language
• Understand the fundamentals of web applications and HTTP protocol

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Design web applications using standard architectures, protocols, technologies and components
• Configure JSF within the Web Container
• Design views using JSF and EL
• Design custom components using Facelets
• Design and develop the model using JavaBeans or Pojos
• Integrate external resources such as JPA within Web Application
• Integrate navigation flow/ redirection
• Integrate models and views using events
• Validate application data
• Application data conversion
• Identify, Capture, and Resolve Errors
• Integrate Security
• Test, package and deploy applications

Module 1 - Getting Started with JavaServer Faces

• Understand common requirements for Web Applications
• Describe the JSF Web Application framework
• Describe the architecture of the JSF Web Applications
• Describe the View Description Language (VDL)
• Understand the role and structure of Managed Beans
• Describe navigation rules and cases
• Walk through a simple JSF web application

Module 2 - Designing JSF Pages Using Facelets

• Understand the structure of Facelet pages
• Use Tag libraries in Facelet Pages
• Describe the tag libraries supported in Facelets
• Understand the JSF Core Tag Library
• Understand the HTML RenderKit Tag Library
• Understand common attributes of the HTML tags

Module 3 - Using Managed Beans

• Define bean properties and bean scopes
• Declare beans using annotations
• Bind UI Components with Managed Beans
• Understand the Unified Expression Language (EL)
• Work with beans using Expression Language
• Understand the faces-config.xml Configuration File
• Configure beans in the faces-config.xml file
• Use Java EE Resources in Managed Beans

Module 4 - Designing Navigations

• Understand the implicit navigation rules in JSF 2.0
• Understand static and dynamic navigations
• Configure navigation rules and cases
• Understand the navigation rule declaration syntax
• Understand the navigation evaluation process

Module 5 - Validating and Converting Data

• Understand the data conversion and validating process
• Use standard data converters and standard data validators
• Configure default validators
• Use JSR-303 Bean Validation
• Work with conversion and validation messages
• Use Error Messages
• Use Resource Bundles in JSF Pages
• Develop custom validators and converters

Module 6 - Developing Complex Facelet Pages

• Use the DataTable Component
• Use the Facelets AJAX tag
• Understand the Facelets UI Tag Library
• Understand Facelet Templating
• Use ui:insert to define templates
• Use ui:composition to specify the template page
• Use ut:define to populate the template

Module 7 - Developing Composite UI Components

• Understand the concept of composite UI components
• Understand the elements of a composite component
• Understand JSF application resource libraries
• Design composite components
• Store composite components as resources
• Use Composite components

Module 8 - Working with Events

• Understand the life cycle of JSF request processing
• Understand life cycle events in JSF
• Understand value change events
• Use action events
• Register event listenets
• Understand the event model enhancements in JSF 2.0

Module 9 - Configuring and Deploying JSF Applications

• Understand JSF Web Application Stages
• Configure the state maintenance method
• Understand the application configuration loading process
• Install and upgrade JSF for a web container
• Deploy JSF web applications to the web container
• Test and verify the JSF application
• Configure security for JSF Web Applications