IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender V8.1 Fundamentals (Self-Paced)

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Description:

NOTE: THIS IS AN ONLINE SELF-PACED COURSE. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS COURSE.

This course is the foundation course for the WebSphere Transformation Extender curriculum, and is designed to provide a fundamental understanding of WebSphere Transformation Extender V8.1. The course focuses on the WebSphere Transformation Extender Type Designer, Map Designer, and Database Interface Designer components, and describes how they are used to define and transform flat file and database data.

THIS IS A SELF-PACED VIRTUAL CLASS. ONCE YOU REGISTER, YOU HAVE 60 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE COURSE.

Online Enrollment:

Before you enroll, review the machine requirements listed below to ensure that your system meets the minimum requirements for this course.

Within 48 hours after you submit the online form, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing your online link, your ID and password, and additional instructions for starting the course.

Start the course at any time. Once you start the course, you have 60 days to complete it. You are billed for the course when you submit the enrollment form.

ONCE YOU ARE ENROLLED IN THIS COURSE, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CANCEL YOUR ENROLLMENT.

Machine requirements:

After you enroll in this course, you will be directed to a link to help you prepare your system to access the course. The minimum requirements are as follows.

Minimum workstation hardware requirements:

• 500 MHz Pentium
• 512 MB RAM
• Microsoft-compatible mouse
• SVGA graphics capability
• 16-bit sound

Minimum workstation software requirements:

• Windows XP/2003
• Internet Explorer browser Version 6.0 or later, Netscape Navigator browser Version 7.0 or later, Mozilla browser Version 1.1 or later, or FireFox 1.0.7 browser
• 128-bit encryption

Minimum requirements for courses with online labs or virtual classroom functions:

• Internet access at a minimum of 30 kbps of dedicated bandwidth
• A direct Internet connection that allows communication on port 443 or 1494 (depending on your class)
• Proxy rules that permit Citrix ICA Client access using ICA/SSL packets

Audience:

This basic course is designed for programmers and analysts who need to implement data integration and transformation solutions using WebSphere Transformation Extender.

Objectives:

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Describe how to create data structures, data properties, and data components
• Explain how to validate type trees
• Transform flat file and database using the Map Designer
• Describe how to use Type Designer, Database Interface Designer, Functional Map Wizard, Map, and the Resource Registry to improve map and type tree design and throughput
• Implement error handling
• Optimize map performance

Prerequisites:

Before taking this course, you must have a basic understanding of data formats, databases, and processing logic.

Topics:

• Type Designer fundamentals
• Defining data structure and content
• Validating data definitions
• Building additional validation into tree types
• Map Designer fundamentals
• More about mapping
• Functional maps and the Functional Map Wizard
• More efficient type definitions
• Error handling
• Resource Registry
• Map optimization
• Running maps in production
• Database Interface Designer fundamentals
• Generating type trees for database tables and queries
• Using database query results as a data source
• Using database functions
• Using a database table as data target
• Database connection management
• Database adapter commands
• Putting it all together