Oracle SOA Foundation Practitioner Exam Study Guide

The Oracle SOA Foundation Practitioner Exam Study Guide is designed to provide students with the training information meant to help them pass the Oracle SOA Foundation Practitioner Exam (1Z0-451). The exam audience is made of implementation consultants who are using SOA related technology products in field, and/or have completed Oracle Service Oriented Architecture 11g Implementation Boot Camp or equivalent knowledge acquired through alternate training or on-the-job experience. The objectives for this exam are defined by learner or practitioner level of knowledge. Learner-level: questions require the candidate to recall information to derive the correct answer Practitioner-level: questions require the candidate to derive the correct answer from an application of their knowledge For each exam topic there have been identified alternative training options that are available at Oracle. Please note that some of the training recommended can cover multiple exam topics. The exam covers 11 topics: Topic 1: Service-Oriented Architecture Concepts Objectives Describe Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) concepts Identify standards that enable SOA Review Service Component Architecture (SCA) Describe Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) Training Options o o o Boot Camp Oracle Service Oriented Architecture Suite 11g Implementation Boot Camp Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University) Oracle SOA Suite 11g: Build Composite Applications Oracle SOA Suite 11g: Essential Concepts Online Training Oracle SOA Suite 11g: Overview Oracle SOA Suite 11g: New Features Level Learner Learner Learner Learner

Topic 2: SOA Composite Applications Objectives Understand the concepts of SCA Technologies Describe Oracle SOA Suite 11g components Describe the Service Components Define a composite application Describe SOA Composite Editor Level Learner Learner Learner Practitioner Learner

Training Options o o o Boot Camp Oracle Service Oriented Architecture Suite 11g Implementation Boot Camp Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University) Oracle SOA Suite 11g: Build Composite Applications Oracle SOA Suite 11g: Essential Concepts Online Training Oracle SOA Suite 11g: Overview Oracle SOA Suite 11g: New Features Assembling SCA Composite Applications

Topic 3: Adapters Objectives Describe adapter concepts and framework Describe technology adapters: File, Database, JMS, etc Describe application adapters E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, Siebel, etc. Explain adapter run-time configuration Explain adapter design-time configuration Training Options o o Boot Camp Oracle Service Oriented Architecture Suite 11g Implementation Boot Camp Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University) Oracle SOA Suite 11g: Build Composite Applications Level Learner Learner Learner Learner Learner

Topic 4: Orchestrating Services with BPEL Objectives Explain BPEL components activities and partner links Describe synchronous and asynchronous BPEL processes Describe message transformations and XSLT Explain parallel flow and conditional branching Explain BPEL integration with Java Training Options o o o Boot Camp Oracle Service Oriented Architecture Suite 11g Implementation Boot Camp Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University) Oracle SOA Suite 11g: Build Composite Applications Oracle SOA Suite 11g: Essential Concepts Online Training BPEL Component Overview Level Learner Learner Learner Learner Learner

Topic 5: Advanced BPEL Concepts

Objectives Describe exception handling in composite applications Describe the Fault Management Framework Describe compensation handling within a BPEL process Describe correlation concepts Manage transactions with SDO Training Options o o

Level Learner Learner Practitioner Learner Practitioner

Boot Camp Oracle Service Oriented Architecture Suite 11g Implementation Boot Camp Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University) Oracle SOA Suite 11g: Build Composite Applications

Topic 6: Working with Mediator Components Objectives Explain the Mediator component and its features Define business events and the Event Delivery Network (EDN) Create and configure a mediator service component Create mediator routing rules Training Options o o o Boot Camp Oracle Service Oriented Architecture Suite 11g Implementation Boot Camp Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University) Oracle SOA Suite 11g: Build Composite Applications Oracle SOA Suite 11g: Essential Concepts Online Training Mediator Component Level Learner Learner Practitioner Practitioner

Topic 7: Human Workflow Objectives Describe human workflow concepts, features and architecture Design human tasks and services Invoke a human task from a BPEL process Training Options o o o Boot Camp Oracle Service Oriented Architecture Suite 11g Implementation Boot Camp Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University) Oracle SOA Suite 11g: Build Composite Applications Online Training Human Task Component Level Learner Learner Practitioner

Topic 8: SOA Composite Applications Objectives Explain business rules concepts Describe the Oracle business rules architecture Describe Oracle Rules Engine Create a rules with the JDeveloper rules designer Integrate a simple rule with a BPEL Process Training Options o o o Boot Camp Oracle Service Oriented Architecture Suite 11g Implementation Boot Camp Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University) Oracle SOA Suite 11g: Build Composite Applications Online Training Business Rule Component Overview Level Learner Learner Learner Practitioner Practitioner

Topic 9: Secure Services and Composite Applications Objectives Explain web services and composite security Describe the Fusion Middleware security architecture Understand security policy management, identity propagation Describe OWSM Agents Training Options o o Boot Camp Oracle Service Oriented Architecture Suite 11g Implementation Boot Camp Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University) Oracle SOA Suite 11g: Build Composite Applications Oracle SOA Suite 11g: Essential Concepts Level Learner Learner Learner Learner

Topic 10: SOA 11g Integration Points Objectives Describe Oracle Service Bus concepts and architecture Describe Oracle Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) Describe Oracle B2B Describe EDA and Oracle Complex Event Processing (CEP) Training Options o o Boot Camp Oracle Service Oriented Architecture Suite 11g Implementation Boot Camp Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University) Oracle SOA Suite 11g: Build Composite Applications Level Learner Learner Learner Learner

Online Training Complex Event Processing Oracle SOA Suite 11g: Build Composite Applications

Topic 11: Monitoring and Managing SOA 11g Deployment Objectives Describe deploy and un-deploy of SOA composite application Describe management of a SOA composite application using the Enterprise Manager Describe Enterprise Manager Grid Control SOA Management Packs Training Options o o o Boot Camp Oracle Service Oriented Architecture Suite 11g Implementation Boot Camp Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University) Oracle SOA Suite 11g: Build Composite Applications Online Training Enterprise Manager Pack for SOA Level Practitioner Learner Learner

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