Module 1: Introduction to COM+ Services

This module covers the evolution of applications from monolithic applications to client/server applications to component-based applications and the supporting application infrastructure that COM+ services provides. The module also covers the COM+ runtime architecture and how it uses surrogates, context, and interception to provide services to components.

Lessons

• History of Server-Based Applications
• The COM+ Runtime Architecture

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 2: Configuring Just-in-Time Activation and Synchronization

This module describes the attributes that you can assign to components and how to write a serviced component. This module also describes how to access the object context from within code, JIT activation, synchronization, the relationship between synchronization and JIT activation, and how you can set JIT activation and synchronization for a component.

Lessons

• The .NET Enterprise Services Programming Model
• JIT Activation
• Synchronization

Lab: Configuring Just-in-Time Activation

• Exercise 1: Creating a Serviced Component
• Exercise 2: Using a Serviced Component

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 3: Using ADO.NET to Work With Data

This module describes how to run a query and retrieve a result set by using ADO.NET. The module also covers how to pass parameters to a stored procedure, create typed DataSet objects, and use construction strings to specify connection information to establish a connection to a data source.

Lessons

• The ADO.NET Architecture
• Accessing a SQL Server Database

Lab: Using ADO.NET in a Serviced Component

• Exercise 1: Creating a New Typed Dataset
• Exercise 2: Updating the PurchasingSelect Component
• Exercise 3: Updating the OrderProcessing Component
• Exercise 4: Modifying the PlaceOrder Web Page

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 4: Transaction Services

This module describes transaction processing, how it is implemented in .NET Enterprise Services, and how you add attributes to code to enable transaction processing.

Lessons

• Introduction to Transaction Processing
• .NET Enterprise Services Transactions

Lab: Using Transaction Services

• Exercise 1: Creating a Transactional Component
• Exercise 2: Updating the OrderProcessing Component
• Exercise 3: Updating the OrderApp Web Application
• Exercise 4: Testing with the OrderApproval Client

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 5: Securing Enterprise Applications

This module explains how to implement COM+ role-based security in serviced components by using .NET Enterprise Services.

Lessons

• Introduction to Application Security
• Implementing COM+ Role-Based Security
• Authentication and Impersonation

Lab: Securing Enterprise Applications

• Exercise 1: Updating the PurchasingUpdate component
• Exercise 2: Updating the OrderProcessing Component
• Exercise 3: Updating the OrderApproval Client

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 6: State Management

This module describes how to manage state in .NET Enterprise Services. It explains how to use the shared property manager (SPM) to store state, use ASP.NET applications to store application and session state, and use ASP.NET caching.

Lessons

• Introduction to State Management
• Using the Shared Property Manager
• Using ASP.NET to Store State

Lab: Managing Component State

• Exercise 1: Updating the OrderProcessing Component

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 7: Compensating Resource Managers

This module describes the architecture of compensating resource managers (CRMs) and how to implement CRMs.

Lessons

• Introduction to Compensating Resource Managers
• Implementing Compensating Resource Managers

Lab: Implementing Compensating Resource Managers

• Exercise 1: Creating the OrderDocCRM Component
• Exercise 2: Updating the OrderProcessing Component

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 8: Loosely Coupled Events

This module describes the architecture of Loosely Coupled Events (LCEs) and the LCE system. This module also describes how to configure and implement publishers, subscribers, and event classes.

Lessons

• Introduction to Loosely Coupled Events
• COM+ Events
• Using Loosely Coupled Events

Lab: Using Loosely Coupled Events

• Exercise 1: Creating an Event Class
• Exercise 2: Creating a Publisher
• Exercise 3: Creating a Subscriber

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 9: Queued Components

Lessons

• Introduction to Queuing
• Developing Queued Components
• Queued Components and Transactions

Lab: Creating a Queued Component

• Exercise 1: Creating a Queued Component
• Exercise 2: Calling the Queued Component

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 10: Debugging COM+ Applications

In this module, you will learn how to debug applications that use .NET Enterprise Services.

Lessons

• Debugging Tools
• Common Debugging Scenarios

Lab: Debugging COM+ Applications

• Exercise 1: Debugging DCOM Problems
• Exercise 2: Debugging Transaction Problems
• Exercise 3: Debugging Security Problems

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 11: Deploying and Administering COM+ Applications

This module introduces the COMAdmin objects and additional techniques and tools for deploying and administering COM+ applications. It describes the advantages and drawbacks of each technique so that students can select the one most appropriate for your application.

Lessons

• Deploying a COM+ Application Built Using .NET Enterprise Services
• Using COMAdmin Objects in WSH Scripts

Lab: Administering COM+ Applications

• Exercise 1: Creating a COM+ Application
• Exercise 2: Adding a Role to a COM+ Application
• Exercise 3: Deleting a COM+ Application
• Exercise 4 (Optional): Exposing a COM+ Application as an XML Web Service
• Exercise 5 (Optional): Creating the OrderDispatch Service

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 12: COM+ 1.5 Enhancements

This module explains how to use new COM+ version 1.5 features that help you manage, scale, and maximize the uptime of your COM+ application more efficiently. The module also explains how to use .NET Enterprise Services without having to implement serviced components.

Lessons

• Scalability and Availability Enhancements
• Manageability Enhancements
• Other COM+ Features

After completing this module, students will be able to: