
MOC 6462 - Visual Studio 2008: Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) Training (MOC6462)
Course Length: 2 days
Delivery Methods:
Available as private class only
Course Overview
This Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) class provides students with the knowledge and skills to build and configure a Windows Workflow Foundation solution. The class is intended for application developers who know how to create applications in Visual Studio 2005 or 2008.
Course Benefits
- Learn to explain Windows Workflow Foundation concepts and features.
- Learn to create sequential workflows.
- Learn to create state machine workflows.
- Learn to modify workflows at run time.
- Learn to implement conditional branching in a workflow.
- Learn to define and execute rule sets.
- Learn to forward chain rules.
- Learn to change rules at run time.
- Learn to call methods on the host process.
- Learn to handle events from the host process.
- Learn to consume services from a workflow.
- Learn to publish a workflow as a service.
- Learn to create a custom activity.
- Learn to create a custom composite activity.
- Learn to define custom activity layout.
- Learn to customize activity serialization.
- Learn to create a custom runtime service.
- Learn to hydrate and dehydrate workflows.
- Learn to monitor workflows.
- Learn to track workflows.
- Learn to handle faults in a workflow.
- Learn to handle cancellations in a workflow.
- Learn to create and manage transactions in a workflow.
- Learn to create and handle compensations.
Microsoft Certified Partner
Webucator is a Microsoft Certified Partner for Learning Solutions (CPLS). This class uses official Microsoft courseware and will be delivered by a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT).
Course Outline
- Creating and Hosting Workflows
- Overview of Windows Workflow Foundation
- Creating Sequential Workflows
- Creating State Machine Workflows
- Modifying Workflows at Runtime
- Lab: Creating and Hosting Workflows
- Applying Conditions and Rules
- Implementing Flow Control
- Defining and Executing Rule Sets
- Forward Chaining of Rules
- Changing Rules at Run Time
- Lab: Applying Conditions and Rules
- Communicating with Workflows
- Calling Methods on the Host Process
- Handling Events from the Host Process
- Consuming Services from a Workflow
- Publishing a Workflow as a Service
- Lab: Communicating with Workflows
- Creating and Configuring Custom Activities
- Creating Custom Activities
- Creating Custom Composite Activities
- Customizing Activity Serialization
- Defining Custom Activity Layout
- Lab: Creating and Configuring Custom Activities
- Creating and Managing Runtime Services
- Creating a Custom Runtime Service
- Hydrating and Dehydrating Workflows
- Monitoring Workflows
- Tracking Workflows
- Lab: Creating and Managing Runtime Services
- Managing Faults, Cancellations, Transactions, and Compensations
- Handling Faults
- Handling Cancellations
- Creating and Managing Transactions
- Creating and Handling Compensations
- Lab: Managing Faults, Transactions, and Compensations
Class Materials
Each student will receive a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.
Class Prerequisites
Experience in the following is required for this class:
- Visual Studio 2005 or 2008
Live Private Class
- Private Class for your Team
- Live training
- Online or On-location
- Customizable
- Expert Instructors