

Flex 3 and LiveCycle Data Services: Integrating with ColdFusion 8 provides experienced application developers with hands-on, practical experience connecting their Flex font ends to remote, dynamic data using LiveCycle Data Services. This two day course instructs developers how to connect with remote data using web services and LiveCycle Data Services' features allowing communication with a ColdFusion backend. In addition, skills will be learned how to manipulate and format the returned data.
This course is designed for application developers who want to connect their Flex font ends to dynamic data. To gain the most from this class, you should:
Introduction to Flex and ColdFusion
Flex 3 and ColdFusion
Reviewing the course prerequisites and objectives
Reviewing the course outline
Integrating Flex applications with ColdFusion
Understanding the Flex services configuration file
Using the ColdFusion Extensions for Flex Builder
Using CFEclipse
Using ColdFusion Components with Flash Remoting
Understanding Flash Remoting and the RemoteObject class
Calling CFC methods with RemoteObject
Using RemoteObject Events
Complex Remote Method Calls
Remoting Service Runtime Configuration
Using the ColdFusion Wizards for Flex Builder
Understanding the ColdFusion Wizards for Flex Builder
Using the CFC Value Object Wizard
Using code from the CFC Value Object Wizard
Modifying data with Wizard methods
Using the ColdFusion/Flex Application Wizard
Managing Data on the Client
Understanding collection classes
Filtering Data on the Client
Sorting data on the client
Using the IViewCursor interface
Providing XML to Controls with E4X
Understanding XML structure
Working with XML data in ActionScript 3
Using E4X Expressions
Using the Tree control
Using Tree Control Events and Properties
Using E4X Expressions for Search
Removing Items from XML
Introduction to LiveCycle Data Services
Introducing LiveCycle Data Services
Creating a Flex project for use with ColdFusion and LiveCycle Data Services
LiveCycle Data Services Features
Using BlazeDS
Using the Message Service
Introducing the Message Service
Sending Messages
Receiving and processing messages
Sending and receiving complex data
Using the Message Service with ColdFusion Event Gateways
Using the Data Management Service
Data Management Service Overview
Creating a Data Management Service destination for use with ColdFusion
Using the Data Management Service in a Flex application
Managing changes to data
Managing changes to data
Using DataService Events
Advanced Data Management Service Features
Uploading Files to ColdFusion
Implementing file transfer basics
Uploading a file