BEA AquaLogic Data Services Platform™ 2.1

ALDSP is a service-oriented solution that enables enterprise information to be delivered and accessed as data services. Using data services, organizations can deliver information in units that correspond to the logical business entities relevant to their domain, such as customers, orders, or products.

Data services encapsulate the logic for reading, writing, and transforming information, insulating data consumers from having to contend with multiple data source formats and connection mechanisms.

ALDSP provides the tools and frameworks necessary for rapid development and deployment of data services. A wide variety of client application types can access deployed data service functions.

Note: BEA AquaLogic Data Services Platform™ was originally named Liquid Data®. The documentation for this release generally uses the name Data Services Platform (ALDSP or DSP).

Installing Data Services Platform

How to install Data Services Platform and Samples. Includes information on supported platforms and databases, preconfigured domains, post-install tasks, and the sample retail application RTLApp.

Installation Guide

About the Sample Application

Administrator's Guide

How to manage a deployed Data Services Platform. Includes information on deployment to WebLogic Servers, security, metadata management, data caching, and performance and security auditing.

Using the Data Services Platform Console

Securing Data Service Platform Resources

Viewing Metadata

Data Services Developer's Guide

How to develop data services and XQuery functions using Data Service Platform graphical tools.

Using ALDSP Design View

Modeling Data Services

Developing XQuery Functions

Client Application Developer's Guide

How to develop client applications that use Data Services Platform provided information. Also, explains data updates and how to implement update-capable data services through Service Data Objects (SDO) technology.

Overview of application development...

Programming with SDO Objects...

Accessing Data Services from Java Clients...