Contents

Preface
Purpose of This Document
How to Use This Document
Related Documentation
Contact Information

Understanding the WebLogic Enterprise (WLE) Product
Overview of the WLE Product
WLE Programming Environment
  IDL Compilers
  Development Commands
  Administration Tools
  ActiveX Application Builder
WLE Object Services
WLE Components
  Bootstrap Object
  IIOP Listener/Handler
  ORB
  TP Framework
How WLE Client and Server Applications Interact
  Step 1: The server application is initialized.
  Step 2: The client application is initialized.
  Step 3: The client application authenticates itself to the WLE domain.
  Step 4: The client application obtains a reference to the object needed to execute its business logic.
  Step 5: The client application invokes an operation on the CORBA object.

Developing WebLogic Enterprise (WLE) Applications
Overview of the Development Process for WLE Applications
The Simpapp Sample Application
Step 1: Writing the OMG IDL
Step 2: Generating Client Stubs and Skeletons
Step 3: Writing the Server Application
  Writing the Methods That Implement Each Interface's Operations
  Creating the Server Object
  Defining an Object's Activation Policies
Step 4: Writing the Client Application
Step 5: Creating a Configuration File
Step 6: Compiling the Server Application
Step 7: Compiling the Client Application
Additional WLE Sample Applications
  Univeristy Sample Applications
  Java Sample Applications

Using Security
Overview of the Security Service
How Security Works
The Security Sample Application
Development Steps
  Step 1: Defining the Security Level in the Configuration File
  Step 2: Writing the Client Application

Using Transactions
Overview of the Transaction Service
When to Use Transactions
What Happens During a Transaction
Transactions Sample Application
Development Steps
  Step 1: Writing the OMG IDL
  Step 2: Defining Transaction Policies for the Interfaces
  Step 3: Writing the Client Application
  Step 4: Writing the Server Application
  Step 5: Creating a Configuration File