Lotusphere 2006 session. AD303: Building Composite Applications for IBM Workplace Collaboration Services and IBM Workplace Managed Client Applications

 Brian O'Gorman & Stanley Dunne

1. Building Composite Applications for IBM
Workplace Collaboration Services and
IBM Workplace Managed Client
Applications
AD303
Stanley Dunne (Architect STSM)
Brian O’Gorman (Client tools - Lead Developer)

2. Building Composite Applications in WebSphere
Portal / IBM Workplace
 The session starts with an overview of the workplace composite
application model as applied to server and managed client,
followed by an exploration of the set of tools used for the
assembly and development of these applications for the
Workplace platform.
 Following the presentation we will have a demonstration of the
Workplace Managed Client Tool for Eclipse.

3. Objectives
 After this session, you should …
 Know what a composite application is.
 Understand the set of tools available and when to use those tools.
 Understand the principal of the managed client.

4. Agenda
 Composite Application Overview
 Server based composite applications
 Managed client composite applications
 Portal tools for building composite applications
 Client tools for building composite applications
 Demonstration
 Building a client composite application.

5. Composite Application Overview
 IBM® Workplace™ represents the front end of
computing. IBM Workplace is a family of products,
technologies and solutions for creating adaptive work
environments that can be customized based on each
user’s unique role in the organization.
 A composite application is an assembly of
components into a custom role based work
environment.
Domino app
My Team
Enterprise Content
Discussion
Component
Custom forms,
workflow

6. What are components?
 Building blocks of Workplace applications
 Encapsulation of a business concept, process, or service
 mailbox, discussion, trouble ticket, search
 Workplace includes many Workplace business components
 Discussion, Team Calendar, Team Task List, Contact List, Forms, Document Library,
Membership/Roles, Search, People Finder, Pages
 A Workplace business component is distinguished from a
regular portlet by the fact that it integrates with the Workplace
collaborative infrastructure; providing for example lifecycle,
membership, roles and template support.

7. IBM Workplace The power of one
BUSINESS PROCESSES
Application
Adapters
FRONT-END
INTEGRATION
BACK-END
INTEGRATION
Monitorin
g
Workflow
s
Business Context
& Activities
Collaboration Services
Interaction &
Access Services
Managed Client
Services
Managed
Rich client
Browse
r
Mobile Clients
IBM
WORKPLACE
INFORMATIO
N
Data &
Content
Integratio
n
Search &
Analysis
architectural model, one
programming model, one
consistent tool set

8. Collaborative Composite Application
 A shared space that brings together people, content, and
processes
 projects, planning for events, team access to documents, etc.
 Represent an assembly of components that when used
together serve a particular business need
 One or more Pages with components like Team Task List, Team
Calendar, Document Manager, etc.
 Application Community
 Membership grouped by Roles determining access
Moderators, Members, Managers, Employees, etc
 Roles are mapped to component level access for example reader,
writer.
 May be represented by a template
 Instances of applications may be created based on the template.
 E.g. Many Team spaces each with a different membership

9. Component Interaction
 Properties of one component can be wired to actions of
another component.
 When the value of the property changes in the source
component the target component reacts to that change by
executing the action.
 A wiring facility provides the capability to connect components.
 The interactions are managed by a property broker.
Property Broker
Wire Registry[]
Source
Employee ID: 123
Name: Stan
AC Code: 111
Property ChangeID
Employee ID
Action
Wire
234
Brian
222
Go
Target
About
Stan
Brian

10. IBM Workplace Supports a diversity of Clients
Server/Browser
Workplace Managed Client
Mobile

11. Agenda
 Composite Application Overview
 Server based composite applications
 Managed client composite applications
 Portal tools for building composite applications
 Client tools for building composite applications
 Demonstration
 Building a client composite application.

12. Server based composite applications
 Accessed using a WEB browser.
 Application is an assembly of portlets on one or more portal
pages.
 An application catalogue provides a list of applications available
to the user.
 Supports templated collaborative applications.
 Workplace template editor (aka: Workplace Builder) is available for
assembling new templates or editing application instances.
 Supports integration of Domino WEB applications via the
Domino Application Portlet.

13. Agenda
 Composite Application Overview
 Server based composite applications
 Managed client composite applications
 Portal tools for building composite applications
 Client tools for building composite applications
 Demonstration
 Building a client composite application.

14. IBM Workplace Managed Client Platform
 The IBM Workplace Managed Client is a server-managed rich
client platform
 extends portal like function to desktop computers and mobile computing
environments.
 Rich user experiences
 all the functionality of the native desktop client, coupled with improved
manageability and controlled deployment.
 The rich client platform provides client-side security, application
integration and powerful user interface capabilities.
 A secure replicated repository for client-side data is provided.
 Applications are provisioned and updated automatically to user
desktops and devices from a provisioning server.
 The rich client incorporates Lotus Notes plug-in technology for
integrating existing, unmodified, Notes applications, and a web
browser plug-in for integrating web applications and portlets.

15. IBM’s : Collaboration Services
Unifying people, tools and resources to simplify day-to-day business
Dynamically integrated services ...
 Activity Explorer
 People finder
 Presence awareness and IM
 Teamspaces
 Templates & Forms
 Virtual meetings
 Document management
 Editors and viewers
 Threaded discussions
 eMail
 Calendar and schedule
 Workflow
 Learning
Built on the Workplace Managed Client
Platform

16. Managed client composite applications
 Managed client platform built on Eclipse technology.
 Components UI is represented by Eclipse Views.
 Application is an assembly of portlets on one or
more pages.
 Portlets provide the client with the information about the component
via an xml markup.
 Page layout details and the components runtime
Java binary files “.jar” are provisioned from the
server.

17. Extending Composite Applications to Desktop and
Mobile
Model
Web or Portal Server
Client Runtime Login and
Data Synchronization
XML
Server
Data
Client Side
Components
Local Data
Request
XML based model sends
description of composite
application to the client
platform
Provisioning application binaries
Update
Site
Render XML Cache
Server
Client

18. Agenda
 Composite Application Overview
 Server based composite applications
 Managed client composite applications
 Portal tools for building composite applications
 Client tools for building composite applications
 Demonstration
 Building a client composite application.

19. What it takes to create a composite application!
•Portlets
•Client Views
•Business
Logic
•Plugins
•Features
Develop •Portlets
Components
Assemble
Application
C
C
C
Pages / Wiring
C C
C
Server
End User
Role
Based
Access
Control
Accesses Server
Controlled Provisioning
•Applications

20. Workplace Template
Editor
A tool for application
Assembly
Modify
Template
Template Application
 Used by non-technical users and others doing simple customization
with the browser; no programming is required.
 Edit an Application or a Template.
 Applications may be saved as a template
 Supports Form templates allowing for the creation of simple view form
components.
Modify
Workplace Application
Builder
Save as a template

21. Workplace Template Editor Capabilities
 Create pages
 Add components to
pages
 Create and map
application roles to
components.
 Configuration of
template
parameters

22. Form Template Editor
 Provides an easy to
use, web-based
solution for self-service
form creation
 Forms, Views
 Automatic data
storage in the
Workplace
Document library.

23. IBM Workplace Designer
A tool for component creation
 A powerful, easy to use tool for the visual, script developer
building components for IBM Workplace environment
 Forms, views, data, and JavaScript
 Create document-oriented business process components,
using a flexible XML-based document model.
 Built on the Workplace Client Technology
 Get the job done quickly and efficiently
 Leverages existing skills, esp. for Domino developers

24. IBM Workplace Designer
The fastest way to build components for the IBM Workplace environment.
 Forms
 Lists
 UI Controls
 XML storage in
a relational db
 Schema Editor
 JavaScript
Editor
 Document API
 JavaScript and
Java.
 Property
Broker

25. Portal Support in Rational Application Developer
Tools for Java Developers
 Create new Portal projects
 Import and Export existing portals
 Create / edit skins and themes
 Based on existing theme and skins
 Create new Portlets
 JSR 168 or Struts based
 Using JSF standard

26. Rational Application Developer
Visual Development of Portlet UI

27. Agenda
 Composite Application Overview
 Server based composite applications
 Managed client composite applications
 Portal tools for building composite applications
 Client tools for building composite applications
 Demonstration
 Building a client composite application.

28. IBM Workplace Designer
The fastest way to build components for the IBM Workplace environment.
 In a future
Workplace
release…
 Components
built with
Designer will
run on both the
Browser and
the Workplace
managed
Client.

29. IBM Workplace SDK
 Enables developers to build collaborative IBM Workplace applications
and integrate with the IBM Workplace application infrastructure
 Use with Eclipse, Rational, etc. to extend platform
Lotus Workplace SDK includes API for the following:
 Component Services API (e.g., send mail, start chat, schedule meeting)
 Workplace Client APIs (e.g., provisioning, security, synchronization)
 Application Infrastructure Services API (e.g., create new app instance)
 Collaborative Application Component Interfaces (e.g., Lifecycle, Membership)
 Workplace Mail and Instant Messaging SPIs
 Workplace JSP tags (Person tag, Awareness)
 Documentation and samples for all of the above
 Documentation and samples
 Tools
 Available for download from developerWorks
http://www.lotus.com/ldd/lwpapi

30. IBM Workplace Managed Client Tool for Eclipse
 Designed for Java developers.
 Runs on the Eclipse or Rational Application Developer “RAD” IDE.
 Appeal to application developers new to client technology
 Does not require extensive knowledge of Workplace or Portal Server
 Eclipse plugin development experience a big advantage
 Ease of use a high priority
 Kick start to client application development
 Have an simple application running with ~10 mouse clicks and no Java to write
 Visual editing of user interface
 Positioning
 Used with the Workplace SDK to build full featured client applications.
 Is available in Workplace SDK 2.6
http://www.lotus.com/ldd/lwpapi

31. IBM Workplace Managed Client Tool for Eclipse
Key Features
 Visually Assemble composite applications for the
Workplace managed Client.
 Easily Integrate Notes applications leveraging client
plugin
 Visually Build User Interfaces for new Components
 Uses Eclipse Visual Editor for SWT (the Standard Widget Toolkit).
 Debug and Test run Applications
 Run or debug your application before deploying to server
 Manage deployment on the server
 Export or deploy directly

32. Agenda
 Composite Application Overview
 Server based composite applications
 Managed client composite applications
 Portal tools for building composite applications
 Client tools for building composite applications
 IBM Workplace SDK
 Demonstration
 Building a client composite application.

33. Q&A
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