• Introduction to WebSphere Portal Server
  • What is a Portal
  • An Example of a WebSphere Portal Site
  • General Portal Architecture
  • WebSphere Portal Products
  • A Typical Network Architecture for WebSphere Portal
  • WebSphere Portal Server
  • WebSphere Portal Server Architecture
  • Page Aggregation Modules
  • Portlet
  • WebSphere Portal Built-in Portlets
  • Portlet Application
  • Portlet Mode and State
  • WebSphere Portal Information
  • Java Portlet Specification 1.0 (JSR-168)
  • Java Portlet Specification 2.0 (JSR-286)
  • Portlet Security Overview
  • Portal Access Control
  • Portal User Management
  • Credential Vault Service
  • Best Practices For Development
• Portlet Development Using Rational Application Developer 8.5
  • The RAD 8.5 Product
  • Portlet Development Support
  • RAD 8.5 Installation
  • Portal Server 8.0 Installation
  • Basic Steps in Portlet Development
  • Project Structure
  • Portlet Project
  • Create a Project Structure
  • portlet.xml Editor
  • Create a Test Portal Server
  • Managing the Server
  • Unit Testing
  • Export Portlet Application
• Introduction to JSR 286 Based Portal Programming
  • What is JSR 286?
  • Relationship With Java SE and Java EE
  • Comparing Portlets with Servlets
  • A Portal Site
  • Portlet
  • Portlet Application
  • The portlet.xml File
  • Portlet Definition in portlet.xml
  • Portlet Container
  • Portlet Window
• Basic Portlet Programming
  • Model-View-Controller in Portlet Application
  • The Portlet Interface
  • The Hello World Portlet
  • Portlet Lifecycle - Initialization
  • Portlet Lifecycle – Request Handling
  • Two Phase Request Processing
  • Two Phase Request Processing Architecture
  • The render Method
  • The PortletRequest Interface
  • The PortletResponse Interface
  • The RenderResponse Interface
  • PortletURL
  • PortletURL Example
  • The processAction Method
  • The ActionRequest Interface
  • Example: Handling Form Submission
  • The ActionResponse Interface
  • Example Use of Render Parameters
  • Dealing With Browser History
  • The GenericPortlet Class
  • User Session Management
  • Using the Session
  • Relationship of PortletSession with HttpSession
  • Session Usage Example
  • End of Portlet Life
  • Portlet Configuration
  • Initialization Parameters
  • Portlet Context
  • Invoking the View Layer
  • Controller Logic Implementation Techniques
• Portlet Preferences
  • Portlet Preferences
  • Portlet Preferences API
  • Example: Reading Preferences
  • Updating Portlet Preferences
  • Example: Updating Preference
  • Validating Preference Update
• Display Generation
  • Techniques in View Development
  • PortletRequestDispatcher include/forward Details
  • JSR 286 Tags
  • The defineObjects Tag
  • Example defineObjects Usage
  • The actionURL Tag
  • The renderURL Tag
  • The param Tag
  • The namespace Tag
  • National Language Support
  • Resource Bundle File
  • Displaying Translated Text
  • Portlet Resource Bundle
  • Providing Locale Specific Preference Defaults
• Advanced Programming Topics
  • JSR 286 Annotations
  • @RenderMode
  • @ProcessAction Annotation
  • Setting the Action Name in URL
  • Portlet Caching
  • Basic Caching Setup
  • Programmatic Cache Control
  • Validation Based Caching
  • Validation Caching API
  • Example Validation Control
• Portlet Services
  • Portlet Services
  • Writing a Portlet Service
  • Defining the Portlet Service Interface
  • Example - AccountService
  • Writing the Portlet Service Implementation
  • java.util.prefs.Preferences
  • Example – AccountServiceImpl
  • Registering Portlet Services
  • WAS Admin Console PortletServiceRegistryService
  • Using a Service from a Portlet
  • Example – Using a Service
  • Content Access Service
• Portlet Communication Overview
  • Portlet Communication Techniques
  • Comparison of Portlet Communication Techniques
  • Which Portlet Communication Technique Should I Use?
• Portlet Event
  • Portlet Events
  • Event Architecture
  • Example Use Case
  • Event Flow Sequence
  • Sequence Diagram
  • Defining an Event in portlet.xml
  • Using Default Namespace
  • Creating the Payload Class
  • Publishing an Event
  • Consuming an Event
  • The @ProcessEvent Annotation
  • Details about @ProcessAction
  • Additional Notes About Events
  • Portlet Event Configuration
• Public Render Parameter
  • Public Render Parameters
  • Example Use Case
  • Steps to Using Public Render Parameters
  • Define Public Render Parameter in portlet.xml
  • Declare Public Render Parameter for a Portlet
  • Setting Value of a Public Render Parameter
  • Example Setting Public Render Parameter
  • Getting Value of a Public Render Parameter
  • Additional API
  • Limitations
• Client-side Click-to-Action Portlet Communication
  • Client-side Click-to-Action (``Live Text``)
  • Example Use Case
  • Specify a Live Text Source
  • Specify a Live Text Source – Example
  • Specify a Live Text Target
  • Specify a Live Text Target - Example
  • Looking Underneath the Hood
• Developing JSF Portlets for WebSphere Portal
  • What is JavaServer Faces (JSF)?
  • Why Use JSF?
  • Nature of a JSF Application
  • JSF and MVC
  • Faces Servlet
  • Managed Bean
  • The View
  • A Simple JSF Application
  • The Input Form: form.jsp
  • The Result: thanks.jsp
  • The Controller: AddressBean
  • Page Flow or Navigation Rule
  • How Does the Application Work?
  • Creating a JSF Portlet
  • Navigation State Management
  • Advanced: Obtaining Core JSF Objects
  • JSF 2.0 and Portlets 2.0
• Web Services for Remote Portlets
  • Remote Portlets
  • WSRP
  • WSRP Terminology
  • WSRP Benefits
  • WSRP Architecture
  • Information Artifacts
  • Security Issues
  • JSR-286 and WSRP 2.0
  • Pre-defined Container Events
• Using AJAX in a Portlet
  • What is AJAX?
  • A Simple Example
  • The Old Way
  • The AJAX Way
  • Two Key Aspects of AJAX
  • Advantages of the AJAX Approach
  • The Basic AJAX API
  • Creating the XMLHttpRequest Object
  • The XMLHttpRequest Object Basics
  • Complete Example
  • The Timeline
  • Using AJAX from a Portlet
  • JSR-286 and AJAX
  • The ResourceServingPortlet Interface
  • Output From serveResource()
  • ResourceURL
  • AJAX Request Timeline
  • Steps to be Taken by a Portlet
  • A Complete Example
  • The View JSP
  • The Portlet Class
• The Dojo Toolkit
  • Introduction
  • Installation
  • Dojo Capabilities
  • Simple Example – Tab Widget
  • How Does DOJO Work?
  • Importing Packages
  • Widget Basics
  • Widget Layout Example
  • The Two byId() Methods
  • Widget Properties
  • Widget Events
  • Common Features of Widgets
  • Form Input Widgets
  • The Button Widget
  • The Checkbox Widget
  • The ComboBox Widget
  • The FilteringSelect Widget
  • The DateTextBox Widget
  • Layout Widgets
  • Other Common GUI Widgets
  • Creating Widget Instances Programmatically
  • Creating Widgets Programmatically
• Using Dojo in WebSphere Portal 8.0
  • Dojo and WebSphere Portal 8.0
  • Dojo and AJAX Portlets
  • Dojo Versions in WebSphere Portal 8.0
  • Dojo Best Practices
  • Dojo Support in RAD 8.5 – New Project
  • Dojo Support in RAD 8.5 – Existing Project
  • Dojo Tools in RAD 8.5
  • Generated Dojo Code in RAD 8.5
• Spring MVC Portlets
  • Portlets
  • Spring Portlet MVC Framework
  • Spring MVC and Portlet Configuration
  • Spring Required JARS
  • Configuring Spring Portlet MVC Framework
  • Spring Portlet Views
  • Spring Portlet Handler Mappings
  • Mapping on Render Parameters
  • Handling Portlet Actions
  • Session Attributes
  • Global Session
  • JSR-286 Resource Serving
  • JSR-286 Events
• Developing WebSphere Portal Themes and Skins
  • Changes in WebSphere Portal 8.0 Themes
  • Theme and Skin Concepts
  • Using WebDAV to Access Theme Files
  • Creating a Custom Theme
  • Customizing the New Theme
  • Important Styles
  • Dynamic Content Spot
  • Configuring Dynamic Content Spot
  • Developing a Theme as an EAR File
  • Registering Themes Deployed as an EAR
  • WebSphere Portal Tag Libraries
  • Using WebSphere Portal Tag Libraries
  • Managing Themes and Skins
  • Module Theme Framework
• WebSphere Portal Personalization Framework
  • Overview of Personalization
  • Presenting the Personalized Content
  • Creating a Personalization Rule
  • Personalization Campaigns
  • Content Spots
  • Personalization JAR Files
  • Personalization Resources
  • Personalization Portlets
  • Personalization Rules
  • Personalization Rules Process Flow
• Portlet Build and Deployment Process
  • Introduction
  • Overview of the Build Process
  • The Build Process
  • Installing a Portlet Web Module
  • How is a Portlet Web Module Installed?
  • Deploying Portlets Within an EAR
  • Managing Portlet Web Modules
  • Managing Portlet Applications
  • Managing Portlets
  • Adding a Portlet to a Page
  • Configuring a Portlet
  • Copying a Portlet Application
  • Copy a Portlet
  • Removing a Portlet From a Page
  • Uninstalling a Portlet Application
• iWidget Portlet
  • Introduction to iWidget
  • iWidget Portlets
  • Anatomy of an iWidget
  • Creating an iWidget
  • The iWidget Editor
  • Developing the Business Logic
  • Lifecycle Callback Methods
  • Firing an Event
  • Consuming an Event
  • Wiring
• Portal Development Best Practices
  • Architecture Best Practices
  • Controller (Portlet) Guidelines
  • View (JSP) Guidelines
  • Configuration Management
  • Session Management
  • Security Guidelines
  • Java Performance Tips
  • Portlet Performance Tips
  • Performance Testing Guidelines

And many more topics will be discussed based on student's need .......