Advanced Workflows: Developing Custom Server Activities in .NET

Overview

This one-day course is the third in the Advanced Workflows series: simplify existing complex workflow logic by standardizing and reusing common workflow tasks.

Course Outline

Course introduction

Describe the types of business challenges a custom server activity can solve by performing these tasks:

Summarize the approach to learning used in this module
Configure the Advanced Workflows: Developing Custom Server Activities in .NET site
Describe the characteristics of custom server activities

From activities to assemblies

Explain the role of Geocortex Essentials Workflow Designer in analyzing custom activity solutions by performing these tasks:

Describe how to use a reference workflow activity to explore candidate tasks
Use a referenced workflow activity to examine custom activity functionality
Describe how to use the Save As Assembly feature to explore candidate tasks
Use an assembly-based activity

Code custom activities

Describe how to code a custom activity class with Visual Studio by performing these tasks:

Describe the role of activity subclasses
Describe the two types of activities
Identify the workflow activity argument types
Describe the role of the execute method
Manage custom activities in Visual Studio

Build a basic custom server activity

Build a basic custom server activity with Visual Studio by performing these tasks:

Describe how to build a custom server activity using Visual Studio
Build a server workflow activity using Visual Studio
Describe how to automate activity deployment
Automate activity deployment using Visual Studio
Describe how to add exception handling to a custom server activity
Add exception handling to a custom server activity
Describe how to configure activity debugging in Visual Studio
Configure activity debugging in Visual Studio

Enhance the custom activity

Configure an activity designer for a custom activity by performing these tasks:

Describe how to add attributes to a custom activity
Add designer attributes to an activity’s arguments
Describe how to improve the activity’s user interface
Add an activity designer to a custom activity

Product: Geocortex Essentials
Skill level: Advanced
Duration: 1 day

Lunch breaks typically occur at 12 PM (Eastern)/11 AM (Central); this is subject to change, based upon class requirements

Cost: $565

Audience:

Advanced Workflows: Developing Custom Server Activities in .NET is for web developers who need to support implementations using Geocortex Essentials’ workflow technology. Course attendees have a working knowledge of Visual Studio; they also have experience designing, building, testing, and deploying web-based software, but lack specific expertise in Geocortex Essentials workflow technology.

Prerequisites:

Working knowledge of Visual Studio
Working knowledge of Geocortex Essentials (including Geocortex Essentials Manager)
Working knowledge of building and configuring workflows for Geocortex Viewer for HTML5
Working knowledge of Esri APIs
Working knowledge of .NET web development
Working knowledge VB.NET and C#
Test your system to ensure that Adobe Connect and the virtual machine that you will be using during training can run successfully
We recommend using two monitors for an ideal learning experience

Self-Directed Training

Need to fit training into your busy schedule?

The scheduled training below offers you an online, instructor-led classroom experience, but you can also take courses when they’re more convenient for you! Self-directed course delivery includes:

2-3 consecutive days’ access (dependent on course) to a Geocortex training environment
All course materials
Access to a Geocortex instructor during office hours

All self-directed courses are offered at the same prices as their instructor-led equivalents.

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Scheduled Training

Interested in Geocortex training in a European time zone?

Please contact your regional Geocortex partner to find local training options. Check out the 1Spatial (UK) Geocortex on-site training options or the SIGGIS (Belgium) Geocortex on-site training options.