Application Server is a product used for building an environment to execute applications mainly on a J2EE server compliant with Java EE 6 and to develop the applications that run in the execution environment. You can use a variety of functionality such as the functionality compliant with the Java EE standard specifications and the functionality independently expanded on Application Server. By selecting and using the functionality according to the purpose and intended use, you can build and operate a highly reliable system with an excellent processing performance.

The following are the broad classifications of the Application Server functionality:

• Functionality that serves as an execution platform for applications
• Functionality that is used for operating and maintaining an execution platform for applications

The above-mentioned functionality can be further classified according to the positioning and the intended usage of the functionality. The Application Server manuals are provided according to the classification of the functionality.

The following figure shows the classification of the Application Server functionality and the set of manuals corresponding to each functionality.

Figure 1-1 Classification of the Application Server functionality and the set of manuals corresponding to each functionality

#1

uCosminexus Application Server has been omitted from the manual names.

#2

With Application Server, you can execute SOAP Web Services and RESTful Web Services. Depending on the purpose, see the following manuals except the uCosminexus Application Server Web Services Development Guide.

When developing and executing SOAP applications

• uCosminexus Application Server SOAP Application Development Guide

When ensuring security for SOAP Web Services and SOAP applications

• uCosminexus Application Server XML Security - Core User Guide
• uCosminexus Application Server Web Service Security Users Guide

For details on the XML processing

• uCosminexus Application Server XML Processor User Guide

The following subsections describe the classification of functionality and the manuals corresponding to the respective functionality.

Organization of this section

1.1.1 Functionality as an application execution platform

1.1.2 Functionality for operating and maintaining an application execution platform

1.1.3 Functionality and corresponding manuals