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

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

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

The above-functionality can be further classified according to the positioning and the intended usage of the functionality. 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 the functionality (functionality guides).

Figure 1-1 Classification of Application Server functionality and the set of manuals corresponding to functionality (functionality guides)

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uCosminexus Application Server has been omitted from the manual names.

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You can execute SOAP Web Services and RESTful Web Services with Application Server. See the following manuals other than the uCosminexus Application Server Web Service Development Guide, depending on your purpose of execution.

When developing and executing SOAP applications

• uCosminexus Application Server SOAP Application Development Guide

When ensuring the security of SOAP Web Services or SOAP applications

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

For details about the XML process

• uCosminexus Application Server XML Processor User Guide

The following subsections describe the classifications of the functionality as well as the manuals corresponding to the functionality.

Organization of this section

1.1.1 Functionality that serves as an execution platform for the applications

1.1.2 Functionality for operating and maintaining the application execution platform

1.1.3 Functionality and corresponding manuals