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 Java EE standard specifications and functionality independently extended on Application Server. By selecting and using functionality according to the purpose and intended use, you can build and operate a highly reliable system having an 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-mentioned functionality can be further classified according to the positioning and the intended usage of functionality. The Application Server manuals are provided according to the classification of functionality.

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

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

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uCosminexus Application Server has been omitted from the manual names.

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With Application Server, you can execute SOAP Web Services and RESTful Web Services. Depending on the purpose, reference the following manuals apart from the uCosminexus Application Server Web Service Development Guide.

When developing and executing SOAP applications

• uCosminexus Application Server SOAP Application Development Guide

When ensuring the security of SOAP Web Services and SOAP applications

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

For details about the XML processing

• uCosminexus Application Server XML Processor User Guide

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

Organization of this section

1.1.1 Functionality that serves as the application execution platform

1.1.2 Functionality for operating and maintaining the application execution platform

1.1.3 Correspondence between functionality and manuals