uCosminexus Application Server, Maintenance and Migration Guide

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1.1 Classifications of functionality

An 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 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 having an excellent processing performance.

The following are the broad classifications of Application Server functionality:

The above-mentioned functionality can be further classified according to the positioning and the intended use 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.

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

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uCosminexus Application Server has been omitted from the manual names mentioned in the Manuals column.

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You can execute SOAP Web Services and RESTful Web Services with Application Server. Depending on the purpose, see the following manuals other than the uCosminexus Application Server Web Service Development Guide.
To develop and execute SOAP applications
  • uCosminexus Application Server SOAP Application Development Guide
To ensure security for SOAP Web Services and SOAP applications
  • uCosminexus Application Server XML Security - Core User Guide
  • uCosminexus Application Server Web Service Security Users Guide
To learn about XML processing in detail
  • uCosminexus Application Server XML Processor User Guide

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

Organization of this section
1.1.1 Functionality as an application execution platform
1.1.2 Functionality for operating and maintaining the application execution platform
1.1.3 Functionality and corresponding manuals