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Applied Architecture Patterns on the Microsoft Platform (Second Edition)

Applied Architecture Patterns on the Microsoft Platform (Second Edition) - Second Edition

By : Dovgal, Noriskin
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Applied Architecture Patterns on the Microsoft Platform (Second Edition)

Applied Architecture Patterns on the Microsoft Platform (Second Edition)

4.9 (7)
By: Dovgal, Noriskin
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Overview of this book

Presented in a scenario-driven tutorial way, we lead you through fictitious example problems and present you with the best solutions. This book is intended for architects, developers, and managers who need to improve their knowledge of the Microsoft application platform. This book will appeal to anyone, especially consultants, who want to get up to speed on selecting the most appropriate platform for a particular problem. A good understanding of the general Windows platform and development technologies would be helpful.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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Reader feedback
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Customer support
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1. Solution Decision Framework
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1. Solution Decision Framework
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The need for a decision framework
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Sources of input
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Deciding upon your architecture strategy
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Technology evaluation dimensions
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Applying the framework
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Summary
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2. The .NET Framework Primer
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2. The .NET Framework Primer
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An evaluation framework for .NET Framework APIs
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The .NET Framework
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Summary
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3. The SQL Server Primer
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3. The SQL Server Primer
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What is included in SQL Server 2012?
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Building the payroll processor application
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New features of SQL Server 2014
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Summary
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4. The SSIS Primer
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4. The SSIS Primer
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What's new in SSIS 2012
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Building the payroll processor application
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What's new in SSIS 2014
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Summary
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5. The BizTalk Server Primer
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5. The BizTalk Server Primer
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Using BizTalk in an integration architecture
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BizTalk essentials
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New features of BizTalk Server 2013
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BizTalk Server editions
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BizTalk Server abilities
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Building the BizTalk application
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Summary
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6. The SharePoint Server Primer
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6. The SharePoint Server Primer
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The SharePoint editions
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The SharePoint platform
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Administration and management
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Core concepts and capabilities of SharePoint
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SharePoint extensibility
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SharePoint APIs
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SharePoint development tools
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Summary
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7. Other Microsoft Technologies
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7. Other Microsoft Technologies
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Operating systems
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The Microsoft Office software
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Software development tools
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Cloud computing
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Summary
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8. Integration Patterns and Antipatterns
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8. Integration Patterns and Antipatterns
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Integration styles and challenges
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Point-to-point integration
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The federated request pattern
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The message broker pattern
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The guaranteed delivery problem
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The Publish/Subscribe pattern
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Moving to Enterprise Service Bus
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Summary
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9. Web Services and Beyond
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9. Web Services and Beyond
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Service-oriented architecture
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Enterprise Service Bus
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RESTful services
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10. Data Exchange Patterns
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10. Data Exchange Patterns
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File transfer
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A shared database
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Data replication and synchronization
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Data migration
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The extract, transform, and load pattern for centralized data aggregation
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Multiple master synchronization
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Data sharing and federation
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11. Workflow Patterns
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11. Workflow Patterns
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Fully automated workflows
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Human workflows
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12. Presentation Layer Patterns
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12. Presentation Layer Patterns
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Building presentation layers
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MVC, MVP, and MVVM
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Working with a use case – a user interface for the shopping cart
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Working with a use case – a desktop time billing application
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Summary
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13. Conclusion
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13. Conclusion
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Patterns for software-intensive systems
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Where to go next
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Index
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Index

Chapter 11. Workflow Patterns

In business process automation and system integration, often you may hear about workflows. However, if you asked several professionals what workflows are, you will get a number of different answers. And this is no surprise since the concept of workflow is decades old and is used in many industries. In software-intensive systems, workflows can be as simple as steps to complete and approve a document or as complex as tasks involved in managing a long-running process between different departments or organizations.

Nevertheless, there are some commonalities in all these approaches to workflow systems, which are described as follows:

  • Workflows are composed of a series of steps. Each step represents a task or an activity that has to be performed under some circumstances.
  • The steps can be performed in parallel or in sequence.
  • Execution of a specific step may depend on the input to that step.
  • Action in each step may use some rules specific to that step.
  • These rules...
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