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Current (Java EE 6) exam

This section contains information specifically about the Java EE 6 exam (Oracle Certified Expert, Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 6 Web Services Developer). A lot of the information related the previous exam (see below) is still applicable, though.

Objectives and Specifications...

Questions

What is the test number?

Answer: 1Z0-897 (former: CX-310-232)

What is the passing score for the OCE WSD 6?

Answer: 60%

Which version of the SOAP specification is tested on the OCE WSD 6 exam?

Answer: SOAP 1.1

Which version of the WSDL specification is tested on the OCE WSD 6 exam?

Answer: WSDL 1.1

Notes and Information

Mikalai Zaikin's Free OCE WSD 6 Study Guide
EPractize Labs's OCE, Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 6 Web Services Developer Preparation Article

Some Recommended Reading

Java Web Services: Up and Running by Martin Kalin

Mock Exams

EPractize Labs' Java EE 6 Web Services OCE Training Lab
Mikalai Zaikin's OCE WSD 6 Quiz
Examclouds http://www.examclouds.com/

Current (JEE 5) exam

This section contains information specifically about the JEE 5 exam. A lot of the information related the previous exam (see below) is still applicable, though.

Objectives and Specifications...

Exam objectives
Upgrade exam from J2EE 1.4 to JEE 5
Home page

Questions

What is a suitable application server to prepare for the SCDJWS?

GlassFish with Metro

What is the passing score for the SCDJWS 5.0?

Answer: 68% (40% for the upgrade exam)
There are reports of the actual exam stating the pass mark is 42%, but the Oracle site states that it is 68%. You would be advised to prepare well and not rely on the pass mark being 42%!

Which version of the SOAP specification is tested on the SCDJWS 5.0 exam?

Answer: SOAP 1.2
There are also reports of the actual exam restricting questions to SOAP 1.1, but again the official Oracle site states that it uses SOAP 1.2

Tutorials

Metro user's guide

Mock exams

Mikalai Zaikin's SCDJWS 5.0 Quiz
ePractice: Sun Certified Developer for Java Web Services 5
EPractize Labs's SCDJWS 5 Training Lab

Notes and Information

SCDJWS 5 resources I used for the exam
on JavaRanch : Web Services Forum - SCDJWS Forum - WebServicesFaq - WebServicesHowTo
Mikalai Zaikin's Free SCDJWS 5.0 Study Guide

Previous (J2EE 1.4) exam

Objectives and Specifications...

exam objectives
Home page
WS-I Basic Profile 1.0a
J2EE 1.4
XML 1.0
Namespaces in XML
XML Schema Specification Part 0, Part 1, Part 2
XPointer Scheme
SOAP 1.1
SOAP with Attachments
SOAP Digital Signatures
WSDL 1.1
UDDI 2.04
UDDI Core tModels
Providing a Taxonomy for Use in UDDI
Servlet 2.4
EJB 2.1
Implementing Enterprise Web Services - JSR 921
JAX-RPC 1.1
JAXP 1.2
JAXR 1.0
SAAJ 1.2
JAXB 1.0

Questions

What is a suitable application server to prepare for the SCDJWS? See http://www.coderanch.com/t/148897/Web-Services-Certification-SCDJWS/certification/Which-most-suitable-application-server

Tutorials

Sun's Java Web Services tutorial

Mock exams

Whizlabs' SCDJWS Exam Simulator
Mikalai Zaikin's SCDJWS Quiz
Sun Microsystems' Web Services Quiz
Sun Microsystems' SCDJWS Assessment Quiz (30 questions)

Notes and Information

EPractize Labs's OCP, Java EE 5 Web Services Developer Preparation Article
Mikalai Zaikin's SCDJWS Study Guide (PDF)
Val's Specs-Objectives Mapping
Whizlabs's SCDJWS Certification Primer
SCDJWS Certification Groups on Yahoo!
SCDJWS Certification Center
Artima's Web Services Corner
IBM's Web Services Zone
Watsh Rajneesh's SCDJWS Study Notes
Govind Mekala's notes and information
on JavaRanch : Web Services Forum - SCDJWS Forum - Web Services FAQ - Web Services How To

Some Recommended Reading

Designing Web Services with the J2EE(TM) 1.4 Platform : JAX-RPC, SOAP, and XML Technologies by Inderjeet Singh et al. (Online version) (PDF version)
J2EE Web Services by Richard Monson-Haefel (Chapter 4, 8 Horseshoes)
J2EE Security by Pankaj Kumar (Chapter 11, 9 Horseshoes)
J2EE Platform Web Services by Ray Lai (Chapter 1, 9 Horseshoes)
Java Web Services by Dave Chappell et al. (Chapter 6)
Java Web Services in a Nutshell by Kim Topley (Chapter 3, 8 Horseshoes)
Building Web Services with Java : Making Sense of XML, SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI (2nd) by Steve Graham et al. (Chapter 3, 8 Horseshoes)
Securing Web Services with WS-Security : Demystifying WS-Security, WS-Policy, SAML, XML Signature, and XML Encryption by Jothy Rosenberg et al.

Sun tutorials relevant to the old exam objectives

The J2EE 1.4 Tutorials

the Java Web Services Developer Pack 1.6

For the time being the Java Web Services Developer Pack 1.6 (JWSDP 1.6) distribution can still be found here . The JWSDP 2.0 can be used - however it requires JDK 5 and also contains JAX-WS which is not covered by the exam and JAXB 2.0 (the exam only covers JAXB 1.0). Either JWSDP has to be used in combination with the Sun Java System Application Server PE 8.2 - it is the last J2EE 1.4 application server reference implementation from Sun (SCDJWS only covers J2EE 1.4 web services; note however that the server comes with JDK 5). It supports (EJB) Stateless Session Bean based web services which neither Tomcat (as a servlet container) or Axis 1.x (as a web service toolkit) do - SLSB-based web services are on the exam.

If you feel the need to practice with a working UDDI registry you will have to set up your own. To do so you will probably have to run a second server locally. For the purpose of running a UDDI registry Tomcat 5.0 for Java WSDP with another copy of the JWSDP installed should be sufficient. The process of setting up a registry is described in the article Managing and Monitoring Web Services in Project GlassFish.

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