Service Builder

• Introduction to Service Builder
• What is Service Builder?
• Service Builder Persistence
• Defining an Object-Relational Map with Service Builder
• Creating the service.xml File
• Defining Global Service Information
• Defining Service Entities
• Defining the Columns (Attributes) for Each Service Entity
• Defining Relationships Between Service Entities
• Defining Ordering of Service Entity Instances
• Defining Service Entity Finder Methods
• Running Service Builder
• Understanding the Code Generated by Service Builder
• Iterative Development
• Understanding ServiceContext
• Customizing Model Entities With Model Hints
• Configuring service.properties
• Connecting Service Builder to External Databases
• Custom SQL
• Dynamic Query
• Defining a Custom Finder Method
• Implementing a Custom Finder Method Using Dynamic Query
• Accessing Your Custom Finder Method from the Service Layer
• Actionable Dynamic Queries
• Business Logic with Service Builder
• Creating Local Services
• Deciding to Create Local and Remote Services
• Implementing an Add Method
• Implementing update and delete Methods
• Implementing Methods to Get and Count Entities