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Anypoint Platform Development: Fundamentals

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Get started with Anypoint Platform with hands-on experience building APIs and integrations.
Course issues

Last updated October 13, 2023

Note: If you come across an issue not reported here, please report it in the course forum.

  • Infrastructure endpoints are back up! All infrastructure problems which included unresponsive endpoints for various services used by the course have been addressed. Be sure to use the updated endpoint URLs in the snippets file for a smooth experience.
  • Part 2, WT 3-3 workaround. If you get a 500 Server Error with the message "Unexpected error while consuming web service: 'To' cannot be null" while testing the application at step 31, do the following. Go back to step 22 and, in addition to setting the Wsdl location, Service and Port fields, set the Address field to the value http://mu.mule-training.com/delta (or http://localhost:9191/delta if the local services are being used).
  • Learner profile survey not available. If you have filled out the Learner profile survey in another course, you may get a message that Survey is not available. If you get this message, refresh the web page; the survey should now show as complete and you should be able to progress in the course.
  • No visual indicators when deploying to CloudHub from Studio. When deploying an application to CloudHub from Studio, there are no visual indicators to inform the user of an ongoing deployment process. Also, the Cancel button in the deployment dialog has no effect.
Course updates

Last updated October 13, 2023

  • October 13, 2023: All-new infrastructure endpoints.
    • Updated the infrastructure endpoints replacing the unresponsive ones with newly-implemented endpoints supporting matching functionality.
    • This required updates to the snippets files and applicable walkthroughs.
    • Use of the local services option is once again optional and not required.

  • January 31, 2023: New required surveys and new course player tabs added.
    • Added new instructions and required surveys as the first module of the course. These need to be completed before you can access any of the course content.
    • Added new Course issues and Course updates tabs to the top of the course player.

  • January 27, 2023: Course structure enhanced and new extra content added!
    • Reorganized each module into topics containing graded topic videos and walkthrough exercises.
    • Enhanced walkthrough step lessons with expandable table of contents.
    • Added new Extras folders to the course topics, which contain new supplemental, non-graded content including new walkthrough videos, the topic slides, and instructor lightboard videos.

  • November 23, 2022: Content updated for the September 2022 version of Anypoint Platform, Anypoint Studio 7.14.0, and Mule runtime 4.4.0.
    • All content updated with any required changes for product updates.

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10. Summary

This course is for developers and architects who want to get hands-on experience using Anypoint Platform™ to build APIs and integrations. In the first part, students use Anypoint Platform to discover, design, build, deploy, manage, and govern APIs. In the second part, students focus on using Mule 4 and Anypoint Studio to build applications for use as API implementations and integrations.

The course prepares students to take the MuleSoft Certified Developer - Level 1 exam. Students completing the course by April 26, 2024, will automatically receive two exam attempts. Note: The MuleSoft certification program will be moved over to the Salesforce Certification program, available through Webassessor starting May 6, 2024. For additional information, please visit our FAQ.

Get a datasheet for the course here.

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20. Objectives

At the end of this course, students should be able to:

  • Build an application network using API-led connectivity and Anypoint Platform.
  • Use Anypoint Platform to discover, design, build, deploy, manage, and govern APIs.
  • Connect to databases, files, web services, SaaS applications, JMS queues, and more.
  • Add application logic, handle errors, and transform data using DataWeave.
  • Structure applications to facilitate development and deployment.
  • Handle batch data processing.
40. Prerequisites
  • Experience with an object-oriented language
  • A basic understanding of data formats such as XML, CSV, and JSON
  • A basic understanding of typical integration technologies such as HTTP, JMS, JDBC, REST, and SOAP
50. Setup requirements
  • A computer with:
    • At least 8-16 GB RAM (16 highly recommended), 2GHz CPU, and 10GB available storage
    • A minimum screen resolution of 1024x768
  • Internet access to ports 80 and 3306 (with > 5Mbps download and > 2Mbps upload)
  • The latest version of Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge
  • An Anypoint Platform account
  • Anypoint Studio 7.15 or later with embedded Mule 4.4 runtime
  • A Salesforce Developer account (not a standard account) and API Access token
  • Advanced REST Client 16.0.1 or later (or any other REST client application)

Get a detailed setup document here.

60. Outline
PART 1: Getting started with Anypoint Platform
Module 1: Introducing application networks and API-led connectivity
  • Explain what an application network is and its benefits
  • Describe how to build an application network using API-led connectivity
  • Explain what web services and APIs are
  • Make calls to secure and unsecured APIs
Module 2: Introducing Anypoint Platform
  • Describe the benefits of Anypoint Platform and MuleSoft’s approach to be successful with it
  • Describe the role of each component in building application networks
  • Navigate Anypoint Platform
  • Locate APIs and other assets needed to build integrations and APIs in Anypoint Exchange
Module 3: Designing APIs
  • Define APIs with RAML, the Restful API Modeling Language
  • Mock APIs to test their design before they are built
  • Make APIs discoverable by adding them to Anypoint Exchange
  • Create public API portals for external developers
Module 4: Building APIs
  • Use Anypoint Studio to build, run, and test Mule applications
  • Use a connector to connect to databases
  • Use the graphical DataWeave editor to transform data
  • Create RESTful interfaces for applications from a RAML file
  • Connect API interfaces to API implementations
  • Synchronize changes to API specifications between Anypoint Studio and Anypoint Platform
Module 5: Deploying and managing APIs
  • Describe the options for deploying Mule applications
  • Deploy Mule applications to CloudHub
  • Use API Manager to create and deploy API proxies
  • Use API Manager to restrict access to API proxies
PART 2: Building Mule applications with Anypoint Studio
Module 1: Accessing and modifying Mule events
  • Log event data
  • Debug Mule applications
  • Read and write event properties
  • Write expressions with the DataWeave expression language
  • Create variables
Module 2: Structuring Mule applications
  • Create applications composed of multiple flows and subflows
  • Pass events between flows using asynchronous queues
  • Encapsulate global elements in separate configuration files
  • Specify application properties in a separate properties file and use them in the application
  • Describe the purpose of each file and folder in a Mule project
  • Define and manage application metadata
Module 3: Consuming web services
  • Consume web services that have an API (and connector) in Anypoint Exchange
  • Consume RESTful web services
  • Consume SOAP web services
  • Pass parameters to SOAP web services using the Transform Message component
  • Transform data from multiple services to a canonical format
Module 4: Controlling event flow
  • Multicast events
  • Route events based on conditions
  • Validate events
Module 5: Handling errors
  • Handle messaging errors at the application, flow, and processor level
  • Handle different types of errors, including custom errors
  • Use different error scopes to either handle an error and continue execution of the parent flow or propagate an error to the parent flow
  • Set the success and error response settings for an HTTP Listener
  • Set reconnection strategies for system errors
Module 6: Writing DataWeave transformations
  • Write DataWeave expressions for basic XML, JSON, and Java transformations
  • Write DataWeave transformations for complex data structures with repeated elements
  • Define and use global and local variables and functions
  • Use DataWeave functions
  • Coerce and format strings, numbers, and dates
  • Define and use custom data types
  • Call Mule flows from DataWeave expressions
  • Store DataWeave scripts in external files
Module 7: Triggering flows
  • Read and write files
  • Trigger flows when files are added, created, or updated
  • Trigger flows when new records are added to a database table
  • Schedule flows to run at a certain time or frequency
  • Persist and share data in flows using the Object Store
  • Publish and consume JMS messages
Module 8: Processing records
  • Process items in a collection using the For Each scope
  • Process records using the Batch Job scope
  • Use filtering and aggregation in a batch step
Course Details
  • Code:
    DEV_130_FND4_SelfPaced
  • Categories: ANYPOINT
  • Skill Levels: Level 1
  • Free