SanFrancisco Component Framework: An Introduction (Paperback)

The SanFrancisco Component Framework product from IBM fills a long-standing need in the business applications development industry. One of the most ambitious projects ever based on object-oriented design patterns and Java technology, SanFrancisco is a set of frameworks that provide a platform-independent infrastructure and ready-built components for constructing business applications. SanFrancisco enables solution developers to spend less time reinventing functions common to most business applications and more time customizing applications to better serve their end-customersi specific needs. Written by key members of the SanFrancisco team at IBM, this authoritative book introduces the SanFrancisco product, describes its major components, and shows how to use it to create business applications. SanFrancisco Component Framework provides an overview of SanFranciscois architecture and comprehensive coverage of its three layers: The Foundation, Common Business Objects, and Core Business Processes.Specific topics include: An overview of SanFrancisco Developing an application The driving principles and architecture The Foundation Application server support overview Application programming model The Common Business Objects General Business Objects, such as Business Partner, Credit Checking, and Currency Financial Business Objects, including the interface, the general ledger, and Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable Generalized Mechanisms, including Cached Balances The Core Business Processes General Ledger Core Business Process Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable Core Business Process Warehouse Management Core Business Process Order Management Core Business Process The book also presents application examples and case studies, and a step-by-step guide to building client applications that addresses such vital topics as multithreaded programs and the SanFrancisco JavaBeans tool. 0201615878B04062001