Oracle Certification Program

Oracle SOA Foundation Practitioner

Exam Number: 1Z0-451

Associated Certifications:

• Oracle Service Oriented Architecture Infrastructure Implementation Certified Expert
• OPN Certified Specialist

Exam Price: US$ 195.00 = 8,880.48 INR

Duration: 90 minutes

Number of Questions: 60

Passing Score: 63% Passing score subject to change.

Oracle Certification Program Exam Scoring Information

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Scored and Unscored Questions
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Recommended Training and Preparation

Oracle University training courses
Oracle SOA Suite 11g: Build Composite Applications
Oracle SOA Suite 11g: Essential Concepts

Oracle Partner Network training
Oracle Service Oriented Architecture Suite 11g Implementation Boot Camp
Service-Oriented Architecture 11g Implementation Specialist Guided Learning Path
Training Opportunities for Oracle Partner Network Members
Oracle SOA Foundation Practitioner - Resources by Exam Topics

Additional Information & Resources

Additional Information & Resources
Exam Retake Policy

• Candidates must wait at least 14 days before retaking any failed proctored exam.
• There is no waiting period for failed online, non-proctored exams.
• Passed exams may not be re-taken.
• Violations are subject to Oracle's Fraudulent Activity Policy

Exam Topics

SOAPractitioner Foundation

Service-Oriented Architecture Concepts

• Describe Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) concepts
• Identify standards that enable SOA
• Review Service Component Architecture (SCA)
• Describe Event Driven Architecture (EDA)

SOA Composite Applications

• Understand the concepts of SCA Technologies
• Describe Oracle SOA Suite 11g components
• Describe the Service Components
• Define a composite application
• Describe SOA Composite Editor  

Adapters

• Describe adapter concepts and framework
• Describe Technology adapters: File, Database, JMS, etc
• Describe Applications Adapters Ebiz suite,Peoplesoft, Siebel, etc
• Explain adapter run-time configuration
• Explain adapter design-time configuration

Orchestrating Services with BPEL

•  Explain BPEL Components activities and partner Links
• Describe Synchronous and Asynchronous BPEL Processes
• Describe Message Transformations and XSLT
• Explain Parallel Flow and Conditional branching
• Explain BPEL integration with Java

Advanced BPEL Concepts

• Describe Exception Handling in Compsite Applications
• Describe the Fault Management Framework
• Describe Compensation handling within a BPEL process
• Describe Correlation concepts
• Manage Transactions with SDO

Working with Mediator Components

• Explain the Mediator component and its features
• Define business events and the Event Delivery Network (EDN)
• Create and configure a Mediator service component   Create Mediator routing rules

Human Workflow

•  Describe Human Workflow Concepts, Features and Architecture
•  Design Human Tasks and Services
• Invoke a Human Task from a BPEL process

Oracle Business Rules Concepts

•  Explain business rules concepts
•  Describe the Oracle Business Rules architecture
•  Describe Oracle Rules Engine
•  Create a rules with the Jdeveloper Rules Designer

• Integrate a simple rule with a BPEL Process

Secure services and Composite Applications

• Explain Web Services and Composite Security
• Describe the Fusion Middleware security architecture
• Understand Security Policy Management, Identity Propagation
• Describe OWSM Agents

SOA 11g Integration Points

• Describe Oracle Service Bus Concepts and Architecture
• Describe Oracle Business Activity Monitoring
• Describe Oracle B2B
• Describe EDA and Oracle Complex Event Processing

Monitoring and managing SOA 11g Deployment

• Describe Deploy and Un-deploy SOA Composite application
• Describe Management of SOA Composite application using the Enterprise Manager
• Describe Enterprise Manager Grid Control SOA Management Packs

Oracle Certification Program Fraudulent Activity Policy

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