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Using the Personal Information Management (PIM) Module with Oracle9iAS Wireless

Module Objectives

Purpose

There are a number of pre-built services that are included with Oracle9iAS Wireless such as Location-based services, mCommerce and PIM (Personal Information Management) services. The purpose of this module is to demonstrate how the to use the Short Messaging feature from the PIM (Personal Information Management) module. The Short Messaging functionality allows the user to send a number of different message "types," including email, SMS, Voice or fax. The PIM module can also be used to manage an individual's personal calendar or address book.

Objectives

After completing this module, you should be able to:

	Invoke the Short Messaging service under the PIM module
	Send an email message through the Short Messaging component

Prerequisites

Before starting this module you should have completed the following modules:

	Installing the Oracle9i Application Server
	Installing the Oracle9iAS Infrastructure module
	Installing the Oracle9i Application Server - Business Intelligence and Forms

Reference Material

The following is a list of useful reference material if you want additional information about the topics in this module:

	Website: http://otn.oracle.com/mobile
	Documentation: http://otn.oracle.com/ias

Overview

Oracle9i Wireless Overview

Oracle9iAS Wireless is the wireless component of the Oracle9i Application Server. In the wireless internet architecture, Oracle9iAS Wireless occupies the middle tier for developing and deploying wireless applications. Oracle9iAS Wireless provides the following features:

	Oracle9iAS Wireless includes pre-built Java content adapters that let you rapidly enable as wireless any content- databases, existing Web sites, e-mail systems, enterprise applications, and so on.
	Pre-built XML content transformers that enable your wireless applications to be accessible on different devices simultaneously.
	It offers a scaleable and open standards platform that enables carriers, enterprises, and internet companies to rapidly extend all their existing applications to any wireless Web devices and any phone through voice recognition and text-to-speech technology.
	It provides a platform that promotes e-businesses to become mobile e-businesses.
	A framework to create a HTML personalization portal where users can select the content they wish to access from their wireless device, as well as save often-used parameters that are called presets.
	Enables the creation of applications that push information to any messaging-enabled device (SMS, e-mail, and so on) based on the user preferences. Comprehensive support for the development of Location Based Services that personalize information based on users' locations.

Using the PIM Module

To use the PIM module, perform the following steps:

1.	Login into the webtool using the URL: http://servername.domain:port/webtool/login.uix and the default username of orcladmin/oracle4me (the password is set during the installation of Infrastructure).
2.	Select the Service Designer tab and click on the Modules folder. These pre-built modules are installed with Oracle9iAS Wireless and some of the functionality can be used with minimal or no preconfiguration requirements.
3.	Click on the PIM option.
4.	Click the Test icon under the Short Messaging option. This can be used to 'test" a message and verify that it has been sent before including this module into your application.
5.	The Short Messaging window appears in the simulator window. Under Type, select Email and put a subject in both the Subject and Body fields.
6.	Continue to scroll down the Short Messaging window and type in the recipients email address and click Send.
7.	A confirmation message appears verifying that the message has been sent: Finally, you can verify the message has been sent to the desired email address.