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Document ID: PAM-Introduction_to_Apama-5.3.0-20150130@247084 Table of Contents Table of Contents Preface...................................................................................................................................... 6 Documentation roadmap.................................................................................................................................... 6 Contacting customer support............................................................................................................................. 8 Chapter 1: Apama Overview.................................................................................................. 9 What is Apama?.................................................................................................................................................9 Understanding the different user viewpoints....................................................................................................11 About Apama license files................................................................................................................................13 Software AG Knowledge Center...................................................................................................................... 13 Chapter 2: Apama Architecture........................................................................................... 15 Distinguishing architectural features.................................................................................................................15 How Apama integrates with external data sources..........................................................................................16 Descriptions of Apama components................................................................................................................ 18 Description of the Apama correlator......................................................................................................... 19 Description of event processing languages.............................................................................................. 19 Introduction to Apama EPL................................................................................................................20 Introduction to Apama in-process API for Java (JMon).....................................................................22 Description of Apama Studio.................................................................................................................... 23 Description of Query Designer..................................................................................................................24 Description of Event Modeler....................................................................................................................24 Description of Dashboard Builder and Dashboard Viewer....................................................................... 25 Description of client development kits...................................................................................................... 25 Description of Management and Monitoring Console...............................................................................26 Description of Apama Studio’s Data Player..............................................................................................27 How the correlator works................................................................................................................................. 27 Chapter 3: Apama Concepts................................................................................................32 Event-driven programming............................................................................................................................... 32 Complex event processing...............................................................................................................................33 Understanding monitors and listeners..............................................................................................................34 Understanding queries......................................................................................................................................35 Architectural comparison of queries and monitors...........................................................................................37 Understanding scenarios and blocks............................................................................................................... 38 Understanding dashboards...............................................................................................................................40 Chapter 4: Getting Ready to Develop Apama Applications..............................................42 Becoming familiar with Apama.........................................................................................................................42 Introduction to Apama Studio...........................................................................................................................42 Steps for developing Apama applications........................................................................................................44 Overview of starting, testing and debugging applications................................................................................45 Apama Glossary.................................................................................................................... 46 action.................................................................................................................................................................48 activation...........................................................................................................................................................48 Introduction to Apama 5.3.0 3 Table of Contents adapter..............................................................................................................................................................48 aggregate function............................................................................................................................................49 Apama Studio................................................................................................................................................... 49 batch................................................................................................................................................................. 49 block..................................................................................................................................................................49 bundle............................................................................................................................................................... 49 .cdp................................................................................................................................................................... 49 CEP...................................................................................................................................................................49 channel..............................................................................................................................................................50 context...............................................................................................................................................................50 correlator...........................................................................................................................................................50 correlator deployment package........................................................................................................................ 50 correlator-integrated messaging for JMS......................................................................................................... 50 .csv....................................................................................................................................................................50