This self-paced Elective module provides a jump-start into the installation, management, and administration of Software AG's webMethods Integration platform on-premise.   

In detail, you'll learn the essential tasks how to setup and configure webMethods Integration Server and Universal Messaging and how to maintain and secure these core components of the webMethods Integration platform. In addition, recorded demonstrations show the main administrative tasks on a live environment.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, learners will be able to:

  • Describe the components and architectures of the webMethods Integration Platform.
  • Understand how to use the Software AG Installer and Update Manager for product and fix installation.
  • Perform required initial configuration tasks.
  • Use the Database Component Configurator tool to create/manage database components.
  • Use tools for administering and monitoring Integration Server and Universal Messaging.
  • Work with the IS Administration Console.
  • Maintain IS packages.
  • Grant and control access using Users, Groups and Access Control List.
  • Secure the environment by using SSL and digital certificates.

Software Versions Covered

  • webMethods 10.11 or higher

Intended Audience

  • Administrators
  • Also beneficial for Technical users (e.g. Integration Specialists, Developers) 

Course Pre-requisites

Content Topics

    • webMethods Integration Platform Overview 
    • Installing the Integration Platform
    • Creating the webMethods Database Components
    • Integration platform startup and shutdown
    • Software AG Update Manager
    • Basic configuration
    • Integration Server packages
    • Logging, Monitoring and Auditing
    • Basic securing of the infrastructure

Delivery Method

  • Self-Paced eLearning Course (pre-recorded Instructor presentations and product demonstrations)

Self-Paced Duration

  • Minimum of 430 minutes


In this ELECTIVES module of the webMethods Integration Essentials offering, learners get an introduction into Caching in an Integration Server, part of XML parsing, and their use cases. Additional demos allow a learner to get better understanding of caching in webMethods Integration Server.

Duration: 55 Minutes

In this ELECTIVES module of the webMethods Integration Essentials offering, participants get an introduction into GraphQL, and the GraphQL support in an Integration Server. The e-learning provides an overview of GraphQL data types and demonstrates the GraphQL usage in Integration Server. You’ll learn how to import GraphQL schemas, how to work with the dataloader, and how to invoke GraphQL descriptors.

Duration: 26 Minutes

In this ELECTIVES module of the webMethods Integration Essentials offering, learners get an introduction into Java Services to be developed and running in an Integration Server. The e-learning provides a detailed introduction into Java services running in webMethods Integration Server, their use cases and demos their invocation. Demonstrations show how to perform pipeline manipulations, work on document lists, and how to ID Data Map.

Duration: 90 Minutes

In this ELECTIVES module of the webMethods Integration Essentials offering, learners get an introduction into Advanced Flat File Handling and their use cases in an Integration Server. In detail, you’ll learn how to perform Flat File Integration, work with Flat File Dictionaries, and how to test Flat File Schemas.

Duration: 32 Minutes

In this ELECTIVES module of the webMethods Integration Essentials offering, learners first get an introduction into JMS and related topics such as JMS providers, queues, topics as well as publish & subscribe. In addition, they learn how to implement, administer, and monitor Integration Server solutions using JMS for connectivity. Demos show the implementation and usage of JMS Triggers, Handling services, Subscriptions, and JMS Connections in an Integration Server in various use cases. As underlying JMS provider webMethods Universal Messaging (UM) is utilized.

Duration: 35 Minutes

In this ELECTIVES module of the webMethods Integration Essentials offering, learners get a deeper introduction into the webMethods Messaging support in an Integration Server and its Messaging Client. Beside comparing webMethods Messaging and JMS Messaging, this e-learning explains and demos how to develop flow services using webMethods Messaging. In various use cases learner will see the implementation of asynchronous communication using publish & subscribe, webMethods Triggers and webMethods Connections in an Integration Server and Universal Messaging environment.

Duration: 55 Minutes

In this ELECTIVES module of the webMethods Integration Essentials offering, learners get to know how to improve their overall service performance at an Integration Server. The e-learning introduces Performance Tuning possibilities, compares Administration Tuning vs. Code Tuning, and provides valuable recommendations to develop performant services or to tune existing ones. cases. Additional demos allow a learner to get deeper understanding of Service performance and Service utilization in a webMethods Integration Server.

Duration: 50 Minutes

In this ELECTIVES module of the webMethods Integration Essentials offering, learners get an introduction into Messaging Trigger Filtering in webMethods Integration Server and related topics such as Trigger Behavior in general, Trigger Filter behavior with Universal Messaging, and filter provisioning in several use cases. Several demonstrations increase the learner’s knowledge on Trigger Filtering, Filter documentation, and property settings in UM and Integration Server.

Duration: 40 Minutes