Chapter 3 Performing Basic TIBCO ActiveSpaces Tasks This chapter describes how to perform the most common programming tasks used to develop TIBCO ActiveSpaces® applications. Topics • Connecting to the Metaspace • Disconnecting from the Metaspace • Managing Spaces • Managing Expiration and TTLs • Defining Data Fields • Joining and Leaving a Space • Setting up Persistence • Working with Tuples • Working with Spaces • Locking and Unlocking • Using Transactions • Using SpaceEvent Objects • Using Batch Operations • Using Listeners • Using SpaceEvent Objects • Querying the Space • Using Event Browsers • Using Remote Space Invocation • Using a Space as a Cache • Working with Remote Clients