WSDL with Sequence of any
This tutorial is on how to work with wsdl providers/consumers with i/o defined as sequence of any.
Use Cases:
WSDL with sequence of any can be implemented when multiple services can share a common endpoint (i.e.)common endpoint but i/o of the service can be changed dynamically.
This approach has the below advantages
• The number of operations in wsdl is reduced.
• The number of endpoints and its configuration is reduced.
• Easy to maintain.
Schema Definitions:
In WSDL:
In webMethods schema file:
The schema created from the wsdl generates a document of mixed complex type with sequence of any
Working with Consumer WSDL with i/o defined as sequence of any.
- Import the wsdl into designer by following the below steps:
- Right click on the folder->Select Web Service Descriptor
Select Consumer and import the wsdl as per below steps:
Connector definition in Consumer Descriptor:
When this type of element is converted into an IS document type ,IS creates a document structure with 'allow unspecified files" flag set to true. And inside that document structure it puts a string element with name *body
Request Definition for Connector:
The request to this service should be passed as IDATA and map the IDATA document to the document structure above *body.
In this example, map to requestDoc and since the requestDoc is set to allow unspecified fields and it will be a valid request.
Working with Provider WSDL with i/o defined as sequence of any.
Import the wsdl into designer by following the below steps:
- Right click on the folder->Select Web Service Descriptor
- Select Provider and import the wsdl as per below steps:
Provider service structure :
• This service can receive input in any document structure at run time.
• You can create logic based on the document received.
SOAP UI Samples
Attachments
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