Web Services Guide

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Manually Create an Operation

Use the

Create Web Service

wizard to define operations and to define the operation input, operation output, and operation faults for each operation.

After you complete the steps to create a web service, you can create and configure the operation from within the

Create a Web Service

wizard.

In the

New Web Service

dialog box, click the arrow next to the

New

button. Then, select

Operation

Create as empty

Enter a name for the operation.

The Developer tool uses the operation name to define the names for the operation input and the operation output.

Select the SOAP version for the operation as the

Binding Type

To define fault messages, click the arrow next to the

New

button and then click

Fault.

You can choose to create each element for the fault message or select reusable elements. The wizard adds the elements to the detail element in the fault message.

Click the operation input to display and configure its properties.

Click the

Operation Input

tab.

To add elements, click the arrow next to the

New

button, and then click

Element

. To add child elements, select an element, click the arrow next to the

New

button and click

Child Element

To specify a type for each element, click the selection button in the

Type

field. Choose an XSD type or a schema object type and click

Click the

Type

field and enter the first few characters of the type you want to select. A list of XSD types with names that start with the characters you enter will appear in a list.

Configure the minimum and maximum number of occurrences for each element.

Optionally, enter a description for each element.

Optionally, click the

Mapping Input

tab to map data from the operation input to the output ports.

You can also map the data when you configure the Input transformation.

Click each operation fault to display and configure its properties.

You can click the

Mapping Fault

tab to configure how to map data from the input ports to the operation fault. You can also map the data when you configure the Fault transformation.

Click the operation output to display and configure its properties.

Click the

Operation Output

tab.

To add elements, click the arrow next to the

New

button, and then click

Element

. To add child elements, select an element, click the arrow next to the

New

button, and then click

Child Element

To specify a type for each element, click the selection button in the

Type

field. Then, choose an XSD type or a schema object type and click

Configure the minimum and maximum number of occurrences for each element.

Optionally, enter a description for each element.

Optionally, click the

Mapping Output

tab to map data from the input ports to the operating output.

You can also map the data when you configure the Output transformation.

Repeat steps 1 through 4 to add and configure more operations.

Click

Finish

The Developer tool creates an operation mapping for each operation based on how you configure each operation.

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