If you import a source or target definition from a WSDL and create XML views, you can edit the XML views, ports, and relationships in the WSDL workspace. If you import a source or target definition from a WSDL but do not generate XML views, you can use the WSDL workspace to create views, modify components, add columns, and maintain view relationships in the workspace. When you update a source or target definition, the Designer propagates the changes to any mapping that includes the source or target.

To view or edit a source or target definition in the WSDL workspace, right-click the title of the source definition in the Source Analyzer or the target definition in the Target Designer. Then select WSDL Workspace.

The WSDL workspace is equivalent to the XML Editor. You use the WSDL workspace the same way you use the XML Editor. However, the WSDL workspace performs validation on changes to the views specific to web service source and target definitions. Also, you cannot perform some tasks in the WSDL workspace that are allowed in the XML workspace.

You cannot perform the following tasks in the WSDL workspace: