This guide describes these web services, and how to use them.
All MDM-RE web services are implemented as free-standing servers rather than as servlets. No web application server like IBM Websphere Application Server (WAS), Microsoft BizTalk or Apache Tomcat is required.
SOAP
All MDM-RE web services use the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP). Both SOAP version 1.1 and SOAP version 1.2 are supported. A SOAP 1.1 request will receive a SOAP 1.1 response from the MDM-RE web services; conversely, a SOAP 1.2 request will receive a SOAP 1.2 response.
Unicode
All MDM-RE web services use Unicode. Messages may be sent in UTF-8 or UTF-16. Responses will use the same character set as the original request.