Specifying the WSDL document

SAP XI business objects are generated from WSDL documents (that have been processed by the BIA_XIWSDLUtil tool). This section shows you how to select and specify the source of a WSDL document in the Configure Agent window of the ODA.

The WSDL document resides on the local file system. You specify where the WSDL document resides and the SAP XI ODA retrieves it.

To specify the WSDL document:

  1. Enter the location of the WSDL file that you generated using the BIA_XIWSDLUtil tool as the value in the configuration property WSDL_URL. Although this document is on the local file system, you can use URL syntax (for example: file://C:/test/wsdl) or an absolute path (for example: C:\test\wsdl). You must ensure that the ODA has access to this document and its dependenciesdirectory and filename for the WSDL file The ODA then retrieves the list of SAP XI services from the WSDL document.
  2. Click Next.

    The ODA queries the URL for the web service provider and retrieves the list of services defined in the WSDL at this URL location and then displays the list.

    Note:
    The WSDL ODA displays the ports that have SOAP/JMS or SOAP/HTTP bindings only and excludes other types of bindings.
  3. Select one and only one of the operations from the list for the port (the selectable operations are highlighted). You cannot select the service or port nodes, which are for display purposes only. Note that WSDL operations may be of several types: ONE_WAY, REQUEST_RESPONSE, SOLICIT_RESPONSE, and NOTIFICATION. The WSDL ODA supports and displays only REQUEST_RESPONSE and ONE_WAY operations.
  4. Click Next and go to Confirming selections.

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