Using the WSDL ODA

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The Web Services Description Language (WSDL) Object Discovery Agent (ODA) is used for generating business objects for request processing and, when a WSDL Interface file is available, for event processing.
Collaborations use the connector to invoke web services. Or you can expose collaborations as web services. Web services are described using WSDL (Web Services Description Language). This chapter describes how to use the Web Services Description Language (WSDL) Object Discovery Agent (ODA) to generate business objects. The connector and SOAP data handler use these business objects when collaborations invoke a web service and when exposing collaborations as web services.

You use the WSDL ODA to generate business objects for two purposes:

  1. The WSDL ODA can take a WSDL implementation file and generate business objects for a collaboration to invoke an external web service.
  2. The WSDL ODA can take a WSDL interface file and generate business objects for a collaboration that is exposed as a web service.

You can launch the WSDL ODA when you use the Business Object Designer. The WSDL ODA reads a WSDL document and creates the business objects required by the connector and SOAP data handler. The WSDL ODA simplifies the job of business object development.

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The WSDL ODA handles SOAP/HTTP and SOAP/JMS bindings in a WSDL.

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