- Note:
- 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:
- The WSDL ODA can take a WSDL implementation file and generate
business objects for a collaboration to invoke an external web
service.
- 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.
- Note:
- The WSDL ODA handles SOAP/HTTP and SOAP/JMS bindings in a
WSDL.
