Basic Options tab

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The Basic Options tab allows you to specify the following options for the WSBind file: target information, application program properties, and service interface properties.

This tab contains the following fields:

  • In the Specify targets for WSBind file group:
    Note: Generate to: Is only applicable to single service Enterprise Service Tools projects.
    Generate to:
    Same project

    Select this when the file container is on the local system (default).

    Remote location

    Select this when the file container is on a remote system. For additional information, see Generation of Enterprise Service Tools artifacts to remote systems.

    WSBind file container
    Type or select a path for the folder in which you want the WSBind file to be created.
    WSBind file name
    Type the name for the WSBind file.
    Log file name
    Type the name for the CICS® Web Services Assistant log file. The log file contains extensive information regarding generation of the WSBind file.
    Overwrite WSBind file
    Select this checkbox if you want the wizard to overwrite an existing WSBind file of the same name.

  • In the Specify application program properties group:

    Program interface
    Select the method by which you want the existing application to be invoked:
    • Select COMMAREA to invoke the existing application with the LINK command with the COMMAREA option.
    • Select CHANNEL to invoke the existing application with the LINK command with the CHANNEL option.
    Container name
    Type the container name. (This value is required when the CHANNEL item is selected in the Program interface list.)

  • In the Specify service interface properties group:

    Local URI
    Type the local URI that you want to use for the Web service.
  • Change WSBind Preferences
    This allows changes to the Web Services Assistant (WSBind) preferences (see Setting preferences for the CICS Web Services Assistant (WSBind)).