Transforming UML models into WSDL documents

You can create a UML model of a web service and use the UML-to-WSDL transformation to generate Web Services Description Language (WSDL) documents. WSDL, which is based on the Extensible Markup Language (XML), describes web services and how to access them. WSDL documents have .wsdl as a file name extension.

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  • Applying the Services Modeling profile
    When you create a UML model of a web service, you can apply the Services Modeling (SoaML) profile, which enables you to include domain-specific information about web services.
  • Modeling fault parameters in service operations
    You can model fault parameters in service operations in UML models, and then run the UML-to-WSDL transformation to transform these parameters into Web Services Description Language (WSDL) fault messages.
  • Configuring UML-to-WSDL transformations
    To specify the information that the transformation uses to generate Web Services Description Language (WSDL) output that you expect, use the New Transformation Configuration wizard and transformation configuration editor, which guide you through the configuration.
  • Validating UML-to-WSDL transformation configurations
    You can validate a transformation configuration to ensure that the values in the configuration are valid according to the requirements of a transformation.
  • Running and rerunning UML-to-WSDL transformations
    You can run a transformation on an entire model or project, or on a subset of elements in a model or project to generate the output that you expect. You can run a transformation on the source that you specify in the transformation configuration, or you can override the specified source by selecting elements in the model or project and then choosing a transformation configuration to apply.
  • Creating custom bindings for UML-to-WSDL transformations
    You can customize existing bindings or create bindings that the UML-to-WSDL transformation uses to generate WSDL artifacts.
Related concepts:
UML-to-WSDL transformations description
Related reference:
Supported WSDL bindings
Interpretation of UML elements by UML-to-WSDL transformations
Related information:
Visually representing and creating WSDL elements
Mapping between WSDL elements and UML components in class diagrams
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