Web Service Console

Use the Web Service Console to manage Web services used by SOAP over HTTP.

The Web Service Console displays the Web services as rows in a table. To customize the columns that are included in the table, click Customize button in the upper right of the table to display the Properties section. Click directly on the column header to sort through that particular column. To search for specific Web services and display only those rows that match your search criteria, click Filter button at the top of the table.

You can create a new web service, view details of a Web service, view the number of transactions for a web service, or delete a web service from the Web Service Console. To create a new web service, click New at the top of the Web Service Console. To view the details of a Web service, click the name of the web service. To view the transactions of a web service, click the number in the Transactions column for the Web service. To delete a Web service from the console, click Delete for the Web service.

You can also use a Web Services Description Language (WSDL) use case. To use a WSDL use case, in the Web Services Console, click new and enter the required information for the following fields:
  • Web service name
    • For example, Item_Request.
  • Web service description
    • Enables an external application to request an item's detail based on ID attributes for the item such as GTIN or UPC, GLN, and Target Market.
  • Web services description file
    • The WSDL file is uploaded from the Web Services Console and contains a description of the Web service in WSDL 1.2 format. The Web service uses SOAP 1.2 request and response encoding and the WSDL file includes the following:
      • XSD for the request message
      • XSD for the response message
      • XSD for the fault message
      • All other content required by WSDL 1.2
    • The Web services definition file is published to the default HTTP server, which is the HTTP server for IBM® Product Master. This is also where the Web Services Description Script is published. For assistance, click Help.
  • Web services implementation script
    • The Web services implementation script is invoked by an incoming SOAP 1.2 request message that complies with the Web service definition. Web services implementation script undertakes the following:
      • Parses SOAP 1.2 request message using the Web service definition.
      • Typically queries one or more IBM Product Master containers for product information.
      • Creates a SOAP 1.2 response message containing product information.
      • Transmits the SOAP 1.2 response message to the Requestor Application.
      • Optional per the WebSphere® Administrator in the script - Logs the request and response messages into the Document store and logs a link to the messages in the Document store in a manner that can be accessed in the Message Console.
  • Requestor application request message
    • Administrator of requestor application writes process to create SOAP 1.2 message in compliance with the Web services definition.
  • Requestor application response message
    • Administrator of requestor application writes process to receive and handle SOAP 1.2 message in compliance with the Web services definition.