Troubleshooting
Problem
Validation error "soapAction attribute is missing or empty" occurrs on WSDL file generated from a Java class using IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software v7.5.5 JAX-WS with soap12.
Symptom
The following validation error on {Some}SOAPImplService.wsdl shows in the Rational Application Developer v7.5.5 Problems view:
WSDL: The soapAction attribute is missing or empty. It is required when soapActionRequired is set to true.
The above error is caused by line {nn} in the WSDL, as shown :
...
<soap12:operation soapAction=""/>
...
The above line is part of the example block shown below:
<binding name="SomeSOAPImplPortBinding"
type="tns:SomeSOAPImplDelegate">
<soap12:binding style="document"
transport="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap/bindings/HTTP/"/>
<operation name="someaction">
<soap12:operation soapAction=""/> <!-- line {nn} error-->
<input>
<soap12:body use="literal"/>
</input>
<output>
<soap12:body use="literal"/>
</output>
</operation>
<operation name="someactionWithDefaults">
<soap12:operation soapAction=""/>
<input>
<soap12:body use="literal"/>
</input>
<output>
<soap12:body use="literal"/>
</output>
</operation>
</binding>
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Document Information
More support for:
Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software
Software version:
7.5.4, 7.5.5
Operating system(s):
Linux, Windows
Document number:
139571
Modified date:
16 June 2018
UID
swg21440069
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