Consuming a Stateless Web Service (XI 3.0 Compatible) 

Function

With this interface pattern, you can continue to use all existing protocols (up to SAP NetWeaver 7.0) in the back end that were developed on the basis of message interfaces. Message interfaces from the Integration Repository of SAP NetWeaver 7.0 are migrated to service interfaces in the Enterprise Services Repository and are assigned this interface pattern. The interface pattern only allows one operation.

For more information, refer to the chapter Developing a Service Interface, section Interface Pattern.

Prerequisites

You must configure the runtime you want to use before you can exchange messages. For more information, refer to the section Runtime Configuration.

Features

The programming model supports the following actions:

●      Sending a request message using a client proxy.

For more information, refer to Sending a Message.

In synchronous communication, the consumer proxy receives a response message or a fault message.

●      Receiving and processing a request message by means of a server proxy, and sending a response message or fault message back to the sender.

For more information, refer to the section Implementing a Provider Proxy.

●      Handling application errors on the receiver side

For more information, refer to the section Troubleshooting.

●      The ABAP proxy runtime supports protocols for the purposes of more specialist services. They are supported either by the XI runtime or the Web Service Framework, or by both.