Testing Web Services in the Web Services Navigator 

Use

Once you have deployed a Web service on the application server, you can test the behavior of this Web service by using the Web Services Navigator (WS Navigator). The WS Navigator allows you to test a Web service without having a client for it.

In the WS Navigator, you can:

●      Test individual operations of individual service endpoints running on the local or remote provider systems

●      Save the input data from the test of a service endpoint, and run the same test on the same endpoint multiple times.

●      From a central location, test the same endpoint that runs on different provider systems

In the WS Navigator, you can test service endpoints which require basic HTTP authentication (User ID/Password) or no authentication.

Prerequisites

You have a user which belongs to the Administrator group, or has an Administrator role, or has the UME WSNavigator administrator action.

Procedure

       1.      To start the WS Navigator, in a Web browser, enter the following address and then provide your user name and password:

http://<host>:<port>/wsnavigator

Then enter your user name and password if required.

The WS Navigator opens.

       2.      You can proceed with any of the following tasks:

○       Find the Web service you want to test. More information: Finding Web Services.

○       Test an operation of a service endpoint. You can export the data with which you tested the service endpoint in a test scenario. More information: Testing a Web Service Operation.

○       Run a test scenario on a service endpoint. More information: Testing Web Services with Pre-Defined Input Data.