Importing Web Services as External Services 

Procedure

       1.      In the Service Explorer, expand the Application Services node and choose External Services.

       2.      With the secondary mouse button choose Import.

The Import External Services wizard opens.

       3.      Select Web Service as the type to import and choose Next.

       4.      Specify a proxy definition. You can choose one of the following:

○     Local Server – to select a proxy deployed on your local J2EE engine.

○     Local File System or URL – to specify a proxy WDSL source location from the local file system or uniform resource locator (URL).

○     UDDI or URL – to specify a published service from the UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration). For more information, see UDDI

       5.      Choose Next.

       6.      Find the WSDL document on which the WS proxy is based. To do this, follow the instructions according to the choice you have made in step 4.

○     If you selected Local Server, a list of deployed Web services on the J2EE Engine is displayed. Select the one for which you are creating this proxy.

The J2EE Engine must be up and running.

○     If you selected Local File System or URL, enter the WSDL URL or choose Browse. to select the WSDL from the file system.

By default, the local URL is: http://<host>:<port>/MyWebService.

○     If you have selected UDDI or URL, enter the WSDL URL or choose UDDI... to search the WSDL in a UDDI registry.

Selecting UDDI opens the Search page of the UDDI client browser and by using its features you can find the needed WSDL.

To use the UDDI client, you have to configure the HTTP proxy settings in the Web Services Container Service of the Visual Administrator. For more information, see Querying UDDI.

By default, the UDDI is: http://<host>:<port>/uddiclient.

       7.      Choose Next, then Finish and wait until the modules are imported.

The imported WS modules appear under the External Services node in Service Explorer.