Selecting an Operation From a WSDL That Exists in the Workspace

You can select an operation from a WSDL that already exists in your workspace:

Procedure

  1. Click Select. The Operation Picker dialog is displayed:
    • The dialog lists every web service operation that is available in a WSDL file (in either a Service Descriptors or Generated Services folder) in any project in your workspace.
    • The status line in the dialog shows the project location and filename of the WSDL that contains the currently selected operation.
  2. Select the operation that you want to expose and click OK.

Result

TIBCO Business Studio now automatically performs the following tasks:

  • It creates a system participant to identify the web service endpoint to be provided. See Using a System Participant to Define the Endpoint Provided by the Web Service.
  • It populates the Operation and Endpoint resolution sections of the selected activity with the relevant service details from the WSDL. (See Web Service Implementation Properties for more information about these fields.)
    Tip: As a shortcut, when you have the WSDL in your workspace you can create a task or event to expose an operation using the following method:
    • Expand the WSDL in Project Explorer and select the operation you want to expose.
    • Drag the operation to the point in your process flow where you want to expose the web service operation. A context-sensitive menu is displayed, listing the tasks and events you can use to expose the selected operation. For example:
    • Select the appropriate option from the menu. The corresponding task or event is created and configured. The Operation and Endpoint resolution sections are populated with the relevant service details from the WSDL