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WSDL generation

Supported standard

TIBCO EBX® generates a WSDL that complies with the W3C Web Services Description Language 1.1 standard.

Operation types

A WSDL can be generated for different types of operations:

Operation type

WSDL description

custom

WSDL for EBX® add-ons.

dataset

WSDL for dataset and replication operations.

directory

WSDL for default EBX® directory operations. It is also possible to filter data using the tablePaths or operations parameters.

repository

WSDL for dataspace or snapshot management operations.

tables

WSDL for operations on the tables of a specific dataset.

userInterface

Deprecated since version 5.8.1. This operation type has been replaced by administration. While the user interface management operations are still available for backward compatibility reasons, it is recommended to no longer use this type.

WSDL for user interface management operations (these operations can only be accessed by administrators).

administration

WSDL for administration operations like:

  • user interface management

  • system information retrieval

These operations can only be accessed by administrators.

workflow

WSDL for EBX® workflow management operations.

WSDL download methods

EBX® supports the following methods:

A WSDL can only be downloaded by authorized profiles:

Operation type

Access right permissions

custom

All profiles, if at least one web service is registered.

dataset

All profiles.

directory

All profiles, if the following conditions are valid:

  • No specific directory implementation is used. (The built-in Administrator role is only subject to this condition).

  • Global access permissions are defined for the administration.

  • 'Directory' dataset permissions have writing access for the current profile.

repository

All profiles.

tables

All profiles.

userInterface

Deprecated since version 5.8.1. This operation type has been replaced by administration. While the user interface management operations are still available for backward compatibility reasons, it is recommended to no longer use this type.

Built-in administrator role or delegated administrator profiles, if all conditions are valid:

  • Global access permissions are defined for the administration.

  • 'User interface' dataset permissions have writing access for the current profile.

administration

Built-in administrator role or delegated administrator profiles, if all conditions are valid:

  • Global access permissions are defined for the administration.

  • 'Administration' dataset permissions have write access for the current profile.

workflow

All profiles.

WSDL download from the user interface

An authorized user can download an EBX® WSDL from the data services administration area.

Note

See Generating a WSDL for dataspace operations in the user guide for more information.

WSDL download from HTTP protocol

An application can download an EBX® WSDL using GET or POST HTTP method. The application has to be authenticated using a profile with appropriate rights.

URL format

http[s]://<host>[:<port>]/<ebx-dataservices>/{type}[/{dataspace}[/{dataset}]]?{queryParameters}

Where:

Parameters

A request parameter can be specified by one of the following methods:

Parameter name

PathParam

QueryParam

Required

Description

WSDL

no

yes

yes

Specifies the WSDL download operation.

Empty value.

login

no

yes

no

Specifies the user identifier.

Required when the standard authentication method is used.

String type value.

password

no

yes

no

Specifies the user password.

Required when the standard authentication method is used.

String type value.

type

yes

no

yes

Specifies the operation type.

Possible values are: custom, dataset, directory, administration, userInterface, repository, tables or workflow.

String type value.

branch

version

yes

yes

(*)

Specifies the dataspace or the snapshot identifier.

(*) required for tables and dataset types, ignored otherwise.

String type value.

instance

yes

yes

(*)

Specifies the dataset name.

String type value.

tablePaths

no

yes

no

Specifies the list of table paths.

Optional for tables or directory types, ignored otherwise.

If not defined, all tables are selected.

Each table path is separated by a comma character.

String type value.

operations

no

yes

no

Allows generating a WSDL for an operations subset.

Optional for tables or directory operation types, ignored otherwise. If not defined, all operations for the given type are generated.

This parameter's value is a concatenation of one or more of the following characters:

  • C = Count record(s)

  • D = Delete record(s)

  • E = Get credentials

  • G = Get changes

  • I = Insert record(s)

  • U = Update record(s)

  • R = Read operations (equivalent to CEGS)

  • S = Select record(s)

  • W = Write operations (equivalent to DIU)

String type value.

namespaceURI

yes

yes

(**)

Specifies the unique name space URI of the custom web service.

(**)Is required when type parameter is set to custom, ignored otherwise.

URI type value.

attachmentFilename

no

yes

(***)

Specifies the attachment file name.

(***) optional if isContentInAttachment parameter is defined and set to true, ignored otherwise.

String type value.

isContentInAttachment

no

yes

no

Specifies if the WSDL is downloaded as an attachment.

Boolean type value.

Default value is false.

targetNamespace

no

yes

no

Overrides the target namespace URI of the WSDL.

URI type value.

Default value is urn:ebx:ebx-dataservices.

Message body

No message body is required.

HTTP codes

An HTTP code is always returned. Errors are indicated by a code above 400.

Status code

Information

200 (OK)

The WSDL content was successfully generated and is returned by the request (optionally in an attachment).

400 (Bad request)

The request is incorrect. This occurs when:

  • A request element is incorrect.

  • The unicity check on table names contains at least one error.

    Note

    See WSDL and table operations for more information.

401 (Unauthorized)

Request requires an authenticated user.

403 (Forbidden)

Request is not allowed for the authenticated user.

405 (Method not allowed)

Request is not allowed in this configuration.

500 (Internal error)

Request generates an error (a stack trace and a detailed error message are returned).

Response body

The response body depends on the returned status code and on the requested WSDL content.

HTTP examples

Some of the following examples are displayed in two methods: PathParam and QueryParam.

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