Connecting to TDV Server through SOAP
Web service clients can access TDV-defined Web services published through SOAP over HTTP. This topic describes how to view the WSDL of a TDV Web service published by SOAP and verify that the Web service is ready.
TDV requires that messages sent to the TDV Server are from identifiable source and can be authenticated.
View the SOAP of a TDV Web service from Studio
1. In Studio, select the data service under Web Services in the resource tree.
2. Right-click and select Open.
3. Select the SOAP tab.
4. Expand WSDL URLs under the Service portion of the screen.
5. Copy one or more of the URLs that is displayed.
6. Open the development tool or file where you are developing your SOAP client, and paste the URL.
View the SOAP of a TDV Web service using a URL in a browser
1. In a browser, enter the services URL of the data service. You can use Studio to locate the URL of your service.
Or type the URL using the following format:
http://<Host>:<HTTP_Port>/services/<Folders>/<DataServiceName>.wsdl
https://<Host>:<HTTPs_Port>/services/<Folders>/<DataServiceName>.wsdl:
— <Host> is the name of the machine where TDV Server is running. If you are on the same computer as TDV, the computer name would be localhost.
— <HTTP_Port> or <HTTPS_Port> is the number of the port where the Web service is published.
— <Folders> is any optional folder or set of folders containing the Data Service.
— <DataServiceName> is the name for the WSDL-transformed data service.
You can use this URL (or any accessible WSDL URL) as a data source to demonstrate the availability of the data, or to demonstrate TDV introspection into WSDL data sources.
2. Click the ENTER key.
The WSDL of the Data Service is displayed in the browser.
3. If the WSDL is as you want it, the Web service is now ready for importing into your client application.
4. Open the development tool or file where you are developing your SOAP client, and paste the URL.
5. If the published content from TDV does not provide binary parameters, attempting to set Force MTOM to true will not work as expected.
View the SOAP of a Legacy TDV Web service from Studio
1. In Studio, select the data service under Web Services in the resource tree.
2. Right-click and select View WSDL.
3. Type in a valid username and password with access to the WSDL.
A browser window opens, displaying the currently published WSDL.
4. If the WSDL is as you want it, the Web service is now ready for importing into a client application.
5. Copy the URL from the URL address field at the top of your browser.
6. Open the development tool or file where you are developing your SOAP client, and paste the URL.