Support for Web Service Providers

·         Web service implementation

Any session bean that you have created and implemented in an EJB project can be considered for implementation as a Web service

·         Web service definition and deployment

You have two options for defining a Web service:

-          Using the Web Service Creation Wizard
You create a Web service with just a few mouse-clicks and predefined values.

-          Step-by-Step Definition
To define the Web service properties, such as interface, security features, and so on yourself, create a Virtual Interface, a Web Service Definition, and a Web Service Configuration in each case.

You can publish the Web service definition from the development environment to the UDDI.

You also trigger Web service deployment in the Developer Studio.

Support for Web Service Clients

·         Web service browsing

To enable you to find suitable Web services for use through a client, the development environment offers a browsing tool. Using the integrated SAP UDDI Client Browser, you can locate all Web services published according to the UDDI specification.

·         Web service proxy generator

After you have identified the Web service you want, you can generate platform-specific proxies for your Web service client application, according to the WSDL definition. The development environment allows you to create an associated project for the purpose (a WS client proxy project).