The SOAP Client tool sends messages to SOAP servers. This tool is available in SOAtest and Virtualize.

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It can be used to test a Web service, test the communication between the client and server, and check the content of the SOAP messages. You can use the SOAP Client tool to test services with or without a WSDL. This tool is the foundation of most SOA functional  test cases.\

If you have access to a WSDL, you might want to use the New Test Suite Wizard to automatically generate SOAP Client tests for the service you want to test. For information on this functionality, see Automatic Creation of Test Suites - Overview.

In addition, you can configure SOAtest to report or manipulate the results of any SOAP Client test by adding an appropriate “output” tool. For information on this functionality, see Adding Test Outputs.

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Information on how to configure the different options of the SOAP Client tool can be found in the following subsections:

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From the Request tab of the SOAP Client tool, you can select input modes from the Views drop-down list. The SOAP Client tool shares these options with the Messaging Client tool and Message Stub tool. For more information on these shared options, see Views/Input Modes Overview.

Transport Options

The Transport options allow you to determine whether the client sends requests using HTTP 1.0, HTTP 1.1, JMS, SonicMQ, WebSphere MQ, RMI, SMTP, TIBCO, .NET WCF HTTP, or .NET WCF TCP protocols. To configure the properties of each protocol, select the appropriate protocol from the Transport drop-down list within the Transport tab of the SOAP Client tool.

For more information, see the following sections:

• HTTP 1.0
• HTTP 1.1
• JMS
• IBM WebSphere MQ
• RMI
• SMTP
• TIBCO Rendezvous
• .NET WCF TCP

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Attachment Options

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• Notes: (optional) Records additional tool information that you enter in this field.

• Timeout after (seconds): Specifies the length of delay (in seconds) after which your FTP, telnet, or HTTP requests should be timed out. The Default setting corresponds to the timeout set in the Preferences panel. The Custom setting allows you to enter a timeout. A non-positive timeout value can be entered to specify an infinite timeout.

  • Fail the test on Timeout: Select this option to fail the tool on the specified timeout.
  • Pass the test only if a Timeout occurred: Select this option to pass the tool if the specified timeout occurred (i.e. tool did not finish execution within the specified time).

• Attachment Encapsulation Format: Specifies whether to use the Default or Custom encapsulation format. The Default option specifies whatever is chosen as the Attachment Encapsulation Format in the Misc tab of the system preferences (for more information, see SOAP Settings). The Custom option allows you to choose MIME, DIME, MTOMAlways, or MTOM Optional. For more details, see Working with Attachments.

• SOAP Version: Select Custom from the drop-down menu and select either SOAP 1.1 or SOAP 1.2. The default value is SOAP 1.1.
• Outgoing Message Encoding: Allows you to choose the encoding for outgoing messages. You can choose any Character Encoding you wish from the Preferences panel to read and write files, but the Outgoing Message Encoding provides additional flexibility so you can set a different charset encoding for the SOAP request from the global setting.
• Style/Use: (Options are disabled if the Constrain request  to WSDL check box is selected in the WSDL tab) These options allow you to select the body style and encoding of the SOAP message:
• Body Style: Select either document or rpc.
• Use: Select either encoded or literal.
• Encoding Style URI: (Automatically completed if available) Lists the encoding style URI used to send requests.
• Target Object URI: Specifies the target object URI.
  

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Related Tutorials

The following tutorial lessons demonstrate how to use this tool:

• Service Functional Testing
• Advanced Strategies
• Extending SOAtest with Scripting
• WS-Security
• Running Tests in Different Environments