The SOAP Client tool sends messages to SOAP servers. To This tool is available in SOAtest and Virtualize.To send a message using the SOAP Client tool, you need to specify the message tell SOAtest or Virtualize what message to send and how to send it by setting . This is done by specifying the parameters in the tool’s configuration panel.
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.
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The WS-Policy tab is used to keep track of which web services policy the tool is using. It also allows you to switch between policies and update the attached tools based on that policy.
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The following options are available in the WS-Policy
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tab of the SOAP Client tool:
- Constrain to policies defined in WSDL
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- : If this option is selected, you will be able to update policy configurations.
- Update policy configuration: Clicking this button will remove the current policy configuration and add the newly chosen policy configuration.
- Policies in a WSDL can be attached to the Endpoint, Operation, or Message subjects. The result is the union of all the alternatives chosen for each subject.
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Misc Options
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The following options are available in the Misc tab of the SOAP Client tool:
- Notes: Attach (optional) Records additional information about the purpose for using the SOAP Client in this field.Valid HTTP Response Codes: The conventional range of valid HTTP response codes is 200-299. You can choose Fixed from the drop-down menu and enter a specific response code, range of codes, or a comma-separated list of codes that indicate a valid HTTP response, e.g.,
302or500-599. You can also choose Scripted from the drop-down menu to enter a script that programmatically specifies the valid HTTP response code(s). 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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