Web Service Providers are utilized by Web Service Data Links and enable CATSWeb to call out to external Web Services. Web Service Providers are implemented as binary components that execute on your web server(s), and are loosely coupled with CATSWeb. Web Service Provider records have the following parameters:
- Provider Name - The name of the Web Service Provider as it is referred to in CATSWeb, with a maximum length of 50 characters.
- Description - An optional description for the Web Service Provider (4000 characters max).
- Programmatic ID - The COM (Component Object Model) Programmatic ID of the Web Service Provider. For Web Service Providers implemented using Microsoft .NET, the programmatic ID is the assembly name, followed by a period, followed by the name of the class in the assembly. This programmatic ID is functionally the same as the one specified for ActiveX DLL Data Links.
- Default Service Location - The default location of the Web Service, specified as a URL. Administrators may use this for the Web Service URL setting in Web Service Data Links.
The Web Service Provider form includes a Test Provider link at the top of the form. This may be used to confirm that the provider can be accessed successfully by CATSWeb.
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