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Configuring Web Services

Web services are used to direct the inbound and outbound messages to and from:

You must make sure that the Web services are correctly configured.

To configure the Web services

  1. Navigate to the Web Services Administration screen.
  2. From the Show drop-down list, select Outbound Web Services.
  3. Select the row with External Shipment Tracking in the Name field.
  4. Verify that the fields in the Outbound Web Services list match those in the following table.

    5. Namespace
    Name
    Status
    http://siebel.com/asi/
    External Shipment Tracking
    Active

  5. In the Service Ports list, click New, and enter the following values in the fields of the new record.

    6. Field
    Comments
    Name
    Enter a name for the port.
    Port Type
    Enter External Shipment Tracking.
    Transport
    Select from the drop-down list.
    If you want to set up testing, for example when you are customizing applets or extending the ASI, select Local Business Service.
    Address
    When you select a transport, the field will be populated with a template address. Edit the address based on where you are sending the data.
    If you want to set up testing, enter Shipment Tracking ASI Test.
    Binding
    If a SOAP header is expected by the receiving application, select SOAP_RPC.
    If you are using Shipment Tracking ASI Test, select Property Set.

For more information about configuring Web Services and setting up demonstration scripts, see Integration Platform Technologies: Siebel eBusiness Application Integration Volume II.


 Siebel eSales Administration Guide 
 Published: 18 April 2003