Overview

In this tutorial you become acquainted with the XSLT Designer included in NetBeans IDE 6.1. The XSLT Designer is used to develop, deploy and test XSL Transformation Services.

An XSL Transformation Service acts as a web service. It receives messages from an external client, transforms the messages in accordance with an XSL stylesheet, and either sends the messages back to the originator or forwards them to another web service.

In this tutorial you create a simple XSL Transformation Service that receives a message, transforms it, and sends it back to the calling web service.

Prerequisites

This tutorial assumes that you have some basic knowledge of, or programming experience with, the NetBeans IDE.

System Requirements

This tutorial assumes that your system meets the requirements specified in the System Requirements section of the Netbeans IDE 6.1 Release Notes.

Software Needed for the Tutorial

Before you begin, download and install the following software on your computer: NetBeans IDE 6.1. Click the Download button under the All column. This option includes all the features and servers required for this tutorial.