Creating Messages Using the Partner View

The Messages area in the Partner view contains one configuration box for each message in the WSDL file.

In a WSDL file, a port type contains one or more related operations that the web service can perform. An operation receives a message, sends a message, or does both.

Each message contains one or more logical parts. For each part, you must specify the name and the type of content.

To create a message

1. Do one of the following:

   • Click Add Message.

   • Drag the Message icon from the Palette onto a blank portion of the Messages area.

   • Right-click a blank portion of the Messages area and choose Add Message.

   The configuration box for the message appears. The message contains one part. The part's type of content is undefined.

2. Do one of the following:

   • In the Part Element or Type column, click the ellipsis (...) button. Select any of the built-in types in W3C XML Schema. If you added an inline schema or imported a schema, then you can select an element or type from the schema. Click OK.

   • Drag an element or type from the Navigator window onto the Part Element or Type column.

To add a part to a message

1. Do one of the following:

   • Click Add Part.

     A new row appears. The type of content is set to xs:string.

   • Right-click the configuration box for the message and choose Add Part from the pop-up menu.

     A new row appears. The type of content is undefined.

   • Drag an element or type from the Navigator window onto the configuration box for the message, and above or below an existing row.

     A new row appears. The type of content is set to the element or type that you selected.