Web Service Definitions

Figure 18 Web Service Definition Icon

Web Service Definitions, embodied as Web Service Definition Language (WSDL) files, can be used to invoke and operate web services on the Internet and/or to access and invoke remote applications and databases. WSDL files are used when you are building a web service.

A Web Service Definition, or WSD Object, can either be formed by importing an existing WSDL document or newly created using the Web Service Definition Editor. The minimum requirement for a WSD Object is that it represent an abstract WSDL document by containing (either directly or by import) one or more Operations and related messages. The WSD Object can also contain binding information.