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InboundWebServiceCall

You use the InboundWebServiceCall keyword to read an XML request from a .xml file, post the request to the server, and save the XML response from the server. The keyword also verifies the expected TagName and value in the XML response.

Signature

The InboundWebServiceCall keyword supports the following signature:

Inboundwebservicecall(XMLFIle;Tagname|@VAR1,Tagname2|@var2/NULL;Tagname|Value/@var/@STOREVAR,Tagname|value/@var/@STOREVAR)

Note the following about the InboundWebServiceCall keyword signature:

• You must provide the full Tagname in the signature.
• The variable name must begin with @STORE to store the response value of a tagname into the variable.

XML structure

To pass the dynamic variable into the XMLFIle PFB, use the following XML structure:

<tagname>$var</tagname>

<tagname>="$var"</tagname>

XML Structure

An example of the XML structure is as follows:

<EAI>

<EAI-SERVERNAME>Component Alias</EAI-SERVERNAME>

<EAI-USERNAME>Username</EAI-USERNAME>

<EAI-PASSWORD>Password</EAI-PASSWORD>

</EAI>

Desktop Examples

The following table describes how to use the InboundWebServiceCall keyword to read, post, and save an XML request and then verify the response in desktop applications.

Mobile Examples

The InboundWebServiceCall keyword does not apply to mobile applications.