Configuring Web Services for Shipment Tracking
Web services are used to direct the inbound and outbound messages to and from:
The third-party shipment tracking application.
A demonstration script that can be used to test your integration setup.
A middleware component.
You must make sure that the Web services are correctly configured.
This task is a step in Process of Setting Up Shipment Tracking.
To configure the Web services
Navigate to the Administration - Web Services > Outbound Web Services.
Select the row with External Shipment Tracking in the Name field.
Verify that the fields in the Outbound Web Services list match those described in the following table.
Namespace Name Status http://siebel.com/asi/
External Shipment Tracking
Active
In the Service Ports list, click New, and enter the values in the fields of the new record, as described in the following table.
Field Comments Name
Enter a name for the port.
Service Display Name
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 is 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 PropertySet.
For more information about configuring Web Services and setting up demonstration scripts, see Integration Platform Technologies: Siebel Enterprise Application Integration.