SOAP Services for Supplier Model

Use Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) services to create suppliers and to update or delete attributes in existing supplier profiles.

This provides a real-time synchronization of the supplier records in external systems with Oracle Supplier Model.

Note: Oracle highly recommends using REST APIs rather than SOAP services.

Key Features

• Use SOAP Services for real-time integration requirements to help transfer data from external supplier data sources into the Oracle Supplier Model profile. The SOAP service enables you to create suppliers, and update or delete attributes in existing supplier profiles.

  The supplier entities that the SOAP service covers are:

  • Supplier
  • Supplier Site
  • Supplier Site Assignments
  • Supplier Address
  • Supplier Contact
  • Supplier Contact Address
  • Supplier Business Classification
  • Supplier Products and Services Category
• Use with Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) to perform real-time operations.

Best Practices

It's recommended to use REST APIs or file-based data import (FBDI) for creating and updating supplier data rather than using SOAP services.

Constraints

• SOAP services aren't scalable or as functional as other integration options, such as REST APIs.
• Updates to suppliers using SOAP services don't go through approval. (Change control isn't imposed)