Creating iWay Business Services

How to:

This section describes how to create iWay Business Services.


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Procedure: How to Create iWay Business Services

To create iWay Business Services:

  1. Connect to an LDAP target, as described in Configuring and Managing Connections to an LDAP Server.
  2. In the left pane, expand the target node.
  3. Locate and select an LDAP entry.
  4. Right-click the method for the entry and select Create iWay Business Service from the context menu, as shown in the following image:

    The Add Business Service dialog box opens, as shown in the following image.

    Note: A service can contain multiple methods.

  5. Perform the following steps:
    1. From the Existing Service Names drop-down list, select whether you want to create a new service name or use an existing service name. By default, <new service> is selected.
    2. In the Service Name field, type a descriptive name for the iWay Business Service.

      For example:

      Note: Service names are case-sensitive and should not start with a number or a special character.

    3. In the Service Description field, type a brief description of the service (optional).
  6. Click Next.

    A second Create iWay Business Service dialog box opens and prompts you for additional information.

  7. Perform the following steps:
    1. From the License Name drop-down list, select a license definition. By default, test is selected.
    2. In the Method Name field, type a descriptive name for the method. The name of the method you selected earlier is used as a default value for this field.

      The following image is an example of the default value based on the method you previously selected:

      Remove all special characters and change the method name, as shown in the following example:

    3. In the Method Description field, type a brief description of the method (optional).
  8. Click OK.

    The iWay Business Services node expands in the left pane. The new iWay Business Service appears under the Services node, as shown in the following example:

    The right pane displays the name of the expanded iWay Business Service and provides a hyperlink to the selected method.

  9. Click the hyperlink for your service in the right pane.

    An iWay Business Service test pane opens in a new window of your web browser, as shown in the following image.

  10. Enter a sample XML input request document in the input area.
  11. Click Invoke.

    The test response appears in the web browser.


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