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iWay Explorer provides developers with a simple, consistent mechanism for extending the capabilities of an iWay adapter. The iWay Business Services Provider (iBSP) exposes iWay functionality as a number of web services. It serves as a gateway to heterogeneous backend applications and databases.
A web service is a self-contained, modularized function that you can publish and access across a network using open standards. It is the implementation of an interface by a component, and is an executable entity. For the caller or sender, a web service can be considered a black box that may require input while typically delivering a result.
Web services integrate within an enterprise, and across enterprises on any communication technology stack, whether asynchronous or synchronous, in any format.
After you generate XML schemas for a Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 entity using iWay Explorer, you can create an iWay Business Service for that entity. iWay Business Services can be created for all operations exposed by iWay Application Adapter for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 On-Premises, including Global Operations and Custom Operation sets.
The Web Service Description Language (WSDL) file is an XML file that describes the web service documents and provides access to the service. It specifies the location of the service and the operations (or methods) that the service exposes.
You can delete an iWay Business Service that is no longer required.
Note: To generate valid WSDL files, the Namespace Awareness option must be enabled (set to On) in the Services Provider page of the iWay Service Manager Administration Console before iWay Business Services are created. For example:
Note: For compatibility with Microsoft web services, uncheck the Use Correlation Attribute parameter.
To create an iWay Business Service:
The Select or Create a Business Service dialog box opens, prompting you for information about the new service.
The Select Business License dialog box opens.
The new iWay Business Service is listed under the Services node in the tree, as shown in the following image.
The right pane displays the available licenses.
The iWay Business Services that are licensed under test are displayed.
The operations (methods) that are supported by the iWay Business Service are displayed.
The test pane for the Create method opens.
The Save As dialog box opens, as shown in the following image.
The exported WSDL file is stored in the project folder that you selected, using the name that you supplied. For example:
A prompt is displayed, asking you to confirm the deletion of the selected iWay Business Service, as shown in the following image.
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