In this example the developer creates a Web reference from the development environment (for example, Microsoft® Visual Studio®) to the WSDL (Web Services Description Language) file for the basic WebFOCUS Web Service.

This Web Service allows the user to explore the WebFOCUS Reporting Server. For instance, the user can access a list of the applications and procedures residing on the server. The developer can also run one of the existing procedures or send an ad hoc procedure to the server for execution.