Creating a WebFOCUS Report as a Web Service Function

How to:

You can create a WebFOCUS report as its own Web Service function. For details about WebFOCUS Web Services functions, see WebFOCUS Web Services Functions.

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Procedure: How to Create a WSDL File for a WebFOCUS Reports
  1. Navigate to the following URL: 
    http://target_machine[:port]/ibi_html/workbnch/webservice.htm

    You see the Web page for creating a Web Service for WebFOCUS.

    Under the first option, Create a Web Service to a specific focexec, enter credentials for the WebFOCUS Reporting Server. If you want to access an unsecured server, you do not have to enter credentials.

  2. Select the service for WebFocus Uddi.
  3. Click Logon to open the next page.

  4. Select a server and click Submit to open the next page, which shows a list of applications.

  5. Select an application and click Submit to open the next page, which lists procedures (focexecs) and the format options in creating the WSDL file.

  6. Select one or more procedures, and scroll down the page to select a format.

    You have the following options:

    • format 'disco'
    • format 'wsdl'
    • format 'URL' (disco)
    • format 'URL' (wsdl)
    • Minimum List
    • FEX Only Function

    For details, see WebFOCUS Web Service Function Formats.

  7. Choose one of the following:
    • Click Submit. WebFOCUS generates the file for the chosen procedure in the format (WSDL or DISCO) you selected.

      Note that DISCO is Microsoft’s Web Service Discovery language, which you can use to publish and discover Web Services. For details about WSDL, see WebFOCUS Web Services.

    or
    • Click Pick Functions. Another page opens in which you can customize the WSDL file by selecting and/or deselecting functions associated with the application. For details, see Choosing Functions for a WSDL File.
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