Creating a Managed Reporting Report as a Web Service Function

How to:

Reference:

You can create a Managed Reporting 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 Managed Reporting Application
  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 Managed Reporting. If a secured Reporting Server is being used, you must enter WebFOCUS Server credentials.

  2. Choose the service for the procedure, Managed Reporting Uddi.
  3. Click Logon to open the next page.

  4. Select a domain and click Submit to open the next page, which shows a list of reporting folders.

  5. Select a folder by clicking the folder description 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
    • No MR Admin Functions

    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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Reference: WebFOCUS Web Service Function Formats

You can choose one of the following formats when you create a WSDL file:

The following is an example of format 'disco' output.

The following is an example of format 'wsdl' output.

The following is an example of format 'URL' (disco) output.

WebFocus.disco is the default file name used if you click the Save As button. To override the default, enter a new file name. The file extension should still be .disco.

Copy URL

Copies the URL of the DISCO file to the clipboard.

Click Copy URL, open another browser, and select Paste from the Edit menu. Press the Enter key to see the URL.

Save As

Saves the DISCO file to a location.

Click Save As to open the File Download dialog box. Click Save to open the Save As dialog box. Navigate to the desired directory and click the Save button.

The following is an example of format 'URL' (wsdl) output.

WebFocus.wsdl is the default file name used if you click the Save As button. To override the default, enter a new file name. The file extension should be .wsdl.

Copy URL

Copies the URL of the WSDL file to the clipboard.

Click Copy URL, open another browser, and select Paste from the Edit menu. Press the Enter key to see the URL.

Save As

Saves the WSDL file to a location.

Click Save As to open the File Download dialog box. Click Save to open the Save As dialog box. Navigate to the desired directory and click the Save button.

Minimum List

Excludes the Finding Parameters and Getting FOCUS code functions for a WebFOCUS report created as a Web Service function.

FEX Only Function

Excludes generic Web Service functions.

No MR Admin Functions

Excludes Managed Reporting security functions.

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