SOA

Andrea on October 2nd, 2010

Using SoapUI you can easily test the invocation of the getLocationByZip, by filling out the input parameter in the ‘Request 1′ box. In my case I will enter 94709 by changing line <zip xsi:type=”xsd:string”>?</zip> into <zip xsi:type=”xsd:string”>94709</zip> By clicking on the green ‘play’ button on the upper left, you will get back the response, in [...]

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Andrea on September 18th, 2010

WSDL (Web Services Description Language) is an XML document used to locate a web service and describe the operations available (exposed methods) to its users. It goes beyond the XSD, that simply describes the structure of an XML, to present the actual behavior of the service(s). You can have a look at a WSDL example by clicking on [...]

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Andrea on August 1st, 2010

There is no better place to start understanding the basic terminology than the W3C’s Web Services Glossary. Here you will find the official definition along with the acknowledgement that many things can be called as such. A Web service is a software system designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over a network. It has an [...]

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Andrea on August 1st, 2010

Five ways SOA now powers transformation behind the scenes http://zd.net/diPCx5

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Andrea on July 30th, 2010

Nice introductory SOA video I found on youtube to help new entries have an understanding of the basics of this type of architecture.

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