pp108 : Generate Web Service Operations on Database Metadata - Wizard Interface

Generate Web Service Operations on Database Metadata - Wizard Interface

This topic provides information on the fields that you fill while generating Web service operations on a database, and the corresponding action that you should perform.


The following fields appear when you try creating a Web service at a project or folder level, and select Web Service document from the New Process Platform Document window.

Field/Option

Description

User Action

Select the Source

Select the source on which Web service will be generated.

Select Database from the list.

Name

Name of the Web service

Provide a name for the Web service

Description

Description of the Web service

Provide a suitable description.

Namespace

Namespace that is unique to the Web service

Provide a suitable namespace

Location

Location where the Web service will be created

Click to browse and select the location in the Workspace.
Note: You will not see this field if you have opened a new Web Service document from an existing project or folder.


Field/Option

Description

User Action

Select Database Metadata

Contains the name of the Database Metadata that represents a database.

Click and select the Database Metadata from the list.

Tables

Shows the DB Objects in a tabular format

Select to view the tables

Views

Shows the DB Objects in view format

Select to view the database in its view format.

Generate One Web service Interface per Table/View

An option to generate separate Web service Interface for each table/view. This option is selected by default.

Keep it selected to generate separate Web service interfaces for each table. In the grid view below, you will see that each database table has a Web service interface name.Deselect to generate a single Web service interface for all the tables. When you deselect, the Web service interface column disappears from the grid.

Web Service Interface Name Prefix

Provides an option to attach a prefix to the Web service interface that is created for each database table. This field appears only when the Generate One Web service Interface per Table/View option is selected.

Provide a name that helps you easily distinguish this set of Web service interfaces you would generate. You will notice that each Web service interface begins with the name you provide here.

Web service Interface Name

Displays the name of the Web service interface. By default, it displays the name of the Web service.

If you want to change the Web service interface name, change the Web service name provided on the previous page.

Namespace

Displays the namespace provided on the previous page

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Database Table/View

Displays the tables in the database

Select the topmost check box to select all the tables/views.Otherwise, scroll through the list and select specific tables/views.

Select Type of Operation

Options that determine the type(s) of operations that would be generated for the selected tables

Select required options to generate the different types of operations:

  • Pagination - To generate the Previous and Next operations
  • Update Table - To generate the Update operations for each selected table
  • Related Tables - To generate operations that govern the relations between selected tables


Related tasks

Generating Standard Web Service Operations on a Database