Publishing WSDL files using the admin console
We can publish a WSDL file using the WAS admin console.
Before completing this task, we need to install or deploy the Web service. After deployment, configure the URL endpoint tasks for the transport:
- Set endpoint URL information for HTTP bindings.
- Set endpoint URL information for JMS bindings.
- Set endpoint URL information to directly access enterprise beans
By publishing a WSDL file, we are providing clients with a description of the Web service, including the URL identifying the location of the service.
The WSDL files in each Web services-enabled module are published to the file system location you specify. We can provide these WSDL files in the development and configuration process of the Web service clients so they can invoke the Web services.
This task applies for JAX-WS and JAX-RPC Web services.
Review Publishing WSDL files for more ways to publish WSDL files.
To publish an application's WSDL file with the admin console:
- Open the admin console.
- Click Applications > Application Types > WebSphere enterprise apps > application_name .
- Under Web Services Properties, click Publish WSDL files. This takes you to the Publish WSDL zip files page.
- Click the WSDL zip file to download. The zip file contains the application's published WSDL files. The zip file ExtendedWDLFiles.zip contains EJB binding information. It can also contain JMS or HTTP binding information. The zip file WSDLFiles.zip only contains JMS or HTTP binding information.
Next steps
Apply security to your Web service.
Publish WSDL zip files settings
Related tasks
Develop a WSDL file for JAX-RPC applications
Set endpoint URL information for JMS bindings
Set endpoint URL information for HTTP bindings
Set endpoint URL information to directly access enterprise beans
Set a service provider to share its policy configuration