How to test a webservice as a standalone?

[Former Member]

Hi All,

I just wanted to know as to how I could test an XI webservice which accepts messages in soap without having to create a web dynpro component for the same.

Can someone help me with a step by step process to test the service by passing import parameters directly to the service.

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,

Divya

[Former Member]

Hi Divya.

If you know the wsdl of your webservice, the you can go to wsnavigator in XI. You can find it under the url "http://xihost:xiport/wsnavigator". Give the link of the wsdl there in the text box provided and click next.

It will open the webservice. Then Go to "TEST", Click on the Method enter the parameters required to execute the method and test it.

Hope it helps you.

Regards,

Hari.

[Former Member]

Hi All,

Go to the Transaction code WSADMIN. You can see a list of the Web Services there under SOAP Application for RFC-Compliant FMs . Select the particular webservice and Go to Web Service-> Web Service Homepage in the menu bar.

It will take you the Web Service Navigator. Where you can test the web service.

In case you know the WSDL Definition.Directly go to WSADMIN and go to Web Service-> Web Service Homepage in the menu bar. And specify the WSDL url. Once you provide the authentication the webservice can be tested there.

To know the WSDL definition , Click the select the particular webservice and go to Web Service-> WSDL and select RPC style , which will open the browser and give you the WSDL URL.

Regards,

Karthik

[Former Member]

Hi Divya,

There are many tools to test webservices.

1. XMlSpy

http://www.altova.com/features_soap.html

2. Parasoft SOATest

http://www.parasoft.com/jsp/templates/ads/google/googlesoap1.jsp;jsessionid=aaabTTtXGGgHP7?redname=g...

3. WebserviceStudio(my fav, easy and free)

http://www.gotdotnet.com/Community/UserSamples/Details.aspx?SampleGuid=65a1d4ea-0f7a-41bd-8494-e916e...

4. SAP SOAP Client

https://www.sdn.sap.com/jws/soapclient.jnlp

cheers,

naveen

Message was edited by: Naveen Pandrangi

[gregorw]

Hi Divya, Hi Naveen,

another possibility is the WebAS 7.0 you can do a Web Service Test with ECATT. Just create a Script with the "WEBSERVICE" command.

Regards

Gregor