SOAP Service

A SOAP service provides access to an external service that is described by a WSDL document. The SOAP service wizard uses the WSDL document to construct a service definition that wraps the external service in a service interface. Once defined, this service interface can then be used as a standalone service or integrated into a business process or a composite Java service to call the external Web service. After the service is deployed, it acts as a relay, receiving calls, forwarding the calls to the external Web service to which it is bound, awaiting a response from the external service, and then returning the response to the business process or composite Java service.