Creating a Web Service

The Web Service wizard is used to create the metadata that describes a web service. The actual web service is created only when you deploy to an M3 Web Services Server.

If you create a web service without configuring the M3 Web Services Server, the default namespace (http://your.company.net) is used.

To change the namespace that reflects your company domain, you need to edit the namespace.

  1. In the Web Repository view, right-click the repository where you want to add the new service and select New.

    The Create a new Web Service window is displayed.

  2. Provide a name for the new web service in the Name field.

    The name should conform to the XML naming conventions. For information about XML naming conventions, refer to http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/.

  3. Click Finish.
    Note: If the check box Start the new… is checked, the wizard for creating a new method is started.

    See Working with Web Service Methods.

    The metadata of the Web Service is created, and is listed in the Web Service Repositories view.