About the Web service connector

You can interface your application with other Web applications using Web services (if the other Web application you are interfacing with offers Web services). The Infor e-Commerce Development Studio uses Web Services Description Language (WSDL) to get available functionalities that a Web application offers through Web services. And by generating stub code based on the WSDL XML file sent by the Web application, you can easily create applications that interface with other Web applications.

Using the Infor e-Commerce Development Studio's Web service connector, you create a Web service configuration by setting up the required URL and parameters. You retrieve the WSDL file after creating a Web service configuration. This file contains a description of the way the service is called, required parameters, and structure of the data that the service returns. After that you generate a client stub based on the downloaded WSDL file. This client stub will handle all service requests and responses.

You do all of these in the Infor e-Commerce Development Studio, making it easier for you to create applications and interfacing them with other ERP applications.

One example of using Web services is when searching for an item from another ERP application. When a customer places an order but the item is out of stock, you can query the other ERP application if the said item is available, how many items are in stock, and how much is the item. That way, you can still fulfill the order even if the item is out of stock.