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Add a Web Service action

Web services are simple, self-contained applications that perform functions, from simple requests to complicated business processes, such as:

  • Automatic validation of a credit card number through the Internet.

  • Retrieval of delivery information from a transportation company for a dispatched order.

Based on XML, Web Services can be used to communicate across platforms and operating systems. For example, using a Web Service, you can make a program written in Java communicate with Perl, or make a Windows application talk with a Unix application.

Note Before creating a web service action, you must add the required web service reference. See Web Service references for more information.
  1. On the Form Modeling bar, click Actions.
  2. On the Actions page, click Add Generic Add.
  3. On the Type list, select Web Service.
  4. Enter a Name and Description for the action.
  5. Optionally, configure a unique action for each language separately. See Configure multilingual actions for a form or control for more information.
  6. Consume the required web service in the Web Service box.
  7. Select the class from the Class list.
  8. Select the method from the Method list.
  9. Map the attributes.
  10. Click OK.

    The newly created action is added to the table.

  11. Click Save.
  12. Associate the action with the control to trigger this action. To call the Web Service action upon form load, associate the action with the form. See Associate an action with a form or control for more information.