Web Services Tester

Web Services tester is a HTTP based tool that allows you to test both IFS activities/services and
external Web Services.

Contents

• Overview
• How to test a BizApi using direct access
• How to test a BizApi through IFS Connect and Message Routing
• How to test an Activity
• How to test an external Web Service

Overview

Web Services tester is located in Solution Manager > Integration folder.

• Target Applications
  The applications you want to test separated with semicolon. Formats host:port and host:port/module are allowed.
  
  
  

  Note: Web Services Tester is one of the internal systems and as such implies some limitation, e.g. doesn’t work with single-sign-on. By default the Target Application field is filled with the web server name and port configured for client accesses that not necessarily is the same as the one configured for internal systems. If your system is defined with two different web servers, use the one configured for internal systems here.
  

  
  
• Create Request buttons
  There are 3 possibilities to create the xml request.
  
  
  1)  Create Request:
  SOAP xml request is automatically created after selecting an activity or service and an operation.
  All activities and services in Target Applications are listed.
  
  2) Create Request from File:
  By browsing to a file any format can be used as request.
  
  3) Create BizApi request:
  Request is automatically created after selecting a BizApi, transformer and envelope.
  All BizApi's in Target Applications are listed.
  
   
• Url
  Defines where to send the message.
  URL is automatically created when using
  - Create Request
  - Create BizApi Request and Use SOAP Action checkbox checked.

  Note: If the system is configured with separate web servers for client accesses and internal systems, the URL must point to the server configured for internal systems. See the note above about target application.

   
• SOAP Action
  Defines the SOAP Action which is included in the HTTP header.
  SOAP Action is automatically created when using
  - Create Request
  - Create BizApi Request and Use SOAP Action checkbox checked.
   
• User ID and Password
  A user and password that have authorities to run the Web Service.

  Note: Only Basic authentication is supported.
  

   
• Invoke menu
  Invokes the HTTP request by using the request from the Request window
  
   
• Request window
  Shows the request
   
• Response window
  Shows the response from the HTTP invocation                                        

How to test a BizApi using direct access

1. Choose Create BizApi Request from the RMB menu
   
    
2. - Select the actual BizApi
   - Select envelope = SOAP_SIMPLE
   - Mark the checkbox Use SOAP Action
   
   Press OK
    
3. URL, SOAP Action and a proposal to Request are now automatically created.
   Enter relevant values in the Request body.
   
    
4. Enter User ID and Password
   
    
5. Run the Invoke action.
   
   
   The request will now be sent to the SOAP Gateway that will execute the BizAPI direct.
   The response from the BizApi will be shown in the Response window.
   
   On response error a System Exception Error window will popup.
   
   
   
    

How to test a BizApi through IFS Connect and Message Routing

Using IFS XML format

1. Choose Create BizApi Request from the RMB menu
   
    
2. - Select the actual BizApi
   - Select envelope = SOAP_IFS or leave this field blank
   - Unmark the checkbox Use SOAP Action
   
   Press OK
3. Enter the URL.
   Make sure that SOAP Action is blank. The message will be then directed to IFS Connect.
   Enter relevant values in the Request body.
   
    
4. Enter User ID and Password
   
    
5. Run the Invoke action.
   
   
   The request will be now sent to IFS Connect which will try to match it against a routing rule.
   The response from IFS Connect will be shown in the Response window.
   
   
   On response error a System Exception Error window will popup.
   
   
    

Using another formats

1. Choose Create Request from File from the RMB menu
   
   Browse and select the actual file.
    
2. Enter the URL.
   Make sure that SOAP Action field is blank. The message will be then directed to IFS Connect.
   
   Enter relevant values in the Request body.
    
3. Enter User ID and Password
   
    
4. Run the Invoke action.
   
   
   The request will be now sent to IFS Connect, which will try to match it against a routing rule.
   The response from IFS Connect will be shown in the Response window.
    

How to test an Activity

1. Choose Create Request from the RMB menu
   
    
2. - Select the actual activity or service handler
   - Specify the Operation
   
   Press OK
    
3. URL, SOAP Action and a proposal to Request are now automatically created.
   Enter relevant values in the Request body.
   
    
4. Enter User ID and Password
   
   
    
5. Run the Invoke action.
   
   
   The request will now be sent to the SOAP Gateway that will execute the activity or service.
   The response will be shown in the Response window.
    

How to test an external Web Service

1. Choose Create BizApi Request from the RMB menu
   
    
2. - Select the actual outbound BizApi
   - Select an envelope if it should be used
   - Select a transformer if it should be used for transformation to another format
   - Unmark the checkbox Use SOAP Action
   
   Press OK
    
3. Enter URL and SOAP Action for the external Web Service.
   
    
4. Enter User ID and Password
   
    
5. Run the Invoke action.
   
   
   The request will now be sent to the external Web Service.
   The response will be shown in the Response window.