Viewing and updating Web service import bindings

Using the administrative console, you can view information about a web service import binding and change the endpoint URL. For the Java™ API for XML Web Services (JAX-WS) bindings, you can also configure a policy set for the binding.

Before you begin

To perform this task, you must have permission to change the master configuration. Note that only an administrator can change the target endpoint address, which is the location of the web service, or can configure policy sets for import bindings by performing the following tasks: attach, detach, and assign bindings. People who are assigned other roles must not perform these actions because doing so might cause inconsistencies in the binding configuration.

About this task

The steps for administering web service bindings depend on the type of binding:

For JAX-RPC bindings, you can view attributes of the binding and edit the target endpoint.
For JAX-WS bindings, you can view attributes of the binding, edit the target endpoint, and configure policy sets.

A policy set is a collection of policy types, each of which provides a quality of service. These types have been configured and can be associated with a web service provider or consumer.

Policy sets work in pairs. You must have the same policy set on the service requester as on the service provider. Therefore, you should have the same policy set on the import binding as on the service provider it is calling.

Note: The Policy set attachments section of the administrative console page appears only for JAX-WS bindings. It does not appear for JAX-RPC service bindings.

Procedure

Select the module that contains the binding by navigating to Applications > SCA Modules and clicking the module name.
Select the binding by performing the following steps:
1. In the Module components section, expand Imports.
2. Expand the import, and then expand Binding.
3. Click the binding to view information about its properties.
Change the value of Target endpoint address, which is the location of the web service, and then click Apply or OK.
For JAX-WS bindings only, configure policy sets for import bindings by performing the following tasks:
1. Optional: Expand Preferences, indicate the maximum number of rows and whether you want to retain the filter criteria, and click Apply.
2. Optional: Select the filter icon if you want to use a filter to search the table.
3. Select the import binding, and click Attach to attach a policy set to the binding, or click Detach to remove the policy set.
4. To assign a policy set binding, select the import binding, click Assign Binding, and provide a name for the policy set binding.
5. Repeat steps 4.c and 4.d for each binding you want to configure.
Save your changes to the master configuration.

Results

If you made any updates, the binding is changed for the selected module. The changes take effect after you restart the SCA module.

Restriction: If the module is redeployed, the configuration changes you made are replaced by the original settings.

To ensure that the changes you made remain with the module across deployments, use IBM Integration Designer to make the changes in the source code for the module.