You can add static XML headers to service requests to ensure
compliance with WS-Addressing, WS-ReliableMessaging, and WS-Coordination
specifications as well as other predefined standards.
About this task
Static XML headers are compliant with the web service specifications
for service-oriented architecture (SOA). Checks are performed to ensure
that the XML headers are valid.
Procedure
To add a static XML header to a request:
- Open a service request in the generic service client. The
location of the XML header depends on the product that you are using:
- For IBM® Security AppScan®,
click the Request Stack tab and in the algorithm
stack for the request, click .
- For IBM Rational® Performance Tester, IBM Rational Service Tester for SOA Quality,
or other products, click the Message tab and
click Form.
- On the Header bar, click Add () to
open the menu.
- Select the web service specification for the request to
be comply with, or click More to open a detailed
list of specifications. The XML structure of the
header is created.
- Edit the header as required. Some elements require
completion or content to be specified. XML elements that are invalid
or require attention are marked with a warning or an error symbol.