Network Deployment (Distributed operating systems), v8.0 > Applications > Web services
Web Services Invocation Framework (WSIF)
WSIF is a WSDL-oriented Java API. You use this API to invoke web services dynamically, regardless of the service implementation format (for example enterprise bean) or the service access mechanism (for example JMS). Use these topics to learn more about WSIF.
Use WSIF, you can move away from the usual web services programming model of working directly with the SOAP APIs, towards a model where you interact with representations of the services. We can therefore work with the same programming model regardless of how the service is implemented and accessed.
You should not use WSIF for new applications in WAS, unless you are supporting an existing WSIF configuration. You should instead adopt a more recent open standard, such as the JAX-WS programming model.
To learn about WSIF, see the following topics:
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Goals of WSIF
WSIF Overview
Use WSIF to invoke web services
Run WSIF as a client
Invoke a WSDL-based web service through the WSIF API
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Web services specifications and APIs
Concept topic