Export WSDL and XSD documents
We can export WSDL and XML schema definition (XSD) documents used by a Service Component Architecture (SCA) composition unit to a location of the choice.
Your SCA business-level application must contain one or more composition units that use a WSDL or XSD document.
A WSDL document is a file that provides a set of definitions that describe a web service in WSDL, an XML-based description language.
An XSD document is an instance of an XML schema written in the XML schema definition language. The document has the extension .xsd. The prefix xsd in the XML elements of an XSD document indicates the XML schema namespace.
We can export WSDL and XSD documents used by an SCA composition unit using the console. In previous releases, you had to use the exportWSDLArtifacts command to export WSDL and XSD documents.
On the composition unit settings page for an SCA composite, click the Export WSDL and XSD documents link and then specify the target location for the files.
The product extracts from the selected composition unit the WSDL and XSD files required for web services client development. The files are for the services exposed by the web service binding, binding.ws.
- Go to the composition unit settings page for the SCA composite.
Click Applications > Application Types > Business-level applications > application_name > SCA_deployed_asset_name.
- Click the Export WSDL and XSD documents link.
- From the displayed dialog, specify the target directory to which to save the documents.
Results
The WSDL and XSD documents are copied to the target directory.
Example
Suppose to export WSDL or XSD documents in the HelloWorldAsync business-level application that the product provides as a sample. Complete the following actions in the console:
- Click Applications > Application Types > Business-level applications > HelloWorldAsync > helloworldws > Export WSDL and XSD documents.
- Use the displayed dialog, specify a directory that exists on the computer.
The product adds the helloworldws_WSDLArtifacts.zip file to the specified directory. The helloworldws_WSDLArtifacts.zip file has one WSDL file, AsynchTranslatorComponentTranslatorService_wsdlgen.wsdl.
What to do next
Examine the exported files to ensure that they contain the intended WSDL and XSD documents.
We can export WSDL and XSD documents using the exportWSDLArtifacts command. See Exporting WSDL and XSD documents .
Related concepts
WSDL
Related tasks
Example: Create an SCA business-level application Example: Create an SCA business-level application with the console Export WSDL and XSD documents