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Use the UDDI registry user interface

The UDDI registry user interface (also referred to as the UDDI registry user console) is a graphical interface used to issue inquiry requests and explore the UDDI registry.

If you require multiple language encoding, the UDDI user console supports only Universal Transformation Format (UTF)-8 encoding. For UTF-8 encoding support, configure the application server that hosts the UDDI registry for UCS transformation format. The UDDI user console does not support UTF-16 encoding.

The UDDI user console provides a graphical user interface to most of the UDDI v3 API. The user console does not support the full API set, but provides a way to issue inquiry requests and to familiarize yourself with general UDDI concepts. Explanatory text on the screens provides help. The following list describes areas that are not supported through the user console, and other known restrictions in the user console.

The exact behavior of the user console depends on the following configurable factors:

The following table summarizes the behavior of the UDDI registry user console.

Behavior of the UDDI user console. The table lists the URLs used for the different UDDI registry settings, along with a description of the behavior associated with each setting.

WAS security status URL used to access the UDDI user console Behavior of the UDDI user console
Enabled http://host_name:http_port/uddigui Inquiry requests do not require authentication; they use the HTTP URL and are not secure. Publish requests require WAS authentication. When you access the publish pane, you are dynamically redirected to use HTTPS, and are prompted for a user ID and password. For a successful request, the authenticated user must be registered as a UDDI publisher.

If the GUI_Inquiry_User role is mapped to all authenticated users, and the transport guarantee in the user data constraint section for that role is set to CONFIDENTIAL, all requests, including inquiry, require authentication and use of HTTPS.

https://host_name:ssl_port/uddigui Requests are secure; you are prompted to authenticate with a user ID and password. For a successful request, the authenticated user must be registered as a UDDI publisher.
Disabled http://host_name:http_port/uddigui No requests, either publish or inquire, are authenticated and the data flow is not secure (non- SSL). Even though SSL transport-guarantee settings are defined, they are not enforced if security is disabled. All publish operations are performed using a user ID of UNAUTHENTICATED, or a value that can be configured using the dmgr console or the JMX management interface (this applies to new requests only).
https://host_name:ssl_port/uddigui No requests, either publish or inquire, are authenticated, but the data flow is secure because the SSL URL and port are used explicitly. All publish operations are performed using a user ID of UNAUTHENTICATED, or a value that can be configured using the dmgr console or the JMX management interface (this applies to new requests only).
The variables in the table have the following values:

To display the UDDI registry user console, use the following procedure.

  1. Start the UDDI application, if it is not already running.
  2. Open a browser window and ensure that cookies are enabled.
  3. Access the UDDI registry user console through one of the following default URLs.

    • http://host_name:http_port/uddigui
    • https://host_name:ssl_port/uddigui

  4. Optional: To change the appearance and operation of the UDDI registry user console, modify the appropriate .css stylesheet files. We can edit style class definitions in the stylesheet files, including font attributes, layout, and colors. The stylesheet files are in the following directory:
    profile_root/installedApps/cell_name/
    UDDIRegistry.node_name.server_name.ear/v3gui.war/theme

    After you change a stylesheet file, refresh the browser window for the changes to take effect.


Results

The user console displays the default frameset, which contains the following items:

We can now use the UDDI user console to find, edit, or publish UDDI information.


Subtopics


Related concepts:

Access control for UDDI registry interfaces


Related


Configure application servers for UCS Transformation Format
Configure the UDDI registry to use WAS security


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