Inbound Ports [Settings]

An inbound port describes the web service enablement of a service destination on a specific endpoint listener, with associated configuration.

To view this page in the console, click the following path:

Service integration -> Buses -> bus_name -> [Services] Inbound Services -> service_name -> [Additional Properties] Inbound Ports -> port_name.

Each inbound port is associated with an endpoint listener, and we can control which groups of users can access a particular inbound service by making the service available only through specific endpoint listeners.

We can set the levels of security to be applied to messages. The security level can be set independently for request and response messages.

Configuration tab

The Configuration tab shows configuration properties for this object. These property values are preserved even if the runtime environment is stopped then restarted.

General Properties

Name

The inbound port name. This name appears as the port name within the WSDL published for the inbound service.

This name must be unique, and it must obey the following syntax rules:

• It must not start with "." (a period).
• It must not start or end with a space.
• It must not contain any of the following characters: \ /, # $ @ : ; " * ? < > | = + & % '

Information	Value
Required	Yes
Data type	Text

Description

An optional description of the inbound port. This description appears in any published WSDL for this port.

Information	Value
Required	No
Data type	Text area

Endpoint listener

This defines the physical endpoint listener at which requests for this port are received.

Information	Value
Required	Yes
Data type	drop-down list

Template port name

Name of the port in the template WSDL to use as a basis for this port's binding

Information	Value
Required	No
Data type	drop-down list

JAX-RPC handler list

This defines which list of JAX-RPC handlers is to be invoked for this port.

We use JAX-RPC handlers to monitor activity at the port, and take appropriate action (for example logging, or re-routing) depending upon the sender and content of each message that passes through the port.

We configure the set of JAX-RPC handler lists using the administrative console option Service integration -> Web services -> JAX-RPC Handler Lists.

Information	Value
Required	No
Data type	drop-down list

Security request binding

The security binding to be used for requests received by this port.

We configure the security bindings in this list using the administrative console option Service integration -> Web services -> WS-Security bindings.

Information	Value
Required	No
Data type	drop-down list

Security response binding

The security binding to be used for responses sent by this port.

We configure the security bindings in this list using the administrative console option Service integration -> Web services -> WS-Security bindings.

Information	Value
Required	No
Data type	drop-down list

Security configuration

Details of how security is applied to requests and responses.

We define the security configurations in this list using the administrative console option Service integration -> Web services -> WS-Security configurations.

Information	Value
Required	No
Data type	drop-down list

Additional Properties

Custom properties

Specifies additional custom properties that we can configure for this service.

By default, a timeout error is generated if an outbound service waits for more than 60 seconds for a response from a target web service. To change the timeout value for this inbound port from the default value of 60 seconds to a new value of (for example) 120 seconds, create the following custom property:

Name:

timeout

Value (in milliseconds):

120000

addSIBWSInboundPort command

removeSIBWSInboundPort command

Administrative console buttons

Administrative console preference settings