The inquiry API set allows you to locate and obtain details about entries in a UDDI registry. The API is split into a number of functions (see below) each requiring a variety of optional and mandatory arguments.
Use the IBM UDDI Version 3 Client for Java (see IBM UDDI Version 3 Client) to access programmatically all API calls and arguments supported by the UDDI Version 3 Registry. You can also access the API functions graphically by using the UDDI user interface, however not all of the functions are available with this method.
The UDDI Version 3 Registry supports the following Inquiry API calls:
find_binding
Locates specific bindings within a registered businessService. Returns a bindingDetail message that contains zero or more bindingTemplate structures matching the criteria specified in the argument list.
find_business
Locates information about one or more businesses. Returns a businessList message that matches the conditions specified in the arguments.
find_relatedBusinesses
Locates information about businessEntity registrations that are related to a specific business entity whose key is passed in the inquiry. The Related Businesses feature is used to manage registration of business units and subsequently relate them based on organizational hierarchies or business partner relationships.
Returns a relatedBusinessList message containing results that match the conditions specified in the arguments.
find_service
Locates specific services within a registered businessEntity. Returns a serviceList message that matches the conditions specified in the arguments.
find_tModel
Locates a list of tModels that match a set of specified criteria. The response will be a list of abbreviated information about registered tModel data that matches the criteria specified. The result will be returned in a tModelList message.
get_bindingDetail
Requests the runtime bindingTemplate information for the purpose of invoking a registered business API. Returns a bindingDetail message.
get_businessDetail
Returns complete businessEntity information for one or more specified businessEntity registrations matching the businessKey values specified.
Returns a businessDetail message.
get_opertionalInfo
Gets full operational information pertaining to one or more entities in the registry. Returns an operationalInfos structure.
get_serviceDetail
Requests full information about a known businessService structure. Returns a serviceDetail message.
get_tModelDetail
Gets full details for a given set of registered tModel data. Returns a tModelDetail message.