Portal Express, Version 6.0
Operating systems: i5/OS, Linux, Windows

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Use the Web Service Configuration portlet to work with Producer definitions online

If you work online, you can use the Web Service Configuration portlet to create a Producer definition.

Creating the Producer definition by using the Web Service Configuration portlet works only if the portal is online and can connect to the Producer portal. If it is offline, you need to use the XML configuration interface.

When you create a new Producer definition, you perform the following tasks:

1. Define the name for the new Producer definition.

2. Give a description for the Producer definition.

3. Specify the URL for the WSDL service definitions of the Producer portal.

4. Specify the registration handle for the Producer.

Optionally, you can also perform the following tasks:

• Set registration properties for the Producer definition.

• Set user attributes that you want to be passed on to the Producer.

• Set language-specific names and descriptions for the Producer definition.

• Assign access permission to the portal users on a Producer definition.

• Delete a Producer definition from the portal.

After you have created a Producer definition, you can proceed to consuming the WSRP services that are provided by that Producer, that is, integrating them into your Consumer portal as remote portlets.

To work with the Web Service Configuration portlet, click Launch > Main Menu > Administration > Portlet Management > Web Services.

For details about how to work with the portlet refer to the portlet help.

For the relevant topics of the portlet help refer to the links given below.

• About Web services configuration
  You can use Web Services Configuration to set up the portal for consuming Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP). This means preparing your Consumer portal for integrating remote Web services that have been provided by Producer portals so that the portal users can work with these Web services. Additionally, you can configure Web service Producers on the Consumer portal side and configure various aspects of using Web services in the portal.

• Creating a Producer definition
  A Producer is a portal that provides WSRP services. Consumers portals can then consume these WSRP services as remote portlets. To enable this, you create and configure a Producer definition.

• Editing a Producer definition
  To update the information for a Producer in the portal, click Edit for that Producer in the list of Producer definitions. The Web Service Configuration portlet displays a panel similar to the Create Producer panel with the information that you entered before. Modify the information in the fields as required.

• Setting language-specific titles and descriptions for a Producer definition
  Set language-specific titles and descriptions for a Web service Producer definition.

• Deleting a Producer definition
  You can delete a Producer definition from the portal.

• Assigning access permission to users on a Web service Producer definition
  Assign access permissions to the portal users on a Web service Producer definition.

• Configuring the Web Service Configuration portlet
  Specify the maximum number of Producer definitions that you want to have listed in the table, the maximum number of Producers you want to be listed on each page, and the user attributes that you want to be passed to Producers by default.

• Field descriptions for the Web Service Configuration portlet
  Learn more about the fields that are provided with the user interface.

• Icon descriptions for the Web Service Configuration portlet
  Learn more about the icons that are provided with the user interface.

 

Parent topic:

Working with Producer definitions

 

Related tasks
Using the XML configuration interface to work with Producer definitions Using the Manage Web Modules portlet to consume WSRP services from a Producer portal

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