UDDI category file format

You can provide a category file to describe or populate the values in a user-defined category of a unit test UDDI registry. The file can be used to configure or reconfigure a unit test registry, or it can be used to provide descriptions of values in a previously deployed registry.

Store the hierarchy in a file with UTF-8 encoding using a WebSphere editor, with one value on each line.

You can customize the value format with the preferences for Web Services > Private UDDI registry. By default, each value should use the following format:

category_key#
identifier#
value_label#
parent_reference

Where:

• category key The unique name or key for the category as a whole. The key must be unique within the registry. The maximum length is 8 characters.

• identifier The unique identifier for the value within the category. The identifier must be unique within the category. The maximum length is 32 characters.

• value label The label for the value. The label will appear in the user interface, and together with the other labels will form the hierarchy of values that the publisher can select from. The maximum length is 128 characters.

• parent reference A reference to the parent value, using the parent value's identifier. If the current value has no parent (that is, it is the root of the hierarchy), the parent reference should point to the value's own identifier. The maximum length is 32 characters.

Example

This category value file:

food#00#Food#00
food#10#Fruit#00
food#101#Apples#10
food#102#Oranges#10
food#103#Pears#10
food#1031#Anjou#103
food#1032#Conference#103
food#1033#Bosc#103
food#104#Pomegranates#10
food#20#Vegetables#00
food#201#Carrots#20
food#202#Potatoes#20
food#203#Peas#20
food#204#Sprouts#20

Defines a category with the key "food", and the following value hierarchy:

• Food (00)
  • Fruit (10, added under 00)
    • Apples (101, added under 10)

    • Oranges (102, added under 10)

    • Pears (103, added under 10)
      • Anjou (1031, added under 103)

      • Conference (1032, added under 103)

      • Bosc (1033, added under 103)

    • Pomegranates (104, added under 10)

  • Vegetables (20, added under 00)
    • Carrots (201, added under 20)

    • Potatoes (202, added under 20)

    • Peas (203, added under 20)

    • Sprouts (204, added under 20)

 

Parent topic

User-defined UDDI categories

 

Related Concepts

Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI)
Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI)
User-defined UDDI categories

Related Tasks
Defining UDDI categories