Web Services (PDM)

In PowerDesigner, web services are made of web operations which themselves contain web parameters and result columns:

Web operations specify the SQL statements used to retrieve data from databases
Web parameters are the parameters which appear in the SQL statements
Result columns are the columns in which the results are displayed

These objects have no symbols, but they appear in the Browser tree view.

This structure is compatible with the definition of web services in the supported databases.

Import Web Service as Service Provider

You can import a web service as a service provider into a Business Process Model (BPM) to define the links between a concrete implementation of service interfaces and operations and their abstract definition.

For more information, see Business Process Modeling > Building BPMs > Business Process Diagrams > Service Providers (BPM).

Web Services in Sybase ASA, ASE, and IQ
PowerDesigner supports web services for ASA 9 and over, ASE 15 and over and IQ 12.6 and over.
Web Services in IBM DB2
PowerDesigner supports web services for IBM DB2 v8.1 and over.
Creating a Web Service
You can create a web service from the Browser or Model menu.
Web Service Properties
To view or edit a web service's properties, double-click its Browser or list entry. The property sheet tabs and fields listed here are those available by default, before any customization of the interface by you or an administrator.

Parent topic: Web Services