Generating Web Services for .NET

The following items are generated in .NET languages (C# and VB.NET):

An implementation class (C# or VB.NET) with special super class and WebMethod property for the methods. If you disable the Generate Web Service C# code in .asmx file option, a C# or VB .NET class will also be generated for each Web Service
A .ASMX file

Note

It is not necessary to define the super class (also known as WebService) for the Web service classes; if the WebService super class is not defined, the code generator adds it to the code.

When generating the server side code, you can use the following default options and tasks that help you automatically start generating with pre-defined characteristics.

Defining Web Services Generation Options in .NET
You can select Web services generation options available for .NET languages by starting the Generate object language command in the Language menu.
Defining Web Service Generation Tasks in .NET
You can select Web services generation tasks available for .NET languages by starting selecting Language > Generate object language.
Generating Web Services in .NET
The deployment of a Web service consists in copying the generated implementation class and .ASMX file into the directory of the web server virtual folder.
Generating a .NET Proxy Class for a Web Service
PowerDesigner can also generate a client proxy class to simplify the invocation of the Web Service. To generate the client proxy class, PowerDesigner uses the wsdl.exe program that comes with Visual Studio .NET. You have to define a WSDL variable to indicate where the wsdl.exe program is located.
Deploying Web Services in .NET
To deploy and test a Web Service for .NET, you have to install Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS). In the machine where you install IIS, you also have to install the .NET Framework. You can download .NET Framework or .NET Framework SDK from the Microsoft web site.
Testing Web Services for .NET
To test the Web Service, you have to enter the URL of the Web Service in the browser: http://[HostName]/[PackageName]/[ServiceName].asmx. For example: http://localhost/StockQuote/StockQuote.asmx.

Parent topic: Web Services