A connection profile contains the connection property information
needed to connect to a Web service in your enterprise.
In Enterprise Explorer, right-click Web Services and select New.
Enter a name and description for the connection profile, and click Next.
Table 1. Create Connection Profile page
Field
Description
Name
Enter a unique and descriptive name for the
connection profile.
Description
(Optional) Enter a profile description that helps you
distinguish it from others.
Auto-Connect
at Startup
(Optional) Connect automatically
to the
server (when it is started) and display its contents
in Enterprise Explorer.
Complete the following information.
Table 2. Web service connection details page
Field
Description
From Local File
From Workspace
From URL
Select
the location from which you want to find the Web service, then click Browse to locate the Web service.
You must check From URL to enable the Enable HTTP Authentication field.
Enable HTTP Authentication
Select the checkbox to enable HTTP authentication during WSDL document retrieval. If you enable HTTP authentication, you must enter a User name and password.
Browse UDDI
Click this button to look up a Web service URL from a UDDI registry.
Click
Test Connection to ping the
server and to verify that the connection profile is working.
Click Finish to create the connection profile.
The connection profile displays under Web Service in the Enterprise Explorer.