Exposing Inbound Interfaces as Web Service

[Former Member]

Hi,

when it comes to expose XI interfaces as web services, the XI documentation quotes:

"Sie können sowohl von Outbound- als auch von Inbound-Message-Interfaces WSDL-Beschreibungen erzeugen."

-> i.e. Inbound interfaces can be exposed as web services.

But the web service definition wizard expects the quotation of an outbound interface. So am I right when I say that I always need an outbound interface? If yes, why is it possible to expose inbound interfaces???

Cheers,

Heiko

[MichalKrawczyk · Accepted solution]

Hi,

no, inbound interfaces can only call web services

that are exposed on some other web servers

only outobund XI interfaces can be exposed as web services

(in this case XI acts as a web server)

and other applicaitons can call this outbound interface

Regards,

michal

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thank you michal, so what's the point in generating WSDL from inbound interfaces?

Cheers,

Heiko

[MichalKrawczyk · Accepted solution]

hi,

you don't do that

inbound means from XI to some system

the wsld for an "inbound interface" already exists

on the "other side" (some system)

Regards,

michal