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SOAP Runtime

Former Member — Wed, 27 Oct 2004 14:33:02 GMT

Hello,

making inquiries about Web Services I came across SOAP Runtime. Can someone tell me how SOAP Runtime fits in the Web Services Framework of Web AS? Is it necessary? Or an alternative way to make RFC-capable modules accesible?

Thank you in advance

Felipe Hernandez

Re: SOAP Runtime

Former Member — Wed, 27 Oct 2004 21:18:11 GMT

Hi Felipe,

The SOAP Runtime is the runtime environment for doing web service communication with WebAS. It is independent from the RFC implementation. When you need to do any web service based communication (i.e. SOAP over HTTP/HTTPS), the communcation will be processed thruogh this runtime.

WebAS 6.40 provides 2 communcation ways for calling a function module/BAPI. You can use the traditional way which is RFC (in that case the SOAP runtime is not involved). Or you can communicate through open-standard web service (in this case the SOAP runtime process the communication). The later you have to expose the function module as web service.

Regards,

Marc

Re: SOAP Runtime

Peter_Inotai — Thu, 28 Oct 2004 08:24:11 GMT

Hi Felipe,

I'd suggest to check service.sap.com/connectors

SOAP Processor -> Media Library

There you can find some presentation about SOAP in WAS 6.20 and 6.40.

Regards,

Peter

Re: SOAP Runtime

Former Member — Thu, 28 Oct 2004 16:15:46 GMT

Hello Marc,

thank you, that answers my question.

I have seen your Webcasts on Web Services for Java and ABAP, keep on the good work!

Felipe

Re: SOAP Runtime

Former Member — Thu, 28 Oct 2004 16:18:32 GMT

Thanks Peter, I will follow that lead.