The SOAP Tool allows one to invoke webservice for integration purpose to return useful information from external sources into the process instance.
Figure 1: SOAP Tool Properties - Configure SOAP Tool
Define the webservice properties, credential information and parameters. Define the parameters' values in the same sequence of the operation parameter order.
Figure 2: SOAP Tool Properties - Store to Form
Define on how to treat returned data to form.
Figure 3: SOAP Tool Properties - Store to Workflow Variable
Define on how to treat returned data to workflow variable.
Figure 4: SOAP Tool Properties - Advanced
Enable the Debug Mode to for troubleshooting purpose. In the server's console, one will see the returned formatted data as the following.
INFO 07 Jun 2013 10:54:37 SoapTool - <ns1:GetGeoIPResult xmlns:ns1="http://www.webservicex.net/"><ns1:ReturnCode>1</ns1:ReturnCode><ns1:IP>8.8.8.8</
ns1:IP><ns1:ReturnCodeDetails>Success</ns1:ReturnCodeDetails><ns1:CountryName>United States</ns1:CountryName><ns1:CountryCode>USA</ns1:CountryCode></n
s1:GetGeoIPResult>
INFO 07 Jun 2013 10:54:37 SoapTool - {"GetGeoIPResult":{"CountryName":"United States","ReturnCodeDetails":"Success","ReturnCode":"1","IP":"8.8.8.8",
"CountryCode":"USA"}}
In the example above, we are making a webservice call to http://www.webservicex.net/geoipservice.asmx, calling the method GetGeoIP.
Below is a sample app to make a webservice call to http://www.webservicex.net/airport.asmx?op=GetAirportInformationByCountry.