use soapUI tool to check/test catalog web service call
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Issue/Introduction
Sometimes you will need to use very handy third party tool soapUI to test and verify if there is any problem with specific web service call used in your PAM process .
How to use soapUI to check catalog web service call
Environment
Resolution
1. you can download soapUI from the site : soapUI download site
Note : SoapUI Open Source is free one that you can download
2. Once you download the executable soupUI installer , double click it and have it installed .
3. After it is installed , open soapUI window , go to File -> New SOAP Project , In "Initial WSDL" field , input URL format for web service as the following format :
http://hostname:port/usm/services/servicenameService?wsdl
hostname:port
Specifies the Catalog Component server name and port number.
servicename
Specifies the web service name.
For example, http://CATALOG-EXAMPLE-SERVER:8080/usm/services/UserService?wsdl
4. If the input information is correctly , it will be able to load all the web service methods and data structures for the web services in XML format accordingly , and then you can locate the specific web service call that you want to check and to test it specifically via soapUI
Additional Information
View the API Documentation
You can view the CA Service Catalog web services API documentation for more information about the definition of each catalog web service call . The API documentation is automatically generated Java documentation based on the CA Service Catalog web service methods.
Follow these steps:
1. Log in to CA Service Catalog.
The CA Service Catalog main menu appears.
2. Click Administration, Tools, Links, Web Services API Documentation.
The web services API documentation appears.
A list of all possible Web Services WSDL's are available here:
https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleId=12109
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