Unable to load WSDL file into connection (CONN) object

Products

• CA Automic Workload Automation - Automation Engine

Issue/Introduction

Error Message :
java.io.IOException: undefined simple or complex type 'soapenc:Array'

With the RA Web Service SOAP Agent it is not possible to import RPC/encoded WSDL files into a connection object.  Doing so will result in an error message similar to this:

Cause

Cause type:
By design
Root Cause: The Apache CXF Framework (RA_WS 4.x) which is used as the communication layer to the service, does not support this type of WSDL.
Axis2 (RA_WS 3.x) also doesn't support rpc/encoded WSDLs.

Environment

Release: AOMVMW99000-4.0-Automic-Operations Manager-VMware vCenter Agent
Component:

Resolution

There are plans to implement a NATIVE mode where requests and responses will bypass the CXF framework in such cases in a future version of the SOAP 4 Agent, but as of May 2017 there is no concrete date as to when this new feature will be added.

Fix Status: No Fix

Fix Version(s):
N/A

Additional Information

Workaround :
Use cURL commands.