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Testing SOAP requests with soapUI

Eviware provides helpful documentation for using either the free or Pro version of the soapUI software. Refer to the online Getting Started Guide or User Guide (see www.soapui.org) for specific help with the soapUI software.

To get started with the software so you can test SOAP requests for SirsiDynix Symphony Web Services, you need to create a project and add all the WSDLs. Then, you can modify or add appropriate requests for testing.

To create a project and add WSDLs

http://localhost:8080/symws/soap/standard?wsdl

The URL follows the format of <baseURL>/soap/<service>?wsdl where <baseURL> is the base URL for the Web Services instance (see Web Services base URL) and <service> is the name of the service (see Available services) -- admin, circulation, patron, security, or standard.

After your project is set up, you are ready to start testing various requests.

The following are some tips for making the requests work:

Each request must have a value for clientID. Replace the question mark (?) in the XML with the appropriate clientID. See ClientIDs.
For requests that do not require a session token, remove the question mark (?) from the XML. Failing to remove the question mark will result in an error message.
You may need to remove question marks or provide values for certain operations.
When you are ready to send the request, click the green arrow icon in the Request window. The Response displays in the Response pane or tab (depending on how you have configured the display).

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