Calling a Web Service from COBOL

Scenario: "I have a web service and want to call this from a COBOL application."

This scenario uses the tools IDL Extractor for WSDL and COBOL Wrapper of the Designer.

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Solution: Take an existing web service graphics/blue_1.gif and generate the integration logic graphics/blue_2.gif to call it from a COBOL application graphics/blue_3.gif , as shown below.

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	Extract WSDL from web service. See Using the IDL Extractor for WSDL.
	Generate objects for COBOL client application. See COBOL Wrapper.
	Execute call from COBOL client to web service.

What do I need to Install for this Scenario?

You have Software AG Designer installed with EntireX plugins and Service Development plugins.
- For EntireX plugins, see Designer > EntireX Designer under EntireX Installation Packages in the General Installation documentation.
- For Service Development plugins, refer to the Integration Server documentation.
You have an RPC Server for XML/SOAP installed, either
- in installation package EntireX Core Files, plus package EntireX WebService deployed in Software AG Runtime, or
- as part of a complete EntireX installation
On the machine where the COBOL client program is executed, you have the Broker stubs installed. See Administering Broker Stubs under z/OS | Linux | Windows | BS2000 | z/VSE | IBM i.
You have an EntireX Broker installed.
- For Linux and Windows, see EntireX Broker under EntireX Installation Packages in the General Installation documentation.
- For z/OS, see Installing EntireX Broker under z/OS in the z/OS Installation documentation.