A web console is a GUI based SALT configuration tool. One of its features is to import external web services by providing a WSDL file.

The WSDL file is provided as input to the "Import External Web Services" in the SALT web console main web page. The input file can exists locally from where the web console is launched or on the server (remote) where the GWWS server is actively running.

The GWWS Server upon receiving the WSDL file uses the wsdlcvt tool to generate the following files corresponding to their extensions in the APPDIR directory:

wsdlcvt -y -f -i <input_WSDL_file> -o <base_name>

XSD - XML schema file.

MIF - Metadata repository file.

FML32 - FML32 field table file.

WSDF - Non-native WSDF file.

After the files are successful generated, the user has to then set the following environment variables in the APPDIR directory

FLDTBLDIR32

FIELDTBLS32

XSDDIR

XSDFILES

The GWWS server reloads the Service Metadata Repository and the SALT configuration file (SALTCONFIG) with the new services/operations and Bindings that were imported from the WSDL file.

The web services that were imported are displayed in the SALT web console main page under the "Imported Web Services" section. For more information, see.