Create an endpoint from a wsdl

RE: Create an endpoint from a wsdl

alexc0007 — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:46:45 GMT

All right, thank you very much

RE: Create an endpoint from a wsdl

Stefan Helzle — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 10:01:07 GMT

You need to authenticate to Appian. The supported ways are

docs.appian.com/.../Web_API_Authentication.html

RE: Create an endpoint from a wsdl

alexc0007 — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:45:48 GMT

Good morning,

We have managed to set up a wsdl in Appian. But when we call from outside (the customer calls us from a GateWay) we get a screen to enter the user and the Appian pass, they can not control this. Can you make that control does not appear?

The option to pass the token as a header in the request can not be managed either.

Thanks

RE: Create an endpoint from a wsdl

alexc0007 — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:39:40 GMT

Thanks Stefan

RE: Create an endpoint from a wsdl

Stefan Helzle — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:25:22 GMT

A typical SOAP service exposes its WSDL when you add a "?WSDL" to the endpoint URL. For this to work, you just need to check the first request parameter and create a proper HttpResponse that includes the right headers and the XML.

The manual part: The actual API call will receive some XML sent by the client. You need to parse the XML, run your logic and return an appropriate XML response.

RE: Create an endpoint from a wsdl

alexc0007 — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:18:34 GMT

What do you mean manually?

RE: Create an endpoint from a wsdl

alexc0007 — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:16:57 GMT

Hi
The only thing I have is the xml.
The client is forcing me to expose that xml so they can consume it via an endpoint (.wsdl) exposed from Appian.

RE: Create an endpoint from a wsdl

Stefan Helzle — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:13:58 GMT

Now I am confused.

I understood, that you have some WSDL file. Now you want to create an API in Appian which consumes the data specified in that WSDL and returns some XML. Is that correct?

While there is no direct support, you can still create that manually.

What does "forced to expose a wsdl with that xml" mean?

RE: Create an endpoint from a wsdl

alexc0007 — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:00:13 GMT

Hello
For project needs we are forced to expose a wsdl with that xml.
So as you tell me, in Appian it is impossible to do this.
Thanks

RE: Create an endpoint from a wsdl

Stefan Helzle — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:32:03 GMT

No. But nothing holds you back from creating a Web API which consumes some XML. You can even take the data structures from the WSDL and create the CDTs from it.