SOAP Connector

The SOAP Connector is used for invoking synchronous workload that has, or is exposed via, a SOAP interface.

It supports the following message exchange patterns:

• Request / Reply
• Publish

The SOAP Connector Publish operation is not widely supported. It is dependent on the implementation of the target workload.

The types of workloads that might have a SOAP interface are similar to the HTTP workload and could include, but are not limited to:

Web Services

Your organization may have workload implemented, or wrapped other workload such as legacy or HTTP workload, using web services technologies that need to be executed as part of a scheduled business process.

Middleware

Often times middleware queues or processes are exposed via a SOAP interface, especially in an environment where the web services stack is a major component of the SOA or IT architecture. The SOAP interface can be driven by your enterprise scheduler as part of a scheduled business process.