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Configuring the
SOAP
 plug-in

You must use the
Automation Orchestrator
 Client to configure the
SOAP
 plug-in.
The Configuration workflow category contains workflows that allow you to manage SOAP hosts.
To access these workflows in the
Automation Orchestrator
 Client, navigate to
Library
Workflows
 and enter the
soap
 and
configuration
 tags in the workflow search box.
Workflow Name
Description
Add a SOAP host
Adds a SOAP host to the plug-in inventory.
Reload plug-in configuration
Refreshes the list of SOAP hosts in the plug-in inventory.
Remove a SOAP host
Removes a SOAP host from the plug-in inventory.
When you remove a host from the inventory, all workflows generated from it stop working.
Update a SOAP host
Updates a SOAP host in the plug-in inventory.
Update a SOAP host with an endpoint URL
Updates a SOAP host with a preferred endpoint address. The new endpoint address is used for sending and receiving SOAP messages, instead of the endpoint address defined within the WSDL.

Add a SOAP Host

You can run a workflow to add a SOAP host and configure the host connection parameters.
  1. Log in to the
    Automation Orchestrator
     Client as an administrator.
  2. Navigate to
    Library
    Workflows
     and enter the
    soap
     and
    configuration
     tags in the workflow search box.
  3. Locate the
    Add a SOAP host
     workflow and click
    Run
    .
  4. On the
    SOAP host
     tab, provide the properties to create a host.
    1. In the
      Name
       text box, enter the name of the host.
    2. Select whether to provide the WSDL content as text.
      Option
      Action
      Yes
      Copy the text in the
      WSDL content
       text box.
      No
      Enter the correct path in the
      WSDL URI
       text box.
    3. In the
      Connection timeout
       text box, enter the number of seconds within which
      Automation Orchestrator
       must connect to the SOAP host, otherwise the connection times out.
    4. In the
      Request timeout
       text box, enter the number of seconds within which a SOAP request must succeed before it times out.
  5. On the
    Proxy
     tab, select whether to use a proxy.
    Option
    Action
    Yes
    Provide the proxy address and proxy port.
    No
    Continue to the next step.
  6. On the
    Host authentication
     tab, select the authentication type.
    Option
    Description
    None
    No authentication is required.
    Basic
    Provides basic access authentication.
    On the
    User credentials
     tab, select the session mode.
    • If you select
      Shared Session
      , provide credentials for the shared session.
    • If you select
      Per User Session
      , the
      Automation Orchestrator
       Client retrieves credentials from the user who is logged in.
    Digest
    Provides digest access authentication that uses encryption.
    On the
    User credentials
     tab, select the session mode.
    • If you select
      Shared Session
      , provide credentials for the shared session.
    • If you select
      Per User Session
      , the
      Automation Orchestrator
       Client retrieves credentials from the user who is logged in.
    NTLM
    Provides NT LAN Manager (NTLM) access authentication within the Window Security Support Provider (SSPI) framework.
    On the
    User credentials
     tab, select the session mode.
    • If you select
      Shared Session
      , provide credentials for the shared session.
    • If you select
      Per User Session
      , the
      Automation Orchestrator
       Client retrieves credentials from the user who is logged in.
    On the
    NTLM settings
     tab, enter the NTLM domain and NTLM workstation.
    Negotiate
    Provides Kerberos access authentication.
    On the
    User credentials
     tab, select the session mode.
    • If you select
      Shared Session
      , provide credentials for the shared session.
    • If you select
      Per User Session
      , the
      Automation Orchestrator
       Client retrieves credentials from the user who is logged in.
    On the
    Negotiate
     tab, provide the Kerberos service SPN.
  7. Click
    Run
    .
After the workflow runs successfully, the SOAP host appears in the
Inventory
 view.
You can explore the SOAP host objects and run workflows on them from the
Inventory
 view.

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