IBM® Relationship
Resolution provides a set of Web services that you can use to build external
applications that can load Universal Message Format (UMF) data for pipeline
processing or search for entities in the entity database. You use the bi-directional
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol) transport method, which is a standard feature
in the pipeline.
IBM Relationship
Resolution Web services uses four SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol ) methods:
process, search, load, and score. IBM Relationship Resolution Web services
support SOAP version 1.1.
The product includes several components to help you get started
using Web services. You can find these components in the directory named webservices
in the product installation directory.
- srd.wsdl
- This file contains a Web services description language (WSDL) definition
of the product Web services. You can use this file with any SOAP toolkit or
technology to start the Web services.
- wsutil.jar
- This file is a Web services test client provided for testing your Web
services installation and configuration.
- ibm-eas-webservices.war
- This file is a standard .WAR file. It implements the Web services and
forwards the requests to a configured Web services pipeline. The product installation
program automatically deploys this file to the embedded version of IBM WebSphere® Application
Server. This file is only needed if you are using other application
servers to host Web services.