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Inquiry API functions in the UDDI registry

Use the inquiry API set to locate and obtain details about entries in a UDDI registry. The API is split into a number of functions, where each function requires some optional and mandatory arguments.

To access all API calls and arguments that are supported by the UDDI Version 3 registry programmatically, use the UDDI Version 3 Client for Java (see UDDI Version 3 Client). To access the API functions graphically, you can use the UDDI user interface, but not all functions are available with this method.

The UDDI Version 3 registry supports the following Inquiry API calls:
find_binding
Locates specific bindings in a registered businessService. Returns a bindingDetail message that contains zero or more bindingTemplate structures that match the criteria specified in the argument list.
find_business
Locates information about one or more businesses. Returns a businessList message that matches the conditions specified in the arguments.
find_relatedBusinesses
Locates information about businessEntity registrations that are related to a specific business entity whose key is passed in the inquiry. The related businesses feature is used to manage registration of business units and subsequently relate them based on organizational hierarchies or business partner relationships. Returns a relatedBusinessList message that contains results that match the conditions specified in the argument list.
find_service
Locates specific services in a registered businessEntity. Returns a serviceList message that matches the conditions specified in the arguments.
find_tModel
Locates a list of tModel entities that match a set of specified criteria. The response is a list of abbreviated information about registered tModel data that matches the specified criteria. The result is returned in a tModelList message.
get_bindingDetail
Requests the runtime bindingTemplate information for the purpose of invoking a registered business API. Returns a bindingDetail message.
get_businessDetail
Returns complete businessEntity information for one or more specified businessEntity registrations that match the specified businessKey values. Returns a businessDetail message.
get_opertionalInfo
Gets full operational information pertaining to one or more entities in the registry. Returns an operationalInfos structure.
get_serviceDetail
Requests full information about a known businessService structure. Returns a serviceDetail message.
get_tModelDetail
Gets full details for a given set of registered tModel data. Returns a tModelDetail message.

For full details of the query syntax, refer to the UDDI Version 3 API specification at http://www.uddi.org/pubs/uddi_v3.htm.




Sub-topics
Find_qualifiers for API functions in the UDDI registry
Related tasks
UDDI registry client programming
Related reference
UDDI registry Application Programming Interface
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