Web service is a method of communication that allows two application systems to exchange their data over the internet. The term Web services describes a standardized way of integrating Web-based applications. The software system that requests data is called a service requester, also called consumer, whereas the software system that would process the request and provide the data is called a service provider. There are two major types of Web services:
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Adeptia Suite allows you to access any Web Service. You can send requests to any Web Service and receive its response through Adeptia Suite. The Adeptia Suite also allows you to publish your Web Services to provide access to others. We offer the following components that allow you to send request and receive response from any Web Service.
Components of Web Services
Web Services module provides two components:
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The Consumer component allows users to access any Web Service. Using the Provider component users can publish their Web Services for others to access. You can also restrict the access to these services to select users.
This section describes the following: