Web Service Endpoint

Web Services allow third-party systems to integrate with STEP data. A Web Service Endpoint is a setup entity that can be used to parameterize STEP web services built to receive request data and transmit response data. For more information on the Matching and Merging Web Service Endpoint, see the Match and Merge Web Service Endpoint section of the Configuring Match and Merge topic in the Matching, Linking, and Merging documentation here.

Prerequisites

A user with privileges to create system objects must create an entity-object type and associate it with a desired parent node. For more information, see the Creating an Object Type topic in the System Setup / Super User Guide documentation here.

Create a Web Service Endpoint

  1. On the valid parent node, right-click and select 'New Web Service Endpoint.'

  1. On the Create Web Service Endpoint dialog, add an ID, name, and the web service type.

An empty web service is displayed.

  1. Continue with following topic for the required configuration based on the Web Service Endpoint Type selected: