Run Web Service Quick Action
The application provides several options for using web services with Quick Actions.
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Use the Run Web Service Quick Action for SOAP web services.
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Use the Run Web Service Quick Action for REST API web services when you need to use simple authentication.
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Use the Web Request Quick Action for REST API web services with Authorization Headers.
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Graphical Action Designer: Run Web Service Quick Action
The Run Web Service Quick Action obtains information from a web service using SOAP. Use the process described in Working with Web Service Script Integration to use a web service to work with data from an external application. Example: Resetting a Password Using the Run Web Service Action (CAD).
Parameters
Configure parameters for the web service.
- Enter action name: A unique name for the action.
- Enter action description: Optional. A description of what the action does.
- Enter category: Optional. Select a category from the dropdown list.
- WSDL URL: The URL of the WSDL document. Click Load Service Definition to import the settings in the document. This is the equivalent to the service reference in the web service script.
- Service Name: The service to use. This is equivalent to the web service list.
- Operation Name: The operation (method) to use. This is equivalent to the method list.
- Basic Authentication: Specifies if basic authentication is used, which means that you must supply a user ID and password.
- Domain Name: Enter the domain name.
- User ID: Enter a valid user name or ID.
- Password: Enter a valid password for the user ID.
- WS Parameter: Automatically displayed by the application. The name of the web service parameter that is mapped to the values in the current context business object.
- Type: Automatically displayed by the application. The type associated with the web service parameter.
- Source Value: Automatically displayed by the application. The source value associated with the web service parameter.
- Target Field: Automatically displayed by the application. The target field associated with the web service parameter.
- Store Error Message: If there are web service errors, the application stores it in this field.