Create a SOAP message from a WSDL and external XSD file.

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About this task

This task includes example WSDL and XSD files for a weather forecast SOAP message. Your WSDL and XSD file will vary.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > System Web Services > SOAP Message and create a new record.
  2. Clear the Download WSDL check box.
  3. Paste the content of the WSDL into the WSDL XML field.
  4. Save the record.
  5. In the SOAP Message Imports related list, click New.
  6. Paste the content of the XSD file into the External Document field.
  7. Set the Schema Location field to db://<name of the referenced XSD file>.xsd.
    Specifying the schema location allows the instance to know the location of the referenced XSD file.
  8. Click Submit.
  9. Click Generate sample SOAP messages.

Example: Example WSDL and XSD files

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<wsdl:definitions xmlns:tm="http://microsoft.com/wsdl/mime/textMatching/" xmlns:soapenc="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/" xmlns:mime="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/mime/" xmlns:tns="http://www.webservicex.net" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/soap/" xmlns:s="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap12="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/soap12/" xmlns:http="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/http/" targetNamespace="http://www.webservicex.net" xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/">
  <wsdl:documentation xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/">Get one week weather forecast for valid zip code or Place name in USA</wsdl:documentation>
  <wsdl:types>
    <s:schema elementFormDefault="qualified" targetNamespace="http://www.webservicex.net">
       <s:include schemaLocation="WeatherForecast.xsd" />
    </s:schema>
  </wsdl:types>
  <wsdl:message name="GetWeatherByZipCodeSoapIn">
    <wsdl:part name="parameters" element="tns:GetWeatherByZipCode" />
  </wsdl:message>
  <wsdl:message name="GetWeatherByZipCodeSoapOut">
    <wsdl:part name="parameters" element="tns:GetWeatherByZipCodeResponse" />
  </wsdl:message>
  <wsdl:message name="GetWeatherByPlaceNameSoapIn">
    <wsdl:part name="parameters" element="tns:GetWeatherByPlaceName" />
  </wsdl:message>
  <wsdl:message name="GetWeatherByPlaceNameSoapOut">
    <wsdl:part name="parameters" element="tns:GetWeatherByPlaceNameResponse" />
  </wsdl:message>
  <wsdl:message name="GetWeatherByZipCodeHttpGetIn">
    <wsdl:part name="ZipCode" type="s:string" />
  </wsdl:message>
  <wsdl:message name="GetWeatherByZipCodeHttpGetOut">
    <wsdl:part name="Body" element="tns:WeatherForecasts" />
  </wsdl:message>
  <wsdl:message name="GetWeatherByPlaceNameHttpGetIn">
    <wsdl:part name="PlaceName" type="s:string" />
  </wsdl:message>
  <wsdl:message name="GetWeatherByPlaceNameHttpGetOut">
    <wsdl:part name="Body" element="tns:WeatherForecasts" />
  </wsdl:message>
  <wsdl:message name="GetWeatherByZipCodeHttpPostIn">
    <wsdl:part name="ZipCode" type="s:string" />
  </wsdl:message>
  <wsdl:message name="GetWeatherByZipCodeHttpPostOut">
    <wsdl:part name="Body" element="tns:WeatherForecasts" />
  </wsdl:message>
  <wsdl:message name="GetWeatherByPlaceNameHttpPostIn">
    <wsdl:part name="PlaceName" type="s:string" />
  </wsdl:message>
  <wsdl:message name="GetWeatherByPlaceNameHttpPostOut">
    <wsdl:part name="Body" element="tns:WeatherForecasts" />
  </wsdl:message>
  <wsdl:portType name="WeatherForecastSoap">
    <wsdl:operation name="GetWeatherByZipCode">
      <wsdl:documentation xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/">Get one week weather forecast for a valid Zip Code(USA)</wsdl:documentation>
      <wsdl:input message="tns:GetWeatherByZipCodeSoapIn" />
      <wsdl:output message="tns:GetWeatherByZipCodeSoapOut" />
    </wsdl:operation>
    <wsdl:operation name="GetWeatherByPlaceName">
      <wsdl:documentation xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/">Get one week  weather forecast for a place name(USA)</wsdl:documentation>
      <wsdl:input message="tns:GetWeatherByPlaceNameSoapIn" />
      <wsdl:output message="tns:GetWeatherByPlaceNameSoapOut" />
    </wsdl:operation>
  </wsdl:portType>
  <wsdl:portType name="WeatherForecastHttpGet">
    <wsdl:operation name="GetWeatherByZipCode">
      <wsdl:documentation xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/">Get one week weather forecast for a valid Zip Code(USA)</wsdl:documentation>
      <wsdl:input message="tns:GetWeatherByZipCodeHttpGetIn" />
      <wsdl:output message="tns:GetWeatherByZipCodeHttpGetOut" />
    </wsdl:operation>
    <wsdl:operation name="GetWeatherByPlaceName">
      <wsdl:documentation xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/">Get one week  weather forecast for a place name(USA)</wsdl:documentation>
      <wsdl:input message="tns:GetWeatherByPlaceNameHttpGetIn" />
      <wsdl:output message="tns:GetWeatherByPlaceNameHttpGetOut" />
    </wsdl:operation>
  </wsdl:portType>
  <wsdl:portType name="WeatherForecastHttpPost">
    <wsdl:operation name="GetWeatherByZipCode">
      <wsdl:documentation xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/">Get one week weather forecast for a valid Zip Code(USA)</wsdl:documentation>
      <wsdl:input message="tns:GetWeatherByZipCodeHttpPostIn" />
      <wsdl:output message="tns:GetWeatherByZipCodeHttpPostOut" />
    </wsdl:operation>
    <wsdl:operation name="GetWeatherByPlaceName">
      <wsdl:documentation xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/">Get one week  weather forecast for a place name(USA)</wsdl:documentation>
      <wsdl:input message="tns:GetWeatherByPlaceNameHttpPostIn" />
      <wsdl:output message="tns:GetWeatherByPlaceNameHttpPostOut" />
    </wsdl:operation>
  </wsdl:portType>
  <wsdl:binding name="WeatherForecastSoap" type="tns:WeatherForecastSoap">
    <soap:binding transport="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/http" />
    <wsdl:operation name="GetWeatherByZipCode">
      <soap:operation soapAction="http://www.webservicex.net/GetWeatherByZipCode" style="document" />
      <wsdl:input>
        <soap:body use="literal" />
      </wsdl:input>
      <wsdl:output>
        <soap:body use="literal" />
      </wsdl:output>
    </wsdl:operation>
    <wsdl:operation name="GetWeatherByPlaceName">
      <soap:operation soapAction="http://www.webservicex.net/GetWeatherByPlaceName" style="document" />
      <wsdl:input>
        <soap:body use="literal" />
      </wsdl:input>
      <wsdl:output>
        <soap:body use="literal" />
      </wsdl:output>
    </wsdl:operation>
  </wsdl:binding>
  <wsdl:binding name="WeatherForecastSoap12" type="tns:WeatherForecastSoap">
    <soap12:binding transport="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/http" />
    <wsdl:operation name="GetWeatherByZipCode">
      <soap12:operation soapAction="http://www.webservicex.net/GetWeatherByZipCode" style="document" />
      <wsdl:input>
        <soap12:body use="literal" />
      </wsdl:input>
      <wsdl:output>
        <soap12:body use="literal" />
      </wsdl:output>
    </wsdl:operation>
    <wsdl:operation name="GetWeatherByPlaceName">
      <soap12:operation soapAction="http://www.webservicex.net/GetWeatherByPlaceName" style="document" />
      <wsdl:input>
        <soap12:body use="literal" />
      </wsdl:input>
      <wsdl:output>
        <soap12:body use="literal" />
      </wsdl:output>
    </wsdl:operation>
  </wsdl:binding>
  <wsdl:binding name="WeatherForecastHttpGet" type="tns:WeatherForecastHttpGet">
    <http:binding verb="GET" />
    <wsdl:operation name="GetWeatherByZipCode">
      <http:operation location="/GetWeatherByZipCode" />
      <wsdl:input>
        <http:urlEncoded />
      </wsdl:input>
      <wsdl:output>
        <mime:mimeXml part="Body" />
      </wsdl:output>
    </wsdl:operation>
    <wsdl:operation name="GetWeatherByPlaceName">
      <http:operation location="/GetWeatherByPlaceName" />
      <wsdl:input>
        <http:urlEncoded />
      </wsdl:input>
      <wsdl:output>
        <mime:mimeXml part="Body" />
      </wsdl:output>
    </wsdl:operation>
  </wsdl:binding>
  <wsdl:binding name="WeatherForecastHttpPost" type="tns:WeatherForecastHttpPost">
    <http:binding verb="POST" />
    <wsdl:operation name="GetWeatherByZipCode">
      <http:operation location="/GetWeatherByZipCode" />
      <wsdl:input>
        <mime:content type="application/x-www-form-urlencoded" />
      </wsdl:input>
      <wsdl:output>
        <mime:mimeXml part="Body" />
      </wsdl:output>
    </wsdl:operation>
    <wsdl:operation name="GetWeatherByPlaceName">
      <http:operation location="/GetWeatherByPlaceName" />
      <wsdl:input>
        <mime:content type="application/x-www-form-urlencoded" />
      </wsdl:input>
      <wsdl:output>
        <mime:mimeXml part="Body" />
      </wsdl:output>
    </wsdl:operation>
  </wsdl:binding>
  <wsdl:service name="WeatherForecast">
    <wsdl:documentation xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/">Get one week weather forecast for valid zip code or Place name in USA</wsdl:documentation>
    <wsdl:port name="WeatherForecastSoap" binding="tns:WeatherForecastSoap">
      <soap:address location="http://www.webservicex.net/WeatherForecast.asmx" />
    </wsdl:port>
    <wsdl:port name="WeatherForecastSoap12" binding="tns:WeatherForecastSoap12">
      <soap12:address location="http://www.webservicex.net/WeatherForecast.asmx" />
    </wsdl:port>
    <wsdl:port name="WeatherForecastHttpGet" binding="tns:WeatherForecastHttpGet">
      <http:address location="http://www.webservicex.net/WeatherForecast.asmx" />
    </wsdl:port>
    <wsdl:port name="WeatherForecastHttpPost" binding="tns:WeatherForecastHttpPost">
      <http:address location="http://www.webservicex.net/WeatherForecast.asmx" />
    </wsdl:port>
  </wsdl:service>
</wsdl:definitions>

<s:schema elementFormDefault="qualified" targetNamespace="http://www.webservicex.net" xmlns:s="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:tns="http://www.webservicex.net" >
      <s:element name="GetWeatherByZipCode">
        <s:complexType>
          <s:sequence>
            <s:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" name="ZipCode" type="s:string" />
          </s:sequence>
        </s:complexType>
      </s:element>
      <s:element name="GetWeatherByZipCodeResponse">
        <s:complexType>
          <s:sequence>
            <s:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" name="GetWeatherByZipCodeResult" type="tns:WeatherForecasts" />
          </s:sequence>
        </s:complexType>
      </s:element>
      <s:complexType name="WeatherForecasts">
        <s:sequence>
          <s:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" name="Latitude" type="s:float" />
          <s:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" name="Longitude" type="s:float" />
          <s:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" name="AllocationFactor" type="s:float" />
          <s:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" name="FipsCode" type="s:string" />
          <s:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" name="PlaceName" type="s:string" />
          <s:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" name="StateCode" type="s:string" />
          <s:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" name="Status" type="s:string" />
          <s:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" name="Details" type="tns:ArrayOfWeatherData" />
        </s:sequence>
      </s:complexType>
      <s:complexType name="ArrayOfWeatherData">
        <s:sequence>
          <s:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" name="WeatherData" type="tns:WeatherData" />
        </s:sequence>
      </s:complexType>
      <s:complexType name="WeatherData">
        <s:sequence>
          <s:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" name="Day" type="s:string" />
          <s:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" name="WeatherImage" type="s:string" />
          <s:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" name="MaxTemperatureF" type="s:string" />
          <s:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" name="MinTemperatureF" type="s:string" />
          <s:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" name="MaxTemperatureC" type="s:string" />
          <s:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" name="MinTemperatureC" type="s:string" />
        </s:sequence>
      </s:complexType>
      <s:element name="GetWeatherByPlaceName">
        <s:complexType>
          <s:sequence>
            <s:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" name="PlaceName" type="s:string" />
          </s:sequence>
        </s:complexType>
      </s:element>
      <s:element name="GetWeatherByPlaceNameResponse">
        <s:complexType>
          <s:sequence>
            <s:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" name="GetWeatherByPlaceNameResult" type="tns:WeatherForecasts" />
          </s:sequence>
        </s:complexType>
      </s:element>
      <s:element name="WeatherForecasts" type="tns:WeatherForecasts" />
    </s:schema>