Configure the ibm-webservices-bnd.xmi deployment descriptor

This topic explains how to configure bindings with the WebSphere Studio Development Client for iSeries.

To configure the ibm-webservices-bnd.xmi deployment descriptor, perform the following steps in the WebSphere Studio Development Client for iSeries:

1. Start the WebSphere Studio Development Client for iSeries.

2. Click File --> Import to import the WAR file.

3. Open the J2EE perspective by clicking Windows --> Open Perspective --> Other --> J2EE.

4. Switch to the Project Navigator pane by clicking the Project Navigator tab.

5. Locate the project that contains the Web service, and expand it.

6. Expand the directories under the project until the WEB-INF directory and its contents appear.

7. Right-click the webservices.xml file. Select Open. The Web Services editor opens.

8. Click the Bindings tab. The Web Services Bindings editor opens.

9. Verify the wsdescNameLink element settings:

   1. Expand the Web services description bindings section. Verify that the value of the <webservice-description-name> element in the webservices.xml deployment descriptor is listed in the section.
   2. If the value is not listed, click Add, choose the correct Web services name and click OK.

10. Verify the pcnameLink attribute settings. Expand the Web Service Description Bindings section. Verify that the correct service is selected. If the correct service is not listed:

    1. Expand Port Component Binding.
    2. Verify the correct Web services name is selected in the Web Service Description Bindings section. This selection is a prerequisite to creating a pcnameLink attribute.
    3. In the Port Component Binding section, click Add. The Port Component Bindings Dialog opens.
    4. Select the desired port from the drop down list in the PC Name Link field.
    5. Click OK.

11. Click the Binding Configurations tab to view the bindings for your port.

12. Save the bindings file.

13. Click File --> Export to export the file.