Publish Web Services Description Language files with the administrative console

When you use the administrative console to publish Web Services Description Language (WSDL) files, you can specify default or custom HTTP URL prefixes.

To publish a WSDL file with the administrative console, follow these steps:

1. Start the administrative console.

2. In the topology tree, expand Applications and click Enterprise Applications.

3. Click the name of the application that contains the Web service for which you want to publish a WSDL file.

4. Under Additional Properties, click Publish WSDL.

5. Depending on which version of WebSphere Application Server - Express you are using, complete the following remaining steps on the Publish WSDL files for Web services panel:

   • (Version 5.1.1. and later) Click the WSDL zip file to download. The zip file contains the application's published WSDL files. The zip file (WSDLFiles.zip) contains the HTTP binding information.

   • (Version 5.1) On the Publish WSDL files for Web Services page, specify the default URL prefixes for the Web service:
     1. Select HTTP URL prefix.
     2. Select an entry from the drop down list. If you have multiple application modules, select the application module's checkbox on the module table.
     3. Click Apply. The URL prefix is copied to the selected module HTTP URL prefix field.
     4. Click OK.
     5. Click the exported WSDL_zip_file listed on the Export WSDL Zip file page.
     6. Follow your browser's instructions to download the zip file.

     Then, specify custom URL prefixes for the Web service:
     1. Select Custom HTTP URL prefix.
     2. Type the name of the URL prefix in the Custom HTTP URL prefix field. The entry must be of the form http|https://host_name:port_number. For example, http://myHost:999.
     3. If you have multiple application modules, select the application module's checkbox on the module table.
     4. Click Apply. The URL prefix is copied to the selected module HTTP URL prefix field.
     5. Click OK.
     6. Click the exported WSDL_zip_file listed on the Export WSDL Zip file page.
     7. Follow your browser's instructions to download the zip file.