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Get the WSDL
The WSDL file for MCS is stored on the server hosting the Provisioning Module. You can view and download the WSDL using a web browser.
Note: By definition, all the OPI commands (methods) are listed in the WSDL.
From a workstation
1Open a web browser
2To display the WSDL in the web browser, navigate to the following URL
http://<provclientIP>/prov/services/OPI?WSDL
Where:
<provclientIP> is the IP address used by the Provisioning Client
3Download the WSDL file
Generate stubs
The stub is basically a translator. It takes the “user” object (whatever type of object) from the interface and converts it to a SOAP message and sends it to the Provisioning Module. Likewise, a SOAP message from the Provisioning Module is translated back to the object. HTTP is used as the transport for OPI. The Provisioning Module listens on port 80 for the SOAP over HTTP messages.
Figure 2 Interactions of the stub
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Stubs are generated using a supported toolset. Currently, only the Apache AXIS 1.0 (Apache extensible Interaction System http://ws.apache.org/axis) toolset has been tested and approved. AXIS is Java specific and creates a Java stub. The OPI WSDL may work with other toolsets, but thorough testing has not yet been completed. Other
Open Provisioning Interface Reference Guide
