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Records can be created in various ways. You can add a brand new record to your application or copy an existing one. Existing rules can be specialized by creating a copy into a specific ruleset, against a different class or (in some cases) with a set of circumstance definitions. Data instances may be copied but do not support specialization as they are not versioned.

Based on your use case, the Create, Save As or Specialization form is used to create the record. The number of fields and available options vary by record type. Start by familiarizing yourself with the generic layout of these forms and their common fields:

This help topic then identifies the key parts and options that are applicable to the record type you are creating.

Create a Service SOAP rule by selecting Service SOAP from the Integration-Services category.

NOTE: Create a Service Package data instance before creating a Service SOAP rule; the name of the Service Package data instance is the first key part of a collection of Service SOAP rules.

Key parts:

A Service SOAP rule has three key parts:

The class and method name key parts are considered "external" and are unrelated to PRPC classes and methods, for flexibility. For example, a service that is already exported and deployed on a client computer may be changed to call a different PRPC activity. Because the external representation and the WSDL file hasn't changed, you do not need to redeploy and modify the application code on the client computer.

Field

Description
Customer Package Name

Select the name of the service package (instance of the Data-Admin-ServicePackage class); this package groups related Service SOAP rules. Choose a name already defined through a Service Package data instance. See About Service Package data instances.
Customer Class Name

Enter a class name to logically group related methods. This name need not match the PRPC class that the activity belongs to, but must be a valid Java identifier. See How to enter a Java identifier.

Identifier

Enter an identifier that describes the function of the PRPC activity that the service calls. See How to enter a Java identifier.

Rule resolution

When searching for a SOAP rule, the system filters candidate rules based on a requestor's RuleSet list of RuleSets and versions.

Circumstance-qualified and time-qualified resolution features are not available for Service SOAP rules. The class hierarchy is not relevant to Service SOAP rule resolution.

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