This topic explains how to use and assembly tool to configure the webservices.xml deployment descriptor for user-provided handler classes.
Before you begin
You can configure deployment descriptors with assembly tools provided with WebSphere Application Server.
You must configure the assembly tool before you can use it.
A handler class is a class that is written to modify a SOAP message that represents a remote procedure call (RPC) request or response. Handlers can be associated with a Web service or a Web service client.
To complete this task, you need an enterprise archive (EAR) file for the applications that you want to configure. For some handler use, such as logging or tracing, only the server or client application require configuration. For other handler use, including sending information in the SOAP headers, the client and server applications must be configured with symmetrical handlers.
The modules in the EAR file contain the handler classes to configure. These classes implement the javax.xml.rpc.handler.Handler interface. For more information on writing handler classes, see Chapter 6 of the Web Services for J2EE specification and Chapter 12 of the JAX-RPC specification available through Web services: Resources for learning. The application modules must contain the webservices.xml deployment descriptor.
Why and when to perform this task
Configure a handler in the webservices.xml deployment descriptor by following the listed steps:
Steps for this task
Related tasks
Configuring the client deployment descriptor for handler classes with
an assembly tool
Related reference
Handler class properties
Example: Configuring handler classes for Web services deployment descriptors