The inquiry API set allows you to locate and obtain details about
entries in a UDDI registry. The API is split into a number of functions (see
below), each requiring a variety of optional and mandatory arguments.
Use the IBM UDDI Version 3 Client for Java (see IBM UDDI Version 3 Client)
to access programmatically all API calls and arguments supported by the UDDI
Version 3 Registry. You can also access the API functions graphically by using
the UDDI user interface, however not all of the functions are available with
this method.
The UDDI Version 3 Registry supports the following Inquiry
API calls:
- find_binding
- Locates specific bindings within a registered businessService. Returns
a bindingDetail message that contains zero or more bindingTemplate structures
matching the criteria specified in the argument list.
- find_business
- Locates information about one or more businesses. Returns a businessList
message that matches the conditions specified in the arguments.
- find_relatedBusinesses
- Locates information about businessEntity registrations that are related
to a specific business entity whose key is passed in the inquiry. The Related
Businesses feature is used to manage registration of business units and subsequently
relate them based on organizational hierarchies or business partner relationships.
Returns a relatedBusinessList message containing results that match the conditions
specified in the arguments.
- find_service
- Locates specific services within a registered businessEntity. Returns
a serviceList message that matches the conditions specified in the arguments.
- find_tModel
- Locates a list of tModels that match a set of specified criteria. The
response will be a list of abbreviated information about registered tModel
data that matches the criteria specified. The result will be returned in a
tModelList message.
- get_bindingDetail
- Requests the runtime bindingTemplate information for the purpose of invoking
a registered business API. Returns a bindingDetail message.
- get_businessDetail
- Returns complete businessEntity information for one or more specified
businessEntity registrations matching the businessKey values specified. Returns
a businessDetail message.
- get_opertionalInfo
- Gets full operational information pertaining to one or more entities in
the registry. Returns an operationalInfos structure.
- get_serviceDetail
- Requests full information about a known businessService structure. Returns
a serviceDetail message.
- get_tModelDetail
- Gets full details for a given set of registered tModel data. Returns a
tModelDetail message.
For full details of the syntax of the above queries,
refer to the UDDI Version 3 API specification at http://www.uddi.org/pubs/uddi_v3.htm.