NonStop SOAP User's Manual

NonStop SOAP Features and Functions

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Communicating with a Process

Currently, NonStop SOAP communicates only with a TS/MP server class. In NonStop

SOAP 3.0 you can define a NonStop process, in addition to a TS/MP server class. The

NonStop process must be a valid process running under the OSS/Guardian operating

system.

SDL Changes

The SDL has a new element hierarchy added to its structure. A new element called

<Process> appears under the root <sdl> element. Shown below are the corresponding

changes made to the SDL's DTD:

<!ELEMENT sdl (Pathway | Process | Enscribe | Tuxedo |

XmlSql)+>

<!ELEMENT Process (ProcessEnvironment)+>

<!ELEMENT ProcessEnvironment (ProcessDetails)>

<!ATTLIST ProcessEnvironment Name CDATA #REQUIRED>

<!ELEMENT ProcessDetails (Service)+>

<!ATTLIST ProcessDetails Name CDATA #IMPLIED

language (C | COBOL) "COBOL"

stringTermination (NullTerminated | NonNull) "NonNull"

DDLDictionaryLocation CDATA #REQUIRED

SrvrEncoding CDATA "UTF-8">

For detailed attribute information, see SDL DTD for TS/MP and NonStop Processes on

page 3-1.

As with access to TS/MP server classes the request and response message structures

for a process has to be defined in the DDL. The location of the DDL dictionary and

other details of the process must be specified within the appropriate attributes of the

ProcessDetails element.

The name attribute of the ProcessDetails element has a maximum length of 64

characters. If a value greater than the maximum length is specified, then the

characters after the 64th character are ignored. The remaining attributes in the

Process SDL hierarchy are similar to their counter parts in the Pathway hierarchy.