The following figure shows the basic Web services architecture shown in
Figure 19, with the generic components replaced by corresponding OpenEdge components. In the OpenEdge version of the architecture, the WSA provides the SOAP-to-business interface gateway, which in this case is a gateway between SOAP and the application service provided by the AppServer.
In this figure, the set of components required for Web services appear with gray shading, and the OpenEdge-implemented members of this set appear with darker gray shading. Otherwise, the OpenEdge Web services architecture provides features that are virtually identical to any other Web services architecture in the industry. OpenEdge supports these features with the components of the Web service tools architecture. Thus, OpenEdge supports all phases of Web service development, deployment, management, and client run-time access. OpenEdge also supports secure intranet connections between the WSA and AppServer using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). For more information, see OpenEdge Getting Started: Core Business Services - Security and Auditing.
