Web service clients

Web service clients include any industry Web service client, including an OpenEdge application accessing the AppServer as a Web service. An ABL client can access the AppServer as a Web service in the same way it can consume any industry Web service. However, Progress Software Corporation recommends, where possible, that you access the AppServer from an ABL client using a direct AppServer connection to achieve optimal performance. For more information, see ABL clients. For more information on how an ABL client can consume a Web service as a Web service client, see Web Services: Architecture and Tools.

Any Web service client access to an AppServer depends on the OpenEdge Web Services Adapter, which allows any Web service client to consume an AppServer application service as an industry Web service. For more information, see AppServer adapters overview.