Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
Web Services

Web Services in OpenEdge

In OpenEdge®, you can:

Deploy Web services that you build from Progress® 4GL application services running on the AppServer™. These Progress 4GL Web services are accessible from any application that can access industry Web services as a client.
Access industry Web services and invoke Web service operations from any 4GL application, and otherwise manage interactions with Web services from the 4GL in a manner consistent with industry Web service clients.

This chapter describes the general support for Web services in OpenEdge and contains the following sections:

OpenEdge support for building and accessing Web services
Turning 4GL application services into Web services
Programming 4GL clients to access industry Web services
Sample Web service applications

For a general introduction to Web services and a detailed architectural overview of Web services in OpenEdge, see OpenEdge Getting Started: Application and Integration Services .