Web Services
The following section describes what Web Services are, their associated benefits as well as how they can be used within the Newlook suite of products.
What are Web Services?
Put simply, a web service is a service that can be accessed by other applications over the web (HTTP). A web service is not targeted at humans but rather at other programs, its outputs are in a format that can be consumed by another program. By using standard protocols they are platform independent.
Benefits of Web Services?
Web Services allow existing applications to benefit from real-time integration with other applications without significant cost or complexity. Before Web Services, application integration across disparate platforms required expensive software and significant consulting support resulting in projects that often failed.
Web Services reduce complexity by delivering simple, fast and inexpensive application integration.
How Will it Work with Newlook Developer?
Newlook Developer enables any piece of functionality defined or accessed using Newlook's 'Dynamic Environment' to be packaged as a web service. The Newlook suite can be used to assist application modernization in the following ways:
- Using Transaction Recorder to quickly and easily create web services
- Allowing external business partners access to your applications via customized, secure web services
- Building smart client UIs and highly productive solutions for information workers
- Defining simple service interfaces for modules that may span multiple applications and platforms
Dynamic access to the presentation, application and database layers provides users with the flexibility to define service modules to include the required mix of new and existing functionality.
Click on the links below for more information:
- Using transaction recorder to define web services
- Using the script editor to define web services
- Viewing a user-created web service
- Publishing web services using Newlook Server
How-To White Papers and Video Links
There are various web service related white papers and videos available to users interested in building web services - contact [email protected] for more information.
See Also
Connecting to a Web Service | Using the Web Services Description window | Web Service consumption Walkthroughs | Recording a Transaction using Transaction Recorder
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