How does Caché Support Web Services?

The following Caché features work together to support Web Services:

1. The CSP Gateway receives HTTP requests from a Web Server (such as Apache or IIS) and dispatches them to a class running within a Caché server.

2. The Caché Objects system lets you define and implement Web Service methods: simply create a method and set its WebMethod flag.

   It also provides a framework of reusable components for implementing Web Services (such as the %SOAP.WebServiceOpens in a new tab class).

3. The Caché XML architecture provides the functionality required to serialize objects for use with SOAP, validation of SOAP messages, and automatic generation of WSDL documents.

4. The Caché Objects and SQL systems let you quickly create powerful, object-based databases for use in your Web Services. You can use any mix of object-access or SQL queries.

5. The various Caché Gateways (SQL, ActiveX, MQ Series) let you connect your Web Services to a variety of other systems. This makes it possible to integrate data from a variety of sources within your Web Service.