What have we learned?

• Our SOAP Server needs to be more robust.

  • Looking at an Apache/Axis solution, among others

• Pipeline Pilot’s ability to deal with datatypes returned from a SOAP call is VERY primitive.

  • Beware if your “strings” contain extended ASCII characters.
  • # of objects sent MUST EQUAL # of objects received

• Short duration requests work best in SOAP.

  • There is asynchronous SOAP, that we have not yet investigated.

• Sometimes you need to get creative with the use of your passed parameters.

• Debugging SOAP interactions can take some practice, and some additional tools.

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