Working with the RA Web Service Agent

The basic steps for implementing the RA Web Service Agent solution include:

1. Loading the RA Web Service Agent.jar file into Automic.
2. Configuring the RA Web Service Agent in Client 0. Using the menus under the Web Servicetab of an RA Web Service Agent solution Agent object, you can specify:
   • A SOAP adapter save directory and determine wWhether to allow Groovy queries of response data on the Generaltab .
   • SSL certificate settings on the SSL Certificates tab.
3. Creating RA Web Service Agent Connection objects. There are two types of connections, one for REST and the other for SOAP.
4. Creating RA Web Service Agent Jobs. There are two types of Jobs, one for REST and the other for SOAP. Both Job types can run on the same Agent using REST or SOAP Connection objects.
5. Optionally creating Workflows that allow you to reuse response data from a prior Web Service method call as the request data for the next web service method call.

These steps are described in the following topics in this chapter.