Use these fields and options to set up a Web service action to invoke a Web service to provide auto numbering information.
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| Web Service Location
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Enter the location of the Web Service, using the Web Services Description Language (WSDL) location of the service. WSDL is an XML language for describing Web services. For example, enter:
http://www.webservicex.net/stockquote.asmx?WSDL
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| Web Methods
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When you enter the web service location, this field lists the Web methods defined at that web service location. Only methods that have simple type arguments, such as string or numeric, are listed here. To refresh the list of available methods, click the
Refresh Methods button.
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Arguments
A list of arguments automatically populates based on the method selected.
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| Arguments Drop-down
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Click the drop-down arrow on a grid header to complete any of the following actions:
- To print grid data, click
Print. On the Print Preview form, click
to send the grid data to your default printer.
- To export grid data to an Excel spreadsheet, click
Export to Excel. When Microsoft Excel opens, use its features to modify, print, or email the grid data, or to save the spreadsheet file locally.
- To turn on grouping for a grid, click
Enable Grouping. When a field displays with the instruction: "Drag a column header here to group by that column," drag and drop column headers into the field, in the sequence that you want them to display.
Not all options are available on all grids.
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| Name
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This field displays the name of the parameter for the method.
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| Value
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This field displays the SQL expression used to determine the value of the argument at run time. Click the ellipsis icon to display the SQL Expression Builder so that you can define the values.
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| Refresh Methods button
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Click this button to refresh the list of available methods.
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