The IMS SOAP Gateway is a lightweight Web service solution that enables IMS applications to interoperate outside of the IMS environment through SOAP to provide and request services independently of platform, environment, application language, or programming model. You can enable IMS COBOL applications for Web services by using the Enterprise Service Tools to generate Web service artifacts for IMS COBOL applications. You then deploy these Web service artifacts to the IMS SOAP Gateway to make an IMS application available as a Web service. Different types of client applications, such as Microsoft®.NET, Java™ and third-party applications, can then submit SOAP requests into IMS to drive the business logic of the COBOL applications.
Generate a Web service description and runtime-specific XML message processing from a high level language structure. You can use this option when you expose an application program as a service provider.
Generated artifacts (Compiled XML Conversion)
Define mappings between high level language structures and WSDL, XML, XSD or DTD files. You can use this option to generate XML message processing based on the mappings. You can use the XML to COBOL Mapping tool to define the mappings and create compiled converters. Selecting Map an Existing Service Interface takes you to a wizard where you select the source and target for the mapping. After you select the source and target of the mapping, the XML to COBOL Mapping Editor opens.
Generated artifacts (Compiled XML Conversion)
SOAP for CICS project
Batch, TSO, z/OS UNIX System Services project