Consume AIF inbound port from Java application

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Hi, I've used AIF inbound ports with a C# application, however I've been requested to do the same using Java, but I'm not sure how to start, do you know how to accomplish this task? I guess I could use a WSDL path of the WCF service, but the only thing I got from AX is the WSDL URI, which is just a URL. I would appreciate your help, thank you.

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Dynamics AX 2012 AIF services are WCF services

Please go though following link by Vishal Gilbile

www.c-sharpcorner.com/.../consuming-a-wcf-service-in-java-application

this is a good link and explains how to consume WCF services using JAVA application

thanks to Vishal Gilbile

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Thanks a lot for the help.

I was actually looking at that thread, however I always notice that when you are creating the web service client at java's side, there's always a URL like:

http://localhost:port_number/?wsdl

But in AX the WSDL URI is just:

http://localhost:port/Services/Inbound_port_name

Without the wsdl and it just hangs with the message: Could not retrieve the WSDL file. I know I might be lost with something there, I would appreciate your feedback, thanks.

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Please read following link to find out WSDL for Dynamics AX AIF services

technet.microsoft.com/.../gg843514.aspx

Which I think same as you have the AX WSDL URI

Can you please validate if you have the access to the port and server from your java application

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Open the URL in a web browser - WSDL is just a special XML file, so you can see it in that way. If you get the WSDL, you'll know that the problem is not in the URL.

Also try using server's name or IP instead of localhost.

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Instead of trying to use a basic inbound port, I created an enhanced HTTP port in AX, and added an operation (as test) that returns an ItemId from the InventTable, which is basically a string right? that gave me the WSDL URL, I created a web service client in Netbeans, and it created a bunch of classes and seems like everything is working so far, I'm trying to get the ItemId in a java application that I created as well, and in the main method, this is what I have:

public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
// TODO code application logic here

}

private static JsEMTestServiceGetItemIdResponse getItemId(WS.JsEMTestServiceGetItemIdRequest parameters) throws JsEMTestServiceGetItemIdAifFaultFaultFaultMessage {
WS.RoutingService service = new WS.RoutingService();
WS.JsEMTestService port = service.getBasicHttpBindingJsEMTestService();
return port.getItemId(parameters);
}

GetItemId is my method, but the code generator in NetBeans added a parameter of type WS.JsEMTestServiceGetItemIdRequest, and I did not setup any parameter in AX, how should I call my method then? or did it create the whole structure of the web service incorrectly? I would appreciate your help, despite the fact that this is not a java forum.

I was wondering, would it work if I create a web service project in C# to connect to AX, publish it in IIS and then read that one from my Java project instead?

Thanks!

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This is called a wrapper class. Every wrapper class corresponds to a SOAP message that you can see in your WSDL. So if your service has three methods you have six wrapper classes, two for each method (request/response). Your parameters are wihtin the wrapper class as JAXBElement's and accessible with getter/setter. To create JAXBElements you can use Object factories created by wsimport. To get parameter value from a JAXBElement use for example:

String name = jaxbElement.getValue();

Take care about implicit SOAP headers, e.g. CallContext. To get CallContext in your method signature

@WebParam(name = "CallContext", targetNamespace = schemas.microsoft.com/.../datacontracts", header = true, partName = "context") CallContext context)

you have to use wsimport with option -XadditionalHeaders.

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