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The PIPELINE resource definition is also required, which is used by CICS to
handle the Web service request. It contains the name of the pipeline
configuration and the location of the WSDL and wsbind files.
2.8.4 Message handlers for SOAP
CICS provides SOAP message handler programs to assist in the configuration of
your pipeline as a SOAP node.
– A service requester pipeline is the initial SOAP sender for the request and
the ultimate SOAP receiver for the response.
– A service provider pipeline is the ultimate SOA receiver for the request
and the initial SOAP sender for the response.
The CICS-provided SOAP message handlers can be configured to invoke one or
more user-written SOAP header processing ...