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Meet-in-the-middle development
This defines mappings between high level data structures and WSDL, XML, or
XSD files. You can use this method to generate run-time specific inbound and
outbound XML message processing based on the mappings.
Top-down development
This generates a high-level language structure and run-time specific inbound and
outbound XML message processing from a Web service description WSDL file.
You can use this method to do the following:
Create a Web service provider program (one that runs using Web services for
CICS protocols) for a new application.
Create a Web service provider program (one that runs using Web services for
CICS protocols) for an existing application.