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How to Call Web Services with a Java Client

To call CA Service Catalog web services with a Java client, follow this process:

1. Ensure that Java clients meet all applicable prerequisites, as explained in Prerequisites for Clients.
2. Ensure that the web services that you want to use are deployed, as explained in How to Manage and Deploy Web Services.
3. Generate the WSDL for each web service, as explained in How to Generate the WSDL for Each Web Service.
4. Generate Java stubs into a package, as explained in How to Generate Java Stubs for Each Web Service.
5. Use the stubs to make calls to the web services, as explained in How to Use Stubs to Call Each Web Service.
6. Use the login and logout methods efficiently, as explained in How Clients Invoke Login and Logout Methods.
7. Do one of the following:
   • If you are using Java programs, review the Java programs client example described in How to Use a Java Program to Call a Web Service and use it as a model to call web services.
   • If you are using JavaScript, review the JavaScript client example described in How to Use a JavaScript Program to Call a Web Service and use it as a model to call web services.
8. See the following web sites for additional documentation:
   • If you are using Java programs, see the Axis and web service related-related sections of apache.org.
   • If you are using JavaScript, see the web service-related portions of the MSDN workshop sections of microsoft.com.