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Service Integration Model - HTTP Method: Basic Configuration

 
 
This topic describes the basic configuration of the HTTP Method element. The corresponding properties are available in SubTAB Basic Configuration:
 
  • URL Substring: the URL substring needed to access the correct method defined on a constant definition object
  • Method Variant: a Constant Object containing the names of the method variants of a REST API
  • Input Object: a Business Object used as input data for the REST API (optional)
  • Output Object: a Business Object used as output data for the REST API (optional)
  • Header Object: a Business Object used for the REST API header (optional)
     
 
The following screenshot shows an example configuration of an HTTP Method of a Weather Service REST API.
 
 
Service Integration Model - HTTP Method: Basic Configuration
 
 
 
1

Click HTTP Method

1. Click HTTP Method
Open the HTTP Method subtab to configure it.
2

Set URL Substring

2. Set URL Substring
Map URL Substring used for the external service with a constant attribute. The substring must be entered without the first "/" character. (Ex: For the URL Rest API sample: http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5 the Substring could be: forecast/daily
3

Set the method variants

3. Set the method variants
Map with an enum previously defined on Definition Object model to set the method call variants.
4

Set the input data

4. Set the input data
Map with a Business Object to set the input data.
5

Map the output data

5. Map the output data
Map with the business object to get the output data of the service.
6

Set the Header Object

6. Set the Header Object
Map with a business object to set the header object of the request