A SOAPAction value is never required. (It can be no value, empty value (""),
or a URI.) The SOAPAction value is only used as a "hint" -- even with
doc/lit. A SOAP server should always dispatch the request based on the
message signature, which is the QName of the first child element of the
<soap:Body>.
If you are using Axis to access a service developed with a different SOAP
engine, and that service specifies a SOAPAction value, then Axis client
should specify the appropriate SOAPAction value.
Anne
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark D. Hansen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 8:40 AM
To: AXIS Users (E-mail)
Subject: SOAPAction - does Axis do anything with it?
Does Axis do anything with the SOAPAction HTTP header? I know it is
required, but seems like it always has value "". Doesn't WSDL 1.1 specify
use of this to specify the operation when doing doc/lit?
Thanks,
Mark
