One of the JBossWS tests fails if an empty Metadata element is not dropped. Having EPRs containing empty Metadata is not a mistake but apparently it causes the interoperability issues with Microsoft endpoints. Rather than attempting to have the bug fixed at the Microsoft side, it's cheaper to not to include empty Metadata elements, it won't harm anyway.
I have some local modifications and tests which are ready to go. ProviderImpl is just checked if wsdlLocation, serviceName, interfaceName and metadata list are all null and if yes then no Metadata is added...Any concerns - let me know cheers, Sergey
