Hi Morten, Thanks for the explanation. As you said that you followed the https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Export+service+using+REST as a guideline, did you also use the suggested Apache Wink solution or did you go with the integrated Axis2 functionalities in OFBiz? Or did you use anything else?
I can imagine that the wiki page mentioned as it was updated way back in 2010 for the last time. Best regards, Pierre Smits *OFBiz Extensions Marketplace* http://oem.ofbizci.net/oci-2/ On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 2:34 PM, Morten Jensen <mor...@citizenme.com> wrote: > Hi Pierre, > > Thanks for your response, much appreciated. I did find and look at this > example prior to sending out my question originally - I also looked at the > XMLRPC and SOAP examples. However, none of them seemed to offer a way to > bridge/exchange "GenericValue" (or list thereof) for in/output parameters; > simply for the reason that in order to instantiate GenericValue you'd need > the entity engine locked and loaded on client-side (which clearly makes no > sense). The ofbiz framework's model is an interesting mix of model and > implementation, which seems to (at least to me) make it near impossible to > integrate using the options on offer. > > Instead what I ended up doing was build REST'ish web services inside the > ofbiz framework (using > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Export+service+using+REST) > with our own business specific model and translate from that to > GenericValue, runService calls etc - and thereby "endorse" the ofbiz > framework rather than writing a "thick" integration client that uses the > exposed ofbiz services; it simply doesn't appear feasible for anything > other than the most rudimentary integration work (like getting order status > or whatever). > > Thanks. > Morten > > On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 1:22 PM, Pierre Smits <pierre.sm...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Morten, >> >> The following document in our wiki might be of some help. >> >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Calling+OFBiz+services+from+Liferay+using+SOAP >> >> Best regards, >> >> Pierre Smits >> >> *OFBiz Extensions Marketplace* >> http://oem.ofbizci.net/oci-2/ >> >> On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 12:53 PM, Morten Jensen <mor...@citizenme.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm currently running a proof of concept on OFBiz web service integration >>> in order to be able to: create party group, party person, create orders, >>> register payments etc from external services (acting as clients to >>> OFBiz). >>> >>> I am using Apache CXF (JAXB) and am exposing the various services as SOAP >>> endpoints, mapping the WSDL as Java types. >>> >>> I have managed to find and create parties in this way. >>> >>> The problem I'm faced with is that e.g. the web service call storeOrder >>> (createOrder) for instance requires a List of orderItems. I have had a >>> look >>> at the source code for creating a sales order (e.g. >>> test/SalesOrderTest.java) and it appears that the List type is a list of >>> GenericValue. >>> >>> However, the WSDL does not document this type (GenericValue) anywhere >>> and I >>> have no idea what its representation (in XML) might look like in order to >>> be able to make the call. >>> >>> Does anyone else know how to provide e.g. orderItems to the >>> storeOrder/createOrder web service call? Any pointers would be greatly >>> appreciated. >>> >>> P.S: Separately I notice that things like (eeval-) DynamicViewEntity, >>> PartyRole, RoleType (as returned by e.g. findParty) are not mapped in >>> WSDL >>> either. Instead an "eeval-" type exists in the wsdl with wsdl annotations >>> suggesting that those should be defined by the ofbiz "module" (e.g. >>> Party) >>> - however, this does not appear to be the case unless I missed something >>> somewhere? >>> >>> Thanks in advance for your assistance. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Morten Jensen >>> >> >> >
