Creating a new endpoint for the WSRR

You can create an endpoint in the Fabric for the WebSphere Service Registry and Repository (WSRR).

About this task
When you create an endpoint for the WSRR, the endpoint wizard displays a window with selections you need to create your endpoint. See Understanding the WSRR editor for details.

To create a new WSRR endpoint, complete the following steps:

  1. Open the Business Service perspective.
  2. In the Business Service Explorer, right-click your Fabric project.
  3. Click the New menu option. Then select the Endpoint menu item. The first screen of the New Endpoint creation wizard is displayed.
    This is screen one of the wsrr new endpoint creation wizard
  4. In the Address Combo box, select WSRR.
  5. Click Next. The second screen of the New Endpoint creation wizard is displayed.
    This is screen two of the wsrr new endpoint creation wizard
    • Connection Name - Populates with a list of available WSRR connections. The first entry in the Connection Name Field is selected by default.
    • Server Cache Time - Displays the time in minutes that query results are cached on the WSRR server.
    • Search Expression - Enter keyword to search for in this field.
    • Search Method - The following search methods are used:
      • Search using fields - When you select this option, the search conditions (in the control section below the combo box) change to controls that enable you to search the WSRR by field names.
      • Search using a named query - When you select this option, the search conditions (in the control section below the combo box) change to controls that enable you to search the WSRR using a named query.
    • Search Type - Matches any of the entered search fields is the selected entry in the Search Type Field.
    • Search Fields - Prepopulates for Name, Namespace and Version.
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  6. In the Connection Name field, enter a name for your endpoint.
  7. In the Search Type field, select the search method.
  8. In the Search Fields Grid, enter values into the Project, Name and Namespace fields.
  9. Click Finish.

The new endpoint displays beneath the Endpoint tree node in the Fabric project.

Error Messages

If no WSRR connections are configured, the Connection Combo box displays the following message:

No WSRR Connections Available

Related concepts
Configuring a WSRR connection
Modifying an existing endpoint for the WSRR
Understanding the WSRR editor
Testing an existing WSRR endpoint query
Understanding WSDL documents