Calling SOAP Services from Apex
Force.com provides a code generation tool in its native user interface for creating Apex-friendly classes and methods from SOAP Web service definitions found in WSDL files. Like most code generation tools, using it is a hit-or-miss experience. When it works on your WSDL, it can save considerable effort over the alternative of manually constructing and parsing SOAP messages. But be prepared for cryptic error messages when code cannot be generated due to the impedance mismatch between WSDL, SOAP, and Apex.
If you’re able to use your WSDL wholesale or slim it down to successfully generate Apex code, most of your work is done. Invoking the remote SOAP Web service becomes a relatively simple matter of preparing the ...
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