Using the Data Connection Wizard with XML Web Services

The Data Connection Wizard inspects the Web service’s WSDL document to create the XML schema for a main or secondary data source. You can search Microsoft’s UDDI 2.0 registry at http://uddi.microsoft.com to find Web services that meet your needs or type the URL for the WSDL document in a text box. If the Web service can’t derive a schema from the WSDL file and the service requires parameters, you’re prompted to provide parameter values. Unlike forms you create from Jet or SQL Server databases, the Data Connection Wizard doesn’t add a New Record button.

The Data Connection Wizard supports the following three types of InfoPath forms that consume Web services:

  • Receive-only form Sends a SOAP ...

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