Problems with WebService Datasource

Hello, 
 
i have problems with connecting to a webservice data source and i don't find a documentation that's matching. The only documentation that's given by Birt help is the connection to a JDBC data source. 
 
Following example URL: 
 
<a class='bbc_url' href='http://www.webservicex.net/uszip.asmx?WSDL'>http://www.webservicex.net/uszip.asmx?WSDL</a> 
 
I can connect to the WSDL service via browser, and with 
 
<a class='bbc_url' href='http://www.webservicex.net/uszip.asmx'>USZip Web Service</a> 
 
it's possible to see the methods that are available. 
 
Now I want connect to this WSDL via BIRT, without an extra WSDL file. 
 
Which information is mandatory in the form (see Attachment)? 
Do I have to insert the SOAP End Point, the Custom Driver class and the driver class Path to make the connection run? 
Everytime i want to test the connection the ping fails. 
 
Can you give me some hinds ore an appropriate documentation? 
Thanks a lot!

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mwilliams

Hi SPUSER, 
 
Here are some items from the devShare that discuss/show the use of web services in BIRT: 
 
<a class='bbc_url' href='http://www.birt-exchange.org/devshare/designing-birt-reports/461-birt-web-service-oda-article/#description'>BIRT Web Service ODA Article - Articles - BIRT Exchange</a> 
 
<a class='bbc_url' href='http://www.birt-exchange.org/devshare/designing-birt-reports/591-introduction-to-birt-web-services-data-source/#description'>Introduction to BIRT Web Services Data Source - Tutorials - BIRT Exchange</a> 
 
<a class='bbc_url' href='http://www.birt-exchange.org/devshare/designing-birt-reports/175-birt-web-services-example/#description'>BIRT Web Services Example - Designs & Code - BIRT Exchange</a> 
 
<a class='bbc_url' href='http://www.birt-exchange.org/devshare/designing-birt-reports/218-web-services-as-data-sources-birt-2-2-1-tutorial-series/#description'>Web Services as Data Sources – BIRT 2.2.1 Tutorial Series - Tutorials - BIRT Exchange</a> 
 
Let me know if you have any questions.

Virgil Dodson

Hi SPUSER,

Could you be behind a firewall on on a restricted VPN server? I just tested WSDL with BIRT and it Pings just fine. I created an example using the ZIP CODE web service at this WSDL, enclosed.

SPUSER

Ok, thank you for your support and your examples. I'm using Birt in my company and i'm behind a firewall and a proxy. 
 
If i call the URL 
 
<a class='bbc_url' href='http://www.webservicex.net/uszip.asmx?WSDL'>http://www.webservicex.net/uszip.asmx?WSDL</a> 
 
via the browser, i will get the xml-answer, but in BIRT the ping always fails. 
 
Does BIRT use the same protocols and ports like the browser? 
 
@ Virgil: Does the ping work without giving a SOAP End Point? If i try to execute your file, i'll get following error (see attachment) 
 
Does anybody know how to solve the problem? 
 
Thank you!