Hosting a web service alone will not help you realize its full potential. You need to describe your web service so that consumers are aware of the services your web service provides and the methods to access it. The Web Service Definition Language, or WSDL, uses XML schema, to organize such information in the form of a WSDL document. You can further use a WSDL document to create a web service client and server.

Upon completion of this module, you will be able to: