Preparing the Outbound Web Service Communication

  1. Create an ePortal Outbound Web Service API project. For more information, refer to Creating an Outbound Web Service API Project.

  2. Import OpenAPI Specification. For more information, refer to Importing an OpenAPI Specification.

  3. Set the required configurations. For more information, refer to Configuring an Outbound Service.

  4. For Development test, run the ePortal Outbound Web service project on the Kestrel Server and test the project using swagger test client with request and response content type as text or json.

    Refer to Testing the Outbound Web Service Communication using Visual Studio for more information.

  5. Create the MCP COBOL85 or OS 2200 UCBOL program and do the following:

    1. Include the HTTP Client API library. For more information, refer to “MCP HTTP Client Interface API Library” and “Including OS 2200 HTTP Client Interface API Library” in the ePortal Platform Generation 5 Planning and Implementation Guide.

    2. Copy the generated COBOL copy book to COBOL program accordingly.

      See HTTP Client Interface for MCP COBOL Applicationsfor the Sample COBOL85 Program Illustration for MCP. See HTTP Client Interface for OS 2200 COBOL Applications for the Sample UCS COBOL Program Illustration for OS 2200.

  6. For production, publish the application to the ClearPath host, and deploy to a Web Cluster that is configured for back-end Load Balancing.

    For more information on creating a Web Cluster and deploying an application, refer to ePortal Manager Help.