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Overview of WSO2 SOA Enablement Server for Java Locate
WSO2 SOA Enablement Server for Java™ is a Web services runtime environment that supports industry standards such as SOAP 1.1, SOAP 1.2, and WSDL 1.1.
WSO2 SOA Enablement Server for Java can run as a stand-alone service or be deployed in J2EE application servers — such as BEA WebLogic, IBM Websphere, and Sun ONE Application Servers — in addition to a variety of Java Servlet engines. WSO2 SOA Enablement Server for Java is highly optimized and is interoperable with other leading Web services platforms, such as Microsoft .NET. WSO2 SOA Enablement Server also enables the creation of a unified Web services security and management framework. The architecture of WSO2 SOA Enablement Server for Java is depicted in Figure 1
This document set describes how to use WSO2 SOA Enablement Server for Java. It contains the following sections:
| Section | Contents |
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| Read This First | This introduction. New features in this release; platform availability; known issues. Document conventions, legal notice, acknowledgements |
| Installation and Porting Guide | How to install WSO2 SOA Enablement Server for Java. Guide to the components of WSO2 SOA Enablement Server. How to reinstall and add/delete components. How to port WSO2 SOA Enablement Server into J2EE platforms or Java-based servers such as Tomcat. |
| Primer | A guided tour through the process of deploying a Java application with WSO2 SOA Enablement Server (packaged separately in the distribution). |
| Developers' Guide | All the information for a developer to invoke, implement and deploy Web services with WSO2 SOA Enablement Server, including sections on tools, message processing, application integration and more. See Developers' Guide Overview. |
| Security Guide | All about the WSO2 SOA Enablement Server Security API and working with a secure WSO2 SOA Enablement Server, including tools. |
| Administrators' Guide | The procedures, interface, and tools used for configuring WSO2 SOA Enablement Server for Java and for maintaining and running it when managing Web services. |
| ISV Guide | High-level overviews of installing, porting and embedding WSO2 SOA Enablement Server and deploying and managing Web services from the independent software vendor's perspective. Includes instructions on customizing the Administration Console. |
Renaming of Product Locate
WSO2 SOA Enablement Server for Java™ was previously named WASP Server for Java. The term 'WASP' appears at many places in the code and in the variable WASP_HOME, to maintain backward compatibility.
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The next document you read depends on whether you are a Web services developer or administrator and whether you are new to WSO2 SOA Enablement Server or currently using it:
Web Service Programmers Locate
New user: If you have not yet installed WSO2 SOA Enablement Server for Java, read Stand-Alone Installation in the Installation and Porting Guide and install the product. Then start with the Primer and move on to Jumpstart in the Developers' Guide.
Current user: If you have not yet installed WSO2 SOA Enablement Server for Java, read the relevant sections of the Installation and Porting Guide and install or port the product. Then read the Release Notes to find out what is new and how to migrate current applications.
You should then read the following documents for more information:
The Developers' Guide contains all the information needed to develop Web services with WSO2 SOA Enablement Server. The primary audience for this document set is Java application developers. However, you may also find these documents useful if you are interested in any aspect of how WSO2 SOA Enablement Server for Java operates or how to use it.
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New installation: If you have not yet installed WSO2 SOA Enablement Server for Java, read the Installation Guide and install the product.
Existing WSO2 SOA Enablement Server for Java installation: Read the Release Notes for last-minute installation and migration information, then read the Installation Guide and install the product.
You should then read the following documents for more information: