In our bi-weekly TechTalks designed for SnapLogic partners and customers, our cloud integration experts talk about tips and tricks for the SnapLogic Elastic Integration Platform not covered in basic training. This week’s TechTalk focuses on how to use the SOAP Snap including the functionality that it covers, configuring the Snap and a pipeline example. To learn more, visit: SnapLogic.com/techtalk

1. SnapLogic Best Practices:
Tips and Tricks in 30 Minutes
Praneal Narayan
Jason Slater

2. Agenda
 Today’s Topic: How to use the SOAP Snap
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– What is SOAP? What is a WSDL?
– What functionality does the SOAP Snap cover?
– Configuring the SOAP Snap
– Pipeline Example
 Wrap Up and Topics for the Next Session

3. Before We Get Started…..
Don’t forget to use our Developer Community
www.developer.snaplogic.com
 Documentation
 Download the following:
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– Snaplex
– JSDK
– Snap Packs
– Mac, Linux and Windows Installers
 Community Board and Ideas

4. What is SOAP? What is a WSDL?
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5. The SnapLogic SOAP Snap Functionality
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6. Configuring the SOAP Snap
 WSDL Url: URL or file
 Service Name
 Endpoint: sometimes Soap 1.0 vs 1.2
 Operation: function
 Timeout: seconds / 0 for no timeout
 Encode Attribute: Value substitution
 Envelope
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– Mappings
– generation & customization
– re-generating when things change
 Authentication
– Account tab - specifying basic auth
 HTTP Header
 Key/Value pairs
 Custom authentication
 Custom headers for things
like dev vs. prod SOAP
servers

7. Pipeline Example
 Weather Service (SOAP 1.0 & SOAP 1.2)
 Testing w/ a JSON generator Snap for input
 Mapping output to JSON or XML using respective
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formatters
 Parameterization of your pipeline
 Publishing to expose your pipeline as a RESTful endpoint
 Result: Wrapped SOAP endpoint, which is now consumable
by modern (non-SOAP) clients

8. A Few Tips
✔ Remember to re-generate SOAP envelope when
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necessary
Use a Data Snap or Structure snap before SOAP call
Consider running long-running SOAP calls in parallel, if
it makes sense
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9. Connecting with the SnapLogic Team
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developer.snaplogic.com
www.snaplogic.com/techtalk
@SnapLogic
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