SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) is a lightweight, XML-based protocol for exchanging information and making remote procedure calls in a distributed, decentralized environment.

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The following topics discuss legacy SOAP services, provide information for writing tasks with SOAP, and explain how SOAP requests work within an Info*Engine Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) connector. A step-by-step example on how to a write a Java SOAP client is also included.