CRUD form with SOAP Web Service entity

CRUD forms with web services allow programmable access to a form's functionality through a published service.

A CRUD form and Web Service entity generates the code for a CRUD form (a GUI doing create, read, update and delete functionality) and the code for a single standalone Web Service. There is no relation between the form and standalone Web service, however you can use the same object in two different situations: to display a CRUD form and to define a Web Service.

For a CRUD form with SOAP Web Service, the Type property states "FormWebService". The XML representation of a CRUD form with SOAP Web Service entity is a .4fdmws file.

When you implement a CRUD form with Web Service entity, you have the option to:
  • Implement Form and Web Service
  • Implement Form and Web Service from Database

The object files can be opened and edited in Form Designer. In addition to the properties of a CRUD Form entity, additional properties are found under the heading Web Service.

Table 1. Web Service properties
Property Description
Service name Unique publishable service name.
Important: The web service will not execute without a service name.
Comment Service comment that will appear in the wsdl file.

Right-click the entity in the diagram to display a context menu of options.

Table 2. Context Menu Options (partial list)
Menu Option Description
Implement CRUD Form and Web Service Creates a new blank managed web service definition file to design from scratch.
Implement CRUD Form and Web Service from Database Provides a wizard to create a managed web service definition file, allowing you to pick the columns to use in the CRUD operations. This option is generally preferred. The web service can be modified after it is created.
Convert to Converts entity from one type to another.
Locate in Project Locates and highlights the selected item in the project.