Developing a webservice with Axis2 in Eclipse

1. Configure Axis2 in Eclipse (you need to download and unzip to a directory):



2. Ensure you select "Generate an interface for the skeleton".


3. Configure a server runtime to deploy the web service:

ensure you check "create a new local server"





3. Create a new "Dynamic Web Project"





Under Configuration click "Modify" and ensure that Axis2 Web Service is selected.





4. Create a new class eg. PartyId and add in the methods

5. Create a WebService



Ensure you choose Axis2 Runtime







6. Run on the server





An error appears: change the url to : http://localhost:8080/PartyIdService/axis2-web/index.jsp


7. If error:

Edit the web.xml from the WEB-INF directory:






Change org.apache.axis2.transport.http.AxisServlet to
org.apache.axis2.webapp.AxisAdminServlet
(ensuring you are changing for Apache-Axis Admin Servlet Web Admin)





If asked for password, user : admin password : axis2


8. If successful, you should the following screens: