sys.endpoint_webmethods (Transact-SQL)

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Contains a row FOR EACH SOAP method defined on a SOAP-enabled HTTP endpoint. The combination of the endpoint_id, namespace, and name columns is unique.

Column name

Data type

Description

endpoint_id

int

ID of the endpoint that the webmethod is defined on.

namespace

nvarchar(384)

Namespace for the webmethod.

method_alias

nvarchar(64)

Alias for the method.

NoteNote
Transact-SQL identifiers allow characters that are not legal in WSDL method names.

The alias is used to map the name exposed in the WSDL description of the endpoint to the actual underlying Transact-SQL executable object that is called when the webmethod is invoked.

object_name

nvarchar(776)

The object name that the webmethod is redirected to, as specified in the NAME = option. Name parts are separated by a period (.), and delimited using brackets, [].

The object name must be a three-part name, as specified in the WSDL option.

result_schema

tinyint

Option that determines which, if any, XSD is sent back with a response.

0 = None

1 = Standard

2 = Default

result_schema_desc

nvarchar(60)

Description of option that determines which, if any, XSD is sent back with a response.

NONE

STANDARD

DEFAULT

result_format

tinyint

Option that determines how results are formatted in the response.

1 = ALL_RESULTS

2 = ROWSETS_ONLY

3 = NONE

result_format_desc

nvarchar(60)

Description of the option that determines how results are formatted in the response.

ALL_RESULTS

ROWSETS_ONLY

NONE

Permissions

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