sys.endpoint_webmethods (Transact-SQL)

Applies to: SQL Server

This feature will be removed in a future version of SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature.

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

Note: 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

The visibility of the metadata in catalog views is limited to securables that a user either owns, or on which the user was granted some permission. For more information, see Metadata Visibility Configuration.

See Also

Endpoints Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)
Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)