The following table summarizes SOAP WSA and REST application support in OpenEdge.

Table 1. WSA and REST support in OpenEdge
WSA REST
OpenEdge Components deployed on the Web server
  • Web Services Adapter (WSA)
  • Web service property file
  • Web Service Application Descriptor (WSAD) file
  • Web Services Description Language (WSDL) file
  • Web Application Archive (WAR) files
  • REST Management Agent (optional)
Web service development tools
  • ProxyGen,
  • WSDL Analyzer (bprowsdldoc)
  • Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge (PDSOE)
  • RESTGEN
Management tools
  • OpenEdge Management/ OpenEdge Explorer
  • WSA Management Utility (WSAMAN)
  • OpenEdge Management/ OpenEdge Explorer,
  • REST Management Utility (RESTMAN)
Supported AppServer session models
  • Session-managed
  • Session-free
  • Session-free
Supported AppServer operating modes
  • State-free (recommended)
  • Stateless
  • State-aware
  • State-reset
  • State-free (preferred)
  • Stateless (limited functionality)