Configuration Options

On the Configuration Options page of the Edit Enterprise Bean Wizard, specify whether you want to export the enterprise bean as a web service endpoint and/or select the set of module-level settings that you would like to define.

Expose Bean as Web Service Endpoint

If you have selected a bean of type Stateless Session, you can select to expose this bean as a Web Service Endpoint. The Web service endpoint handles all incoming SOAP requests and delegates to the business logic exposed in the EJB tier, possibly through a Session Facade design pattern in the EJB tier. The Web service interface when implemented in this manner gives you several advantages, since it:

When this option is selected, clicking the Next button will bring up the Choose Service page, where you can select to add this bean to an existing service or define a new service to which to expose this bean.



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