Testing OpenCDS Installation

Open a web browser on the same machine that you installed Tomcat on, and go to
- http://localhost:8080/opencds-decision-support-service/evaluate?wsdl
- The browser should display the WSDL.
- If it is installed on a different machine, or you changed the default port to something different than 8080, make the appropriate changes to the URL above.
Options for interacting with the DSS for initial testing :
- one convenient program to use for testing and demo is the oXygen XML editor (http://www.oxygenxml.com).
  - We use the Academic/Non-Commercial version, and a free trial license is available at http://www.oxygenxml.com/register.html.
  - If you are using oXygen, go to Tools → WSDL SOAP Analyzer → Saved SOAP request, and
    - use the sample .wssc files attached here: OxygenDemo.wssc
    - Hitting the "Send" button will interact with the DSS.
- open-source tooling for those of you who want to experiment:
  - SoapUI at http://www.soapui.org
  - the Firefox addon at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/soa-client
  - You can also use the open-source MirthConnect software to test rules, as well as in a production environment, because it includes support for web services.
    - The software can be found at http://www.mirthcorp.com/products/mirth-connect.
    - We have some sample channels available here: Channels-ValueImprovement.zip.
- testing using Eclipse, and the OpenCDS built-in testing client has been presented in OpenCDS Office hours, which you can find here: OpenCDS Developer Office Hours
Note that a variety of base64 converters for creating/reading base64 payloads are available on the internet, e.g.:
- http://ostermiller.org/calc/encode.html
- http://www.opinionatedgeek.com/DotNet/Tools/Base64Encode/default.aspx