IBM Rational Software Architect SOA Web Services Testing Technology Tutorial: Learn to automate Web services testing in this tutorial. SOA Java testing technologies used include Junit, Apache Commons HttpClient, and Apache XMLUnit. The tutorial uses the IBM Rational Software Architect development platform and addresses functional testing of a Web service for developers and testers.

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This tutorial introduces the technique of automating the testing of a typical Web service using several technologies, including JUnit, Apache Commons HttpClient, and Apache XMLUnit. The technique is demonstrated on the development platform that IBM Rational(R) Software Architect offers. The tutorial addresses testers and developers who are interested in functional testing of a Web service. Before you begin, you need a basic understanding of Web services and Java(TM) development, and you should have had some exposure to unit testing tools, such as JUnit.

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