Difference between SOAP adapter & WebService Adapter

Hi
I am trying to consume an external REST based webservice. So, do i have to use SOAP adapter or a web service adapter??
What is the difference between the two?? Pls explain.
I am using XI7.10
Regards
Chandra Sekhar

Hi Chandra Sekhar,
As explained above, even I havent heard of adapter called WebService Adapter.
To add......if u wnat to check out the details of SOAP adapter.......
SOAP Adapter: SOAP Adapter converts the SOAP messages into SAP XI message format that is SOAP with header attachments. This in an area many needs to really concentrate as it is heart of the ESA literature going forward.
Refer Testing XI exposed Web-Services:
/people/siva.maranani/blog/2005/03/01/testing-xi-exposed-web-services
and Invoking XI Webservices:
/people/siva.maranani/blog/2005/09/03/invoke-webservices-using-sapxi
RFC to WebService - A Complete Walkthrough - Part 1
/people/shabarish.vijayakumar/blog/2006/03/23/rfc--xi--webservice--a-complete-walkthrough-part-1
and RFC -> XI -> WebService - A Complete Walkthrough -Part 2.
/people/shabarish.vijayakumar/blog/2006/03/28/rfc--xi--webservice--a-complete-walkthrough-part-2
You can down load a sample SOAP Client tool from SAP SOAP Client Tool.
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/downloads
Please refer How to Set Up a Web Service-Related Scenario with SAP XI for delving more deep.
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/befdeb90-0201-0010-059b-f222711d10c0
Hope this was helpful.
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