Getting started UCM webservice XML

Question

I am at a loss. I have this 400 and some page PDF as a guide for UCM and I do not remotely know how to successfully search for documents stored in UCM using the webservice interface.
I can retrieve a document if I know the dID but my users won't know that value so I need to retrieve it in a search.
Where can I find information on constructing the XML to do searches? The wsdl that you get from the UI menu on the UCM admin page doesn't seem correct.
(yes, I have it in an envelope with security header)
<soapenv:Body>
<sear:QuickSearch>
<sear:queryText>dDocTitle like 'Mytest'</sear:queryText>
</sear:QuickSearch>
</soapenv:Body>
Throws:
Cannot find dispatch method for {http://www.stellent.com/Search/}QuickSearch

Answer 1

Ok, so let's start with a sanity check.
Login to the Content Server web UI with the user login that you are using for the SOAP request. Once logged in, paste the following into the browser address bar, substituting the parts of the URL enclosed in brackets ("&lt;&gt;") with the correct values for your environment.
http://<server>:<port>/<instance root>/idcplg?IdcService=COLLECTION_INFO&dCollectionPath=/Contribution Folders/CHUMS/Appraisals/AAAA/&hasCollectionPath=true&IsSoap=1
What you should see is a XML response in the browser. One of the fields returned will be "dCollectionID", which is the field for which you are looking for in order to perform your original task stated in the opening of the thread. If you still get a "can't open the folder" response, verify the security applied to the folder.
If you get a valid response in the web browser, then Content Server is capable of finding your folder and can return a response. The issue is then something within the SOAP request that is being issued.