The Program Call wizard generates a PCML (Program Call Markup Language)
file and Java™ beans to call any IBM® i program object or service program procedure, such as one written in ILE
RPG, ILE C, or OPM COBOL.
The wizard generates two types of Java beans:
- Java beans
for remote calls to the specified IBM i program
or procedure
- Java beans
for use by the Web Services wizard to create a Web service that can call the
specified IBM i program
or procedure to perform a task. Use these beans with your IBM i programs to develop dynamic distributed Internet-based applications
for e-business.
The generated Java beans can pass data types that are supported by
the IBM Toolbox
for Java classes
to IBM i programs
or procedures. The data returned from the IBM i program or procedure is in Java data types. If the generated Java beans
are for Web services, they can return data in XML format.