Describing web services with WSDL

A WSDL document is an XML file that describes the purpose of the web service, where it is located, and how to access it. The WSDL document describes the operations that you can invoke and their associated data types.

ColdFusion can generate a WSDL document from a web service, and you can publish the WSDL document at a URL to provide information to potential clients. For more information, see Working with WSDL files.