SoapUI Interface

This section is dedicated to SoapUI Interface.

Main Window

The Main Window has the following tools-

	Option	Description
1	Main toolbar	Main toolbar
2	Icons toolbar	Icon shortcuts toolbar
3	Navigator Pane	Expandable tree display of workspace content (Read Reference Navigation)
4	Properties Pane	Lists available predefined workspace properties(Read Reference Navigation)
5	Log Inspectors	Available log inspectors in the main window

The File Menu has the following tools-

Option	Description
New soapUI Project	Creates a new soapUI project in this workspace
Import Project	Adds an existing project into this workspace
Import Remote Project	Imports a remote project into this workspace
Save All Projects	Saves all projects in the current workspace
Open All Closed Projects	Opens all closed projects in the current workspace
Close All Opened Projects	Closes all opened projects in the current workspace
Rename	Renames this workspace
New Workspace	Creates a new workspace
Switch Workspaces	Loads another workspace file
Clear Workspace	Removes all projects from the workspace
Preferences	Sets global soapUI preferences
Save Preferences	Saves all global preferences
Import Preferences	Imports soapUI settings from another setting -file
Recent	Reopens recent items
Exit	Saves all projects and exist soapUI
Exit Without Saving	Exits SoapUI without saving
Online Help	Shows online help

The Tool Menu consists of the following tools-

Option	Description
JBossWS Artifacts	Generates JBoss WS artifacts using the JBoss wstools utility
JBossWS JAX-WS Artifacts	Generates JBossWS JAX-WS artifacts using JBoss WS wsconsume
JAX-RPC Artifacts	Generates JAX-RPC artifacts using wscompile
JAX-WS Artifacts	Generates JAX-WS artifacts using wsimport
AXIS 1.X Artifacts	Generates AXIS 1.X artifacts using WSDL2Java
AXIS 2.X Artifacts	Generates AXIS 2.X artifacts using WSDL2Java
Apache CXF	Generates Apache CXF using WSDL2Java utility
XFire 1.X Stubs	Generates XFire 1.X stubs using wsgen utility
Oracle Proxy Artifacts	Generates Oracle Proxy artifacts using the wsa.jar utility
XmlBeans Classes	Generates XmlBeans classes
JAXB 2.0 Artifacts	Generates JAXB 2.0 artifacts
.NET 2.0 Artifacts	Generates .NET 2.0 artifacts using wsdl.exe
GSoap Artifacts	Generates GSoap artifacts using wsdl2h and soap2cpp
Launch TcpMon	Launch Tcp Mon for monitoring SOAP traffic
HermesJMS	Start Hermes JMS application

The Desktop Menu consists of the following tools-

Option	Description
Switch Window	Prompts to switch to an open editor window
Maximize Desktop	Hides or shows the navigator and log tabs
Close Current	Close the current tab
Close Others	Close all tabs except the current one
Close All	Close all windows
Open TestCase Layout	Opens TestCase Layout

The Icons Toolbar has the following options and tools-

Option	Description
Empty	Creates an empty SoapUI project.
SOAP	Creates a new SOAP project.
REST	Creates a new REST project.
Import	Imports an existing soapUI project into the current workspace
Save All	Saves all projects in the current workspace
Forum	Opens SoapUI forum.
Trial	Opens the SoapUI Pro Trial download page.
Preferences	Sets global soapUI preferences
proxy	Apply proxy defined in global preferences
Find	Searches the soapUI support forum
Help browser	Show online help