• Chapter 1: Getting Started with Stylus Studio®
• Chapter 2: Editing and Querying XML
• Chapter 3: Converting Non-XML Files to XML
• Chapter 4: Working with XSLT
• Chapter 5: Creating XSLT Using the XSLT Mapper
• Chapter 6: Debugging Stylesheets
• Chapter 7: Defining XML Schemas
• Chapter 8: Defining Document Type Definitions
• Chapter 9: Writing XPath Expressions
• Chapter 10: Working with XQuery in Stylus Studio
• Chapter 11: Composing Web Service Calls
• Chapter 12: Working with WSDL Documents
  • Creating a WSDL Document in Stylus Studio
  • Opening WSDL Documents
  • Using the WSDL Editor
  • Working with WSDL Elements
    • Sample WSDL - A Stock Quote Service
    • The Definitions Element
    • The Types Element
    • The Service Element
    • The Port Element
    • The Message Element
      • How to Create a Message Element
      • How to Rename a Message Element
      • Message Element Properties
    • The Part Element
    • The PortType Element
    • The Operation Element
    • The Binding Element
    • The Input Element
    • The Output Element
    • The Fault Element
    • The Documentation Element
  • Importing WSDL Documents
  • Printing a WSDL Document
  • Saving the WSDL Diagram as an Image
• Chapter 13: Building XML Pipelines
• Chapter 14: Publishing XML Data
• Chapter 15: Integrating with Third-Party File Systems
• Chapter 16: Extending Stylus Studio
• Chapter 17: The Stylus Studio Java API
• Chapter 18: Stylus Studio GUI Reference

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The Message Element

The Message element consists of one or more Part elements, which describe the content of a Message using element or type attributes. Message elements are always created as children of the Definitions element.

How to Create a Message Element

To create a Message element:

Alternative: Right-click the Definitions element and choose Add > Message from the shortcut menu.

Stylus Studio adds a Message element to the WSDL as a child of the Definitions element. The default name is Message-0, but you can change it. Message names must be unique within a WSDL document.

How to Rename a Message Element

To rename a Message element:

The name becomes editable.

Alternative: Using the Properties window

Alternative: You can change the Message name directly in the WSDL text.

Message Element Properties

The following table describes the properties of the Message element.