Salesforce Data Integration Certification | Pt 9

WSDL

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Don’t remember much in the exam about WSDL, keeping the notes just in case.

In general

Enterprise WSDL is more straightforward, partner is more flexible. WSDL is a SOAP thing.

Differences between Salesforce provided WSDL files

WSDL, SOAP, REST

Partner

Using the Partner WSDL | SOAP API Developer Guide | Salesforce Developers

• Loosely typed
• Can be used to reflect against/ interrogate any Salesforce configuration
• Static, does not change if configuration is modified in Salesforce
• Useful for more than one SF org and different metadata
• Recommended primarily for Partners

Partner Web Services WSDL

• Used for client applications that are metadata-driven and dynamic
• Mostly, but not always, used for Salesforce partners who are building client apps for multiple organizations
• Most appropriate for developers of clients that can issue a query call t get information about an object before the client acts on the object

Enterprise

• Strongly typed (remember this)
• Tied (bound) to a specific configuration of Salesforce (eg. one specific org)
• Changes if modifications (eg. Custom objects/ fields) are made to an org’s Salesforce configuration
• Intended primarily for customers

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