Defines the operation (method) of the Web service to be used for retrieving and submitting data.
xsd:complexType| Name | Description | 
|---|---|
| name | (Required attribute) Contains the unique name of the Web service method. | 
| serviceUrl | (Required attribute) Contains the Web service Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to which the request should be sent. | 
| soapAction | (Required attribute) Contains the value of the SOAPAction attribute in the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) request message. | 
| input | (Optional element) Contains the substitution information for parts of the input SOAP message to the Web service. | 
The operation element is a required element of the webServiceAdapter element.
The following is an example of the operation element:
<xsf:query>
   <xsf:webServiceAdapter 
      wsdlUrl="http://localhost/infopathwebservicesample/infopathwebservicesample.asmx?WSDL" 
      queryAllowed="yes" 
      submitAllowed="no">
      <xsf:operation 
         name="getOrders" 
         soapAction="http://tempuri.org/getOrders" 
         serviceUrl="http://localhost/infopathwebservicesample/infopathwebservicesample.asmx">
         <xsf:input 
            source="Submit.xml">
         </xsf:input>
      </xsf:operation>
   </xsf:webServiceAdapter>
</xsf:query>