SOAP version 1.2 in a nutshell
- SOAP message:
- Envelope
- Composed of a header and a body
![SOAP Version 1.2 message](xmlp-message.png)
- Processing model
- Sent from a sender to a receiver, possibly via
intermediaries
- Headers:
- Can be addressed to certain intermediaries
- Can be marked as mandatory
- Can be transfered from one node to another any underlying
protocol (e.g. HTTP)