The ColdFusion Administrator lets you register web services so that you do not have to specify the entire WSDL URL when you reference the web service.

For example, the following code references the URL to the TemperatureService WSDL file:

<cfscript>
ws = CreateObject("webservice", 
"http://www.xmethods.net/sd/2001/TemperatureService.wsdl");
xlatstring = ws.getTemp("55987");
writeoutput(xlatstring);
</cfscript>

If you register the TemperatureService web service in the Administrator using (for example, the name wsTemp), you can then reference the web service as follows:

<cfscript>
  ws = CreateObject("webservice", "wsTemp");
  xlatstring = ws.getTemp("55987");
  writeoutput("wsTemp: " & xlatstring);
</cfscript>

Not only does this enable you to shorten your code, registering a web service in the Administrator lets you change a web service's URL without modifying your code. So, if the TemperatureService web service moves to a new location, you only update the administrator setting, not your application code.

For more information, see the ColdFusion Administrator online Help.