Proxy generators generate a web service proxy, a software component that a web page uses to communicate with the web service publisher. The web service proxy is generated from the Web Service Description Language (WSDL) that describes the web service. Depending on the server technology you want to develop web service consumers for, you may need to install and configure a proxy generator that supports that technology.

Dreamweaver installs the Axis proxy generator, which supports JSP web services. Axis is an open-source proxy generator distributed through the Apache SOAP project. Dreamweaver lets you add obtain and configure proxy generators that support other vendor’s web service implementations, or new web service technologies.

To learn more about Axis, see the Apache Axis website at http://ws.apache.org/axis/.