Abstract: A method for web services policy management is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a set of policies in a policy dataset in a web services system. The policy dataset is adapted to be accessed by applications in the web services system. The policies are associated with user-defined classes and user-defined levels. One or more policies in the policy dataset are updated to provide an updated policy dataset. The updated policy dataset is accessed by an immediately subsequent activity of the applications. In another embodiment, a method for web services policy management includes detecting a flag indicative of a change, addition or deletion in one or more policies in a web services system. The policies are in a database that is configurable to associate policies with user-defined classes and user-defined levels. At least the one or more policies is uploaded in run-time for application to subsequent activities within the web services system.

Abstract: An arrangement for the management and integration of web services is disclosed. The arrangement includes a transaction adapter module and a query adapter module. Each of the adapter modules includes one or more adapters. The transaction adapter module receives client requests in a client-specific protocol and translates at least a portion of the requests to a predetermined protocol. The translated portions are communicated to a service broker, which directs the queries to query services through the query adapter module in the predetermined protocol. The query adapter module translates the query from the predetermined protocol to a service-specific protocol. The predetermined protocol allows the adapter modules and the service broker to be decoupled, thus allowing dynamic loading of adapters to the adapter modules.