SOAP Connection

Both USAS and USPS agents connect to SOAP services to retrieve data. The connection details are configured by the "SOAP Connection" dialog in the Agent settings pane. Click on SOAP Connection to bring up the following settings:

SOAP URL	the URL to locate the USAS or USPS SOAP service
Username	name to use when connecting to the USAS or USPS SOAP service
Password	password needed to authenticate to the USAS or USPS SOAP service

You will need valid content for all three of these fields to configure and connect the agent successfully.

Figure 7. SOAP Connection

SOAP Optimization

The SOAP connection can be optimized for performance. The optimization details are configured by the "SOAP Optimizations" dialog found in the Agent Settings.
Records Per Request: Specifies how many records should be returned in a SOAP query. Larger numbers increases the amount of memory needed by the Agent to handle the data, but it also reduces the network traffic time with fewer connections needed to get all the data. Conversely, smaller numbers decreases the amount of memory needed by the Agent, but also increases the network time to retrieve the data.
Minutes before local cache expires: Specifies the time in minutes before a local cache expires. When the cache expires, queries for SIF data will re-request data from the SOAP service. Smaller expiration times decrease efficiency, but data will more likely be current. Conversely, larger expiration times increase efficiency, but data will less likely be current.

Figure 8. SOAP Optimization