# soapAction Attribute

Contains the value of the SOAPAction attribute in the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) request message.

## Type

    xsd:string

## Remarks

The soapAction attribute is a required attribute of the operation element.

## Example

The following is an example of the soapAction attribute as it is used in the operation element:

    <xsf:query>
       <xsf:webServiceAdapter
          wsdlUrl="http://localhost/infopathwebservicesample/infopathwebservicesample.asmx?WSDL"
          queryAllowed="yes"
          submitAllowed="no">
          <xsf:operation
             name="getOrders"
             soapAction="http://tempuri.org/getOrders"
             serviceUrl="http://localhost/infopathwebservicesample/infopathwebservicesample.asmx">
             <xsf:input
                source="Submit.xml">
             </xsf:input>
          </xsf:operation>
       </xsf:webServiceAdapter>
    </xsf:query>

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