// create the SOAP service
CREATE SERVICE addItems
    TYPE 'SOAP'
    FORMAT 'CONCRETE'
    AUTHORIZATION OFF
    USER DBA
    AS CALL sp_addItems( :amount, :item );

// create SOAP endpoint for related services
CREATE SERVICE itemStore
    TYPE 'DISH'
    AUTHORIZATION OFF
    USER DBA;

// create the procedure that will process the SOAP requests for the addItems service
CREATE PROCEDURE sp_addItems(count INT, item LONG VARCHAR)
RESULT(quantity INT, item LONG VARCHAR, status LONG VARCHAR)
BEGIN
    DECLARE hd_key LONG VARCHAR;
    DECLARE hd_entry LONG VARCHAR;
    DECLARE pwd LONG VARCHAR;
    DECLARE first_name LONG VARCHAR;
    DECLARE last_name LONG VARCHAR;
    DECLARE xpath LONG VARCHAR;
    DECLARE authinfo LONG VARCHAR;
    DECLARE namespace LONG VARCHAR;
    DECLARE mustUnderstand LONG VARCHAR;
 
  header_loop:
    LOOP
        SET hd_key = next_soap_header( hd_key );
        IF hd_key IS NULL THEN
            // no more header entries.
            leave header_loop;
        END IF;
        IF hd_key = 'Authentication' THEN
            SET hd_entry = soap_header( hd_key );
            SET xpath = '/*:' || hd_key || '/*:userName';
            SET namespace = soap_header( hd_key, 1, '@namespace' );
            SET mustUnderstand = soap_header( hd_key, 1, 'mustUnderstand' );
            BEGIN
                // parse for the pieces that you are interested in
                DECLARE crsr CURSOR FOR SELECT * FROM
                    OPENXML( hd_entry, xpath )
                        WITH ( pwd LONG VARCHAR '@*:pwd',
                               first_name LONG VARCHAR '*:first/text()',
                               last_name LONG VARCHAR '*:last/text()');
                OPEN crsr;
                FETCH crsr INTO pwd, first_name, last_name;
                CLOSE crsr;
            END;
            // build a response header, based on the pieces from the request header
            SET authinfo = XMLELEMENT( 'Validation',
                XMLATTRIBUTES(
                    namespace as xmlns,
                    mustUnderstand as mustUnderstand ),
                    XMLELEMENT( 'first', first_name ),
                    XMLELEMENT( 'last', last_name ) );
            CALL sa_set_soap_header( 'authinfo', authinfo);
        END IF;
    END LOOP header_loop;
    //  code to validate user/session and check item goes here...
    SELECT count, item, 'available';
END;