eb:Messaging

Root SOAP messaging header of ebMS 3.0 / AS4.

Definition

eb:Messaging is the ebMS 3.0 SOAP header block placed in the SOAP Header. It contains either an eb:UserMessage (business payload) or an eb:SignalMessage (Receipt, Error, PullRequest). It carries soap:mustUnderstand="true" so the receiving MSH is required to process it.

Origin

Defined in section 5.2 of the OASIS Standard ebXML Messaging Services 3.0 Part 1: Core Features (ebMS 3.0), OASIS, October 2007; reused unchanged by the AS4 profile.

Example in context

<soap:Header><eb:Messaging soap:mustUnderstand="true"><eb:UserMessage>…</eb:UserMessage></eb:Messaging></soap:Header>

Related terms

• UserMessage — unit carrying the business payload.
• ebMS3 — the parent standard.