The Perceptive Enterprise Search Soap Server allows other programs to access the search engine using standard SOAP web service protocol. The feature enables you or external users to utilize the search results from other applications or websites.
By default, the SOAP server allows all requests coming from the web server. This enables you to do development on the web server without externalizing access to remote machines.
These option control what features are available to external users on remote machines.
Indicates whether the server will process SOAP request. This feature can be disable whilst still permitting access to the SOAP help.
When enabled, external users can view the help pages of the SOAP objects. The default location of the help is http://ServerName/soap/Help/
The specification for a SOAP server is contained with a WSDL file. Many programming languages will generate objects from a WSDL file that allow easy access to a SOAP server. By not publishing the WSDL on the website, only user's who already have a copy of the WSDL will be able to use the service.