WCF Tools
WCF provides a number of tools that make it easier to create, deploy, and administer WCF applications.
Tool Name |
Description |
COM+ Service Model Configuration Tool (ComSvcConfig.exe) |
This is a utility used to configure service model integration for COM+ applications. Using this tool you can expose an interface within your COM+ component as a WCF web service. |
Configuration Editor (SvcConfigEditor.exe) |
An excellent tool which allows you to create and modify configuration settings for WCF services using a graphical user interface. |
ServiceModel Metadata Utility (svcutil.exe) |
Generates service model code from metadata, and metadata from service model code. This tool is most often used to generate client-side proxies to WCF services. Client-side proxies expose the service to the client application. |
ServiceModel Registration Tool (ServiceModelReg.exe) |
Manages the registration of the WCF ServiceModel with IIS on a single computer. It can be used to register, unregister, and re-register WCF. This tool is similar to aspnet_regiis.exe utility used for configuring ASP .NET with IIS.Read more here |
Service Trace Tool (SvcTraceViewer.exe) |
Service Trace Viewer helps you analyze activity tracing (*.svclog) diagnostic traces that are generated by WCF listeners. Service Trace Viewer provides a way to easily merge, view, and filter trace messages so that you can diagnose, repair, and verify WCF service issues. WCF itself logs internal events to the Windows Event Log. |
WS-AtomicTransaction Configuration Utility (wsatConfig.exe) |
This utility is used to configure WS-AtomicTransaction network support. This utility can only configure the settings for a local machine. Use the MMC snap-in to configure both local and remote machines. Read more here |