The connecting PMS can use the OTA_PingRQ to verify that the test web service is up and running and that it is able to connect.

Ping Request

<SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
	<SOAP-ENV:Header>
		<wsse:Security xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd">
			<wsse:UsernameToken>
				<wsse:Username>USERNAME</wsse:Username>
				<wsse:Password>PASSWORD</wsse:Password>
			</wsse:UsernameToken>
		</wsse:Security>
	</SOAP-ENV:Header>
	<SOAP-ENV:Body>
		<OTA_PingRQ xmlns="http://www.opentravel.org/OTA/2003/05" EchoToken="abc123" TimeStamp="2016-07-12T10:00:29.0Z" Version="1">
			<EchoData> Hello World </EchoData>
		</OTA_PingRQ>
	</SOAP-ENV:Body>
</SOAP-ENV:Envelope>


Ping Response

<SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
   <SOAP-ENV:Header/>
   <SOAP-ENV:Body>
      <OTA_PingRS EchoToken="abc123" TimeStamp="2016-07-12T10:00:29.0Z" Version="1.0" xmlns="http://www.opentravel.org/OTA/2003/05">
         <Success/>
         <EchoData>Hello World</EchoData>
      </OTA_PingRS>
   </SOAP-ENV:Body>
</SOAP-ENV:Envelope>