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# Configure .NET

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Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read  
Configure web services within ServiceNow.

## Procedure

1. To configure web services within ServiceNow, access the System PropertiesWeb Services module.  
   This module displays the system properties that are specific to web services
   within your instance. For security reasons, you will want to make sure that
   you require basic authorization for incoming SOAP requests. This ensures
   that only authenticated users will be able to make any web services calls,
   whether it be via web service import sets or inserting/deleting/querying via
   direct web services.  
2. This next step is very important if you are using .NET as a client to connect to ServiceNow. You must set the elementFormDefault property to false.  
   This property defines how the WSDLs are qualified. Of course, if you do not
   consume our WSDL and just create the XML manually, then this property is
   irrelevant.  

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