Setting Web services preferences Before you begin developing Web services or clients, you can optimize the workbench for Web services development by setting a variety of preferences. preferencesWeb services Web servicespreferences To set any of the Web services preferences, follow these steps: Click Window > Preferences to open the Preferences notebook. Expand Web services or Service policies, and click the preference category that you want to set. Select the check boxes that you want to set as the default when creating your Web service.If you require more information on any of the options, select the option and press F1. Click OK to apply the changes and close the Preferences notebook. For information on individual preferences, refer to the following: