This article teaches an easy, generic way to package XML data for network transport -- without needing to worry about the implementation details. The Domino-based solution allows you, in any application, to quickly and easily encode XML using the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) specification. As a preparation for understanding the technical details and architecture underlying the solution, it explains the basics of SOAP -- what it is, why and when you might want to use it, and how to structure SOAP messages.