GUI: "Web Service References" Node in Client not working
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Description
### Apache NetBeans version
Apache NetBeans 13
### What happened
I created a little Hello World kind of SOAP web service (Ant Web Application project type) and deployed it on GlassFish server with NetBeans 13.
Then I created a client (Ant Java Application project type) and added a web service client there.
The WSDL was properly added.
When I try to consume the web service I noticed that the "Web Service References" node is not properly shown:

I'd expected to be able to see the operation of the web service in the tree and drag&drop it to some Java class to automatically create the necessary code to consume the web service and its operation there.
Do I miss something here?
### How to reproduce
Create a SOAP web service with Ant Web Application project type and deploy it on a GlassFish Server.
Create a Java application with Ant Java Application project type and add a web service client.
See if the "Web Service References" node is properly shown in the client project.
### Did this work correctly in an earlier version?
Apache NetBeans 12.3 or earlier
### Operating System
Windows 10
### JDK
JDK 8 and 17 tried out as JDK of the projects
### Apache NetBeans packaging
Apache NetBeans provided installer
### Anything else
_No response_
### Are you willing to submit a pull request?
No
### Code of Conduct
Yes
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue with an Ant Web Application SOAP service on GlassFish and an Ant Java Application client, using NetBeans 13 and the earlier 12.3 behavior as a comparison. Start at the client project's “Web Service References” node; done means the service operations appear in the tree and can be dragged to a Java class to generate client code.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100