Index: src/protocol/http/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/http/control/gui/WebServiceSamplerGui.java
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--- src/protocol/http/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/http/control/gui/WebServiceSamplerGui.java	(revision 1171698)
+++ src/protocol/http/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/http/control/gui/WebServiceSamplerGui.java	(working copy)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
     private final JLabeledTextArea soapXml = new JLabeledTextArea(JMeterUtils.getResString("soap_data_title")); // $NON-NLS-1$
 
-    private final JLabeledTextField wsdlField = new JLabeledTextField(JMeterUtils.getResString("wsdl_url")); // $NON-NLS-1$
+    private final JLabeledTextField wsdlField = new JLabeledTextField(JMeterUtils.getResString("wsdl_url"), 30); // $NON-NLS-1$
 
     private final JButton wsdlButton = new JButton(JMeterUtils.getResString("load_wsdl")); // $NON-NLS-1$
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
         wsdlField.setText(sampler.getWsdlURL());
         final String wsdlText = wsdlField.getText();
         if (wsdlText != null && wsdlText.length() > 0) {
-            fillWsdlMethods(wsdlField.getText(), true);
+            fillWsdlMethods(wsdlField.getText(), true, sampler.getSoapAction());
         }
         protocol.setText(sampler.getProtocol());
         domain.setText(sampler.getDomain());
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
         } else if (eventSource == wsdlButton){
             final String wsdlText = wsdlField.getText();
             if (wsdlText != null && wsdlText.length() > 0) {
-                fillWsdlMethods(wsdlText, false);
+                fillWsdlMethods(wsdlText, false, null);
             } else {
                 JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(this,
                         JMeterUtils.getResString("wsdl_url_error"), // $NON-NLS-1$
@@ -380,11 +380,20 @@
 
     /**
      * @param wsdlText
+     * @param silent
+     * @param soapAction 
      */
-    private void fillWsdlMethods(final String wsdlText, boolean silent) {
+    private void fillWsdlMethods(final String wsdlText,  boolean silent, String soapAction) {
         String[] wsdlData = browseWSDL(wsdlText, silent);
         if (wsdlData != null) {
             wsdlMethods.setValues(wsdlData);
+            if (HELPER != null && soapAction != null) {
+                String selected = HELPER.getSoapActionName(soapAction);
+                if (selected != null) {
+                    wsdlMethods.setText(selected);
+                }
+            }
+
             wsdlMethods.repaint();
         }
     }
Index: src/protocol/http/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/http/util/WSDLHelper.java
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--- src/protocol/http/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/http/util/WSDLHelper.java	(revision 1171336)
+++ src/protocol/http/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/http/util/WSDLHelper.java	(working copy)
@@ -376,6 +376,20 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * return the "wsdl method name" from a soap action
+     * @param soapAction the soap action
+     * @return the associated "wsdl method name" or null if not found
+     */
+    public String getSoapActionName(String soapAction) {
+        for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : ACTIONS.entrySet()) {
+            if (entry.getValue().equals(soapAction)) {
+                return entry.getKey();
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+    
+    /**
      * Simple test for the class uses bidbuy.wsdl from Apache's soap driver
      * examples.
      *
@@ -403,4 +417,5 @@
             exception.printStackTrace();
         }
     }
+
 }