Does a WSDL file need to be published on a server to consume its services?

I had a WSDL file locally for a service. I used it to generate the my java proxy client using eclipse.

Now when I invoke this service, it fails. The error i get is that java client is looking for the same WSDL (from wh开发者_如何转开发ich I generated proxy client) file published on the web server. (looks for https://myservice.com/xyz?wsdl type URL for WSDL)

so, what I want to clarify is that does it require to publish WSDL file on web server to use the service? How can I get my client working with the service?