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IFS Report Data Service

IFS Report Data Service is a Web Service in IFS Reporting framework. It is capable of providing XML Result Sets, Report Schemas & Archived PDFs upon requests from external entities. Users are authenticated via IFS Java Access Provider.

The SOAP Web Service has three separate end points for providing above types of objects.

  • XML Result Set Data Provider
  • Report Schema Provider
  • Archived PDF Provider

XML Result Set Data Provider

This end point is capable of providing a Full XML Result Set Data including Result Set Data, Header & Footer information based on below parameters.

Parameter Description
Report Id Unique Identity of the Report (found in Report Definition)
Result Key Key value of the Archive instance generated
Instance Id Unique Id generated specific to each format request (when printing)
Flattened Defines whether the XML Result needs to be flattened or not

To receive a valid XML result from this service, the IFS user should either have a valid token or the specific archive instance needs to be distributed to him/her. i.e. for instance, an administrative IFS user is capable of receiving a Full XML Result Set by only mentioning a valid Report Id without having a valid token.

Report Schema Provider

Report Schema Provider can provide a Report Schema XML based on following parameters.

Parameter Description
Report Id Unique Identity of the Report (found in Report Definition)
Flattened Defines whether the XML Result needs to be flattened or not

Archived PDF Provider

This provides an Archived PDF file according to the parameter values given that the result key is distributed to the end user.

Parameter Description
Report Id Unique Identity of the Report (found in Report Definition)
Result Key Key value of the Archive instance generated
Notes Notes text set at the PDF Archive instance