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Last post 11-29-2012 07:04 AM by DC Forms. 3 replies.
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  • 11-28-2012 08:43 AM

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    Third Party Use of DBXL Web Service

    I will have to provide the capability for third party systems (e.g. not InfoPath or SharePoint) to submit data to the DBXL web service. A specific scenario is having our SAS business analytics system submit information (forms) to DBXL. While the DBXL web service documentation (QdabraWebService/dbxldocumentservice.asmx) is relatively self-explanatory, our development staff has little to no experience implementing a service oriented architecture.

    Do you have any references, white papers, and advice on third party systems and applications using the DBXL web service? E.g. lessons learned, best practices. 
  • 11-28-2012 10:00 AM In reply to

    Re: Third Party Use of DBXL Web Service

    We have explored this option, via a ASP.NET web page, but I don't believe we've taken the option further than that.

    Here's the example, let us know if it helps:

    http://www.infopathdev.com/files/folders/other_subjects/entry74140.aspx

    Ernesto Machado
    Qdabra® Software/ InfoPathDev.com
    The InfoPath Experts – Streamline data gathering to turn process into knowledge.™


  • 11-28-2012 01:08 PM In reply to

    Re: Third Party Use of DBXL Web Service

    The DBXL web service uses standard SOAP protocol.   It can be called from any application that supports calling SOAP based services.

    It appears that SAS can call web services, but we do not have any documents specific to calling from other applications. 

  • 11-29-2012 07:04 AM In reply to

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    Re: Third Party Use of DBXL Web Service

    The "Submit data to DBXL from a non-InfoPath form" document Ernesto provided a link to will be very helpful for our .NET developers if/when they begin to use the DBXL service. This document provides more information than I've seen from other vendors of web services.

    In my experience, while it is easy to say the product follows the standard SOAP protocol the fact is even the concept of web services is poorly understood by many and the devil is always in the details. E.g. the DBXL document is restricted to a set of users, what user does the calling application run as and how does it authenticate? Suddenly all the generic examples of web services converting currencies are insufficient.

    No need to reply futher to this thread. Thanks.

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