Adding and Maintaining Web Services Classes

Before users can access Web Services, you must create one or more Web Services classes, and then specify the API functions each class can access.

Note

You must have Modify Roles permissions to add or modify a Web Services class. Refer to Adding and Maintaining Users and Access Rights for more information.

 

Adding a Web Services Class

To add a Web Services class, follow these steps:

1.         Go to Classes.

2.         Click the Web Services tab.

3.         In the Database field, select the database to contain the new class.

4.         Click Add.

5.         In the Create Web Service Class dialog box, complete the following fields:

            Name—Enter a unique name for the Web Services class limited to 20 characters.

            Description—Enter a description for the Web Services class limited to 40 characters.

6.         Click Save.

7.         On the Class Management page, select each function to which you want to give the class access.

8.         Click Save.

Modifying a Web Service Class

To modify a Web Services class, follow these steps:

1.         Go to Classes.

2.         Click the Web Services tab.

3.         In the Database field, select the database that contains the class.

4.         Select the class you want to modify.

5.         Select each function to which you want to give the class access. Clear any function for which you want to remove access.

6.         Click Save.

Related Topics

         About Web Services