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SmartSimple Web Services Overview

A Web service is a method of communication between two electronic devices over the Web (Internet).

• The W3C defines a "Web service" as "a software system designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over a network".

• It has an interface described in a machine-processable format (specifically Web Services Description Language, known by the acronym WSDL).

• Other systems interact with the Web service in a manner prescribed by its description using SOAP messages, typically conveyed using HTTP with an XML serialization in conjunction with other Web-related standards." (Wikipedia Reference)

SmartSimple Implementation

SmartSimple implements its web services through a WSDL accessible though the following URL: https://alias.servername.biz/WS/services/UtaUpdate?wsdl

• Alias represents the client instance of SmartSimple on a given server.

• Server represents a specific SmartSimple server.

For a specific example of the SmartSimple WSDL you can access: https://smart.smartsimple.biz/WS/services/UtaUpdate?wsdl

To enable the Web Services API for your copy of SmartSimple please contact the Community Support Desk or your account manager

Getting Started

Web Services Prerequisite

Web Services Account and System Security