Understanding interfaces

Interfaces allow access to the system with preset values for 

 

 Wrapper 

 Stylesheet 

 Template 

 Language 

 User context 

 

 When accessing the interface the user is redireceted to the main page with the correct parameters set. In case the user context is active, a session with a matching user profile is also created i process. 

 The following types of record operations are allowed 

 

 Create new records 

 Update an existing record 

 

 Create operations 

 Create operations require no additional security information and can be used directly. 

 URL for testing the interface: 

 http://[server name]/[application]/webinterface?[interfacename] 

 Update operations 

 When updating an existing record a security token must be passed along to the interface: 

 

 The right data is displayed for the user 

 Bind user session to this piece of data 

 

 A security token contains 

 

 a reference to the record 

 a timestamp when the token was issued 

 a signature that guarantees that the server issued the token 

 

 URL for testing the interface: http://[server name]/[application]/webinterface?[interfacename]=[security token] 

 Security tokens can be generated in various ways 

 

 Create a status action that generates a notification 

 Administrator tool: Designer > Modules > Admin Services > BuildSecuityToken 

 Add the special "Token display" field to a solution 

 

 Questionnaires and email invitations 

 Generation of security tokens are closely tied to the use of questionnaires and status actions. 

 The guide  Questionnaires covers such an example.