Hi
We need to create an entry (including receiving the files for the entry) through Web services, it’s this possible?; someone has done this?
Best regards
Okay, and do they have a connection to your network, or would your web service be hosted in the DMZ?
You could create a Web Service using the Laserfiche SDK, but there are licensing considerations, and if it is public facing you'd have to make sure it is secure.
Another option would be a Web Service that receives the files/metadata, then places them in a drop zone for Import Agent to retrieve (no SDK requirement for that)
I think it would help to have some more background on the circumstances. For example, where are the files coming from? Do you need to do anything special/unusual with the entry?
You can certainly use the SDK to create a Web service for this purpose, but if you just need to receive files and create an entry you could do this pretty easily with XML imports through the Import Agent; it really depends on the specific scenario.
As an example, one of our vendors drops XML and associated files into a network share. Import Agent sweeps the XML files and uses those to create entries, import the associated files, and assigns metadata.
Thank for the reply Jason. The files come from a website from another institution. The process starts on this company and continues on our client. We just need to create the file on a fixed folder with some metadata attach, the a wf will start.
Okay, so the next question is how you would implement the Web Service if you went that route. Would the third party's website access the service directly, or would you receive the files and trigger the process internally?
The third party's website access the service directly.
Okay, and do they have a connection to your network, or would your web service be hosted in the DMZ?
You could create a Web Service using the Laserfiche SDK, but there are licensing considerations, and if it is public facing you'd have to make sure it is secure.
Another option would be a Web Service that receives the files/metadata, then places them in a drop zone for Import Agent to retrieve (no SDK requirement for that)
Thanks Jason!!