Basic concepts when using the Web Services API
This section describes important concepts you must understand before using the Web Services API.
- Authenticating users through the API
Each API call requires a valid Security Token provided by a Security Token Service (STS). - Provisioning users through the API
Automating user provisioning using the API. - How to modify a baseline
Managing and updating version selection of your objects in a baseline. - How to retrieve blobs
Blobs can be retrieved through the API all at one time, or in chunks - Naming conventions and limitations for element names
Element names are used in all API methods, because the title or label of an object can change over time. Of course, element names are limited in both length, and in the characters that can be used. - Understanding how active and inactive objects behave
Describes the options and limitations of active and inactive objects. - Understanding how security impacts move operations on folders and objects
This topic describes the security rules when moving folders and objects - Understanding how version numbers behave
DocumentObj20uses a string which allows the use of keywords, branch separators and other combinations. The allowed values for the version string parameter are described in this section. - Understanding how languages behave
Describes the different types of languages available in SDL LiveContent Architect from a technical point of view. - Understanding metadata filter operators
Starting withWeb Service API 2.5, support on all filter operators on all field types is no longer supported. - Understanding parameter and value references
This topic describes the usage of referenced values in parameters and xml metadata - Understanding publication workflow
This topic gives an overview of the different workflows of publication outputs - Understanding status filters
The new field (FISHSTATUSTYPE) was introduced, with a number indicating the type of the current status. - Understanding the steps in DocumentObj Create method
Describes the different steps in DocumentObj Create method - Understanding the steps in DocumentObj Update method
Describes the different steps in DocumentObj Update method - Understanding the steps in PublicationOutput Create method
Describes the different steps in PublicationOutput Create method - Understanding the steps in PublicationOutput SetMetadata method
This concept describes the different steps in PublicationOutput SetMetadata method - Understanding translation jobs
The brief overview of the translation job terminology. - Using Event Monitor for logging
Event Monitor allows central logging in the database, allowing any client to follow-up and possibly retrieve status of their events. Although Event Monitor can be used to log all kinds of information, the logging is mainly used for grouping the logging of background tasks. - DocumentObj - System Fields
This topic describes an accessability of the system fields. - Automating translation job creation through API
Automating translation job creation through API.