Review


Web services are by now the most exciting new paradigm in software development. They allow disparate systems to communicate with each other over non-proprietary protocols (HTTP) using a non-proprietary data exchange format (XML text files). This flexibility comes at a cost. Performance and security are often cited. Performance issues are partially overcome through web service SDK design. Developers will notice that methods are more coarse-grained than object-oriented design patterns.

Business Objects provides a rich web services SDK for browsing folders and securely accessing Crystal Reports and WebIntelligence documents in the BOE repository. In the next release you will be able to query the Universe meta-layer directly as well. You can get started using the UWS SDK by reviewing the code in this chapter and by downloading a ready-to-run sample portal from www.usingcrystal.com.




Crystal Reports XI(c) Official Guide
Crystal Reports XI Official Guide
ISBN: 0672329174
EAN: 2147483647
Year: N/A
Pages: 365

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