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access your report data through a web address |
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Introduction to Projector Web Services webinar is a great resource providing an introduction to Projector's web services and highlighting some examples of its use. |
Create a Report
Web service reports are a seamless extension of our existing report engine. Every report you run in Projector is assigned a unique URL. You can find this URL by selecting a finished report and choosing Additional Actions | Show Report Output URL. This displays a dialog like the one below. Notice that we have a special link for each file format you might want the data in - excel, xml, csv, etc. You can cut and paste these URLs into a web browser to download or view the output. Or cut and paste them into other programs like Excel, Google Docs, or a Business Intelligence tool to consume them.
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The last option, an authorization token, is the recommended approach if you have a report that is viewable by multiple users or if it needs to be consumed by a business intelligence tool. This prevents a user's personal credentials from being compromised. |
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QueryString Parameters
Now that you've learned the basics of how report web services work, we can get into some more advanced aspects of them. Every report URL has the option of adding "querystring" parameters to the end. These parameters specify additional details about how you want your report data returned. For example, you can append your username and password to a report so that you don't need to log into Projector to download the report data. These are added by appending an ampersand (&) and the name/value pair. Example:
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