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access your report data through a web address

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  1.  In Watch the Projector Web Services Webinar to learn about the APIs provided by Projector and best practices around their use.

  2. In Topic of the Day: Advanced Reporting webinar, we look at some advanced reporting techniques within Projector, including reporting web services.

  3. The Report Customization Webinar, is a workshop on report customization techniques. In the webinar we walked through the process of creating custom reports that can be used on a reoccurring basis.
  4. 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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Tip
titleAdditional Resources

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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