Backend

Introduction

This page is the root page for the part of the site used primarily by developers to "get under the hood" of the system to access the data held in the NETA Reports web-service. It is safe to say that if you don't understand this part of the site it doesn't matter. The data in the database that is the back end of the web-service can be access using a protocol called XML-RPC. By using the web-service capabilities of www.netareports.com you may seemlessly integrate all the metering, settlement and balancing mechanism data into your own applications with little pain.

What is XML-RPC?

XML-RPC is a cross platform protocol for executing remote procedure calls and exchanging information between servers via the internet. For more information and resources click here.

How to use the XML-RPC services on www.netareports.com

To access the XML-RPC services requires the following :

• Download a client for your operating system / development environment.
• Examine the documentation on the web service you wish to connect to in the packages section.
• Ensure that you and your users have the correct priviliges to use the service.
• Write your code and test it.

For more information and a detailed discussion of implementing an XML-RPC interface to www.netareports.com visit the How To ... section.

Packages

The XML-RPC interfaces into the system are broken into discrete packages. These packages are defined in the packages section of this web site. Some package documentation is restricted to users with the correct user privileges.