Configure the interface source for WEBAPI

On the Interface Source tab, add a new interface source.

Enter the interface source name.

On the Source Type dropdown list, select WEBAPI.

Select ... next to Source Type.

The WEBAPI Connection dialog appears.

In the WEBAPI Connection section, define the the connection to the server by populating the following fields:

• Credentials: Select No if user credentials to establish a connection with the WebAPI server is not required. If you select Yes, specify the following information in their respective fields:

  • UserName

  • Password

• Full Address: This is the URL of the webpage that hosts the XML data to be imported/exported. For example:

  • Full address for import - The URL where the data is available in XML format https://www.w3schools.com/xml/simple.xml. In case of a local XML file, full path of the XML file should be specified.

  • Full address for export - This is the URL of the web page where data is exported from AVEVA Production Accounting. For example in http://localhost:9003/ExportXML/xyz.xml, localhost:9003 is the web address, ExportXML is the method, and xyz.xml is the xml file name.

• Node Path: Specify the node from which the data should be imported in /xmlroot/nodename format. This is mandatory to define to import the XML data. For export of XML data, this field is optional.

Select Test Connection.

If the connection is successful, the light turns green.

Select OK.

The interface source is configured to obtain data from WEBAPI.