Utility Operations

The following utility operations are available:

• You can use the MakeURL (XML API) or makeURL() (SOAP API) command to obtain a URL for a specific page in the active OpenAir UI session for the authenticated user. See OpenAir Pages Supported by the Make URL Operation.

• You can use the Report (XML API) command to run a report and email a timesheet [Timesheet], expense report [Envelope] or saved report [Report] as PDF.

• You can use the Time (XML API) or servertime() (SOAP API) command to retrieve the current system timestamp from the OpenAir servers. No attributes or arguments are required.

• You can use the Version (XML API) or version() (SOAP API) command to retrieve the version of a thin client application supported by OpenAir. A version command passes the name [name] and version number [number] of the client application as arguments.

• You can use the Whoami (XML API) or whoami() (SOAP API) command to retrieve information about the authenticated user. No attributes or arguments are required.