13.2 Using the Business Directory Capabilities

To use the Oracle Spatial business directory capabilities, you must use data provided by a business directory (YP) vendor.

The data must be in the format supported by the Oracle Spatial OpenLS support (see OPENLS_DIR_BUSINESSES Table).

To submit users' directory services requests and to return the responses, use the OpenLS web services API, which is introduced in OpenLS Application Programming Interfaces. For information about directory services requests and responses, with examples, see OpenLS Service Support and Examples.