5 ReST Services

This chapter gives an overview about the Allocation ReSTful Web service implementation and the APIs used in Allocation. For more information on the ReST architectural style applied for building Web services, access the following URL:

To provide visibility to the background processing taking place, services write to the JOB_AUDIT_LOGS table in the database. Reports can be built based on this to provide visibility to the activities occurring in the background. Additionally, to assist users and developers in troubleshooting any error that may arise, the payload that was processed is also stored in the JOB_AUDIT_PAYLOAD table in the database.

Once the nightly batch run has started, web service execution will be halted and users will receive a warning message that the nightly batch run has commenced.