Consume external NAV SOAP webservices from SaaS BC

weneed · 2022-09-13

I am trying to consume a webservices in Business Central 14 (RTC C/AL) from Business central (BC19).
I need to send an xml file from BC19 to BC14 to obtain checks and validation.
So, I've a function in CU to do this:

[External] ValidaXML_AIFM(VAR _XMLToValidate : Text;VAR _Error : Text) RetVal : Boolean

IF NOT TryValidate(XMLDoc) THEN BEGIN
  RetVal := FALSE;
  _Error := GETLASTERRORTEXT;
END ELSE
  RetVal := TRUE;

and this is sample

<Envelope xmlns="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    <Body>
        <ValidaXML_AIFM xmlns="urn:microsoft-dynamics-schemas/codeunit/AIFMValidation">
            <_XMLToValidate>[string]</_XMLToValidate>
            <_Error>[string]</_Error>
        </ValidaXML_AIFM>
    </Body>
</Envelope>

In BC19 executing an action user send xml file.
This is code (from here):

trigger OnAction()
                var
                    FileMgnt_: Codeunit "File Management";
                    TempBlob_: Codeunit "Temp Blob";
                    InStream_: InStream;
                    Text50000_: Label 'Select file';
                    FileFilterTxt_: Label 'XML File (*.xml)|*.xml';
                    ExtFilterTxt_: Label 'xml';
                    Client_: HttpClient;
                    Content_: HttpContent;
                    Request_: HttpRequestMessage;
                    RequestHdr_: httpheaders;
                    ContentHdr_: HttpHeaders;
                    ResponseMSg_: HttpResponseMessage;
                    Response_: HttpResponseMessage;
                    CnvTo64_: codeunit "Base64 Convert";
                    Parameters_: XmlDocument;
                    Url: Text;
                    AuthText_: text;
                    ResTxt_: Text;
                    XML_String: Text;
                    ErrorCode_: Text;
                begin
                    Url := 'http://myserver.domain:7257/NAV_WS/WS/CRONUS%20Italia%20S.p.A./Codeunit/AIFMValidation';
                    RequestHdr_.Clear();
                    AuthText_ := CnvTo64_.ToBase64('MyUsername:MyPassword');
                    Request_.GetHeaders(RequestHdr_);
                    RequestHdr_.Add('Accept', 'application/xml');
                    RequestHdr_.Add('Authorization', StrSubstNo('NTLM %1', AuthText_));

                    ContentHdr_.Clear();
                    Content_.GetHeaders(ContentHdr_);
                    ContentHdr_.Remove('Content-Type');
                    ContentHdr_.Add('Content-Type', 'text/xml');
                    Request_.Content(Content_);

                    FileMgnt_.BLOBImportWithFilter(TempBlob_, Text50000_, '', FileFilterTxt_, ExtFilterTxt_);
                    TempBlob_.CreateInStream(InStream_, TextEncoding::UTF8);
                    instream_.ReadText(XML_String);                    
                    Content_.writefrom(XML_String);                    

                    Request_.SetRequestUri(Url);
                    Request_.method('POST');
                    if Client_.Send(Request_, Response_) then begin
                        if Response_.IsSuccessStatusCode() then begin
                            Response_.Content.ReadAs(ResTxt_);
                            if XmlDocument.ReadFrom(ResTxt_, XMLDoc2_) then begin
                                ErrorCode_ := '';
                            end else begin
                                ErrorCode_ := ResTxt_;
                                Message(ErrorCode_);
                            end
                        end else begin
                            ErrorCode_ := Response_.ReasonPhrase();
                            error(ErrorCode_);
                        end;

                    end else begin
                        if Response_.Content.ReadAs(ResTxt_) then begin
                            ErrorCode_ := ResTxt_;
                            Error(ErrorCode_);
                        end else begin
                            ErrorCode_ := Response_.ReasonPhrase;
                            Message(ErrorCode_);
                        end
                    end;
                end;

Unfortunately, executing code returns BADREQUEST error.
Where am I wrong?

ftornero · 2022-09-13

Hello @weneed

In BC14, for the user, you need to activate the Web Service Access, and use Basic authentication with the user name and the Web Service Key.

Regardd

weneed · 2022-09-13

Hi @ftornero problem is not authentication I think.

ftornero · 2022-09-14

Hello @weneed,

If the authentication works for you then ok , in the other hand change this code

                    ContentHdr_.Clear();
                    Content_.GetHeaders(ContentHdr_);
                    ContentHdr_.Remove('Content-Type');
                    ContentHdr_.Add('Content-Type', 'text/xml');
                    Request_.Content(Content_);

                    FileMgnt_.BLOBImportWithFilter(TempBlob_, Text50000_, '', FileFilterTxt_, ExtFilterTxt_);
                    TempBlob_.CreateInStream(InStream_, TextEncoding::UTF8);
                    instream_.ReadText(XML_String);                    
                    Content_.writefrom(XML_String);

Like that

                    ContentHdr_.Clear();
                    Content_.GetHeaders(ContentHdr_);
                    ContentHdr_.Remove('Content-Type');
                    ContentHdr_.Add('Content-Type', 'text/xml');

                    RequestHdr_.Add('SOAPAction', 'ValidaXML_AIFM');

                    FileMgnt_.BLOBImportWithFilter(TempBlob_, Text50000_, '', FileFilterTxt_, ExtFilterTxt_);
                    TempBlob_.CreateInStream(InStream_, TextEncoding::UTF8);
                    Content_.Writefrom(InStream);  
                    Request_.Content(Content_);

Regards

weneed · 2022-09-14

Hello, unfortunately it still gives me the same error: Badrequest ..

ftornero · 2022-09-14

Hello @weneed,

Have you try to use Postman to see if the problem is with BC19 or with BC14 ?

weneed · 2022-09-14

Yes Postman work.
I had to set in the header:

SOAPAction urn:microsoft-dynamics-schemas/codeunit/AIFMValidationValidaXML_AIFM

and in the body:

<Envelope xmlns="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    <Body>
        <ValidaXML_AIFM xmlns="urn:microsoft-dynamics-schemas/codeunit/AIFMValidation">
            <_XMLToValidate></_XMLToValidate>
            <_Error></_Error>
        </ValidaXML_AIFM>
    </Body>
</Envelope>

I miss to fill _XMLToValidate parameter to check.
Works

ftornero · 2022-09-14

Hello @weneed,

I tested it and your code with the modifications I said works,

Are you sure that the SOAPAction in Postman ended with AIFMValidationValidaXML_AIFM ?

Could you post again your code with the modifications ?

Regards.

weneed · 2022-09-15

HI @ftornero,

this is my code now:

trigger OnAction()
                var
                    FileMgnt_: Codeunit "File Management";
                    TempBlob_: Codeunit "Temp Blob";
                    InStream_: InStream;
                    Text50000_: Label 'Selezionare il file da validare';
                    FileFilterTxt_: Label 'XML File (*.xml)|*.xml';
                    ExtFilterTxt_: Label 'xml';
                    Client_: HttpClient;
                    Content_: HttpContent;
                    Request_: HttpRequestMessage;
                    RequestHdr_: httpheaders;
                    ContentHdr_: HttpHeaders;
                    ResponseMSg_: HttpResponseMessage;
                    Response_: HttpResponseMessage;
                    CnvTo64_: codeunit "Base64 Convert";
                    Parameters_: XmlDocument;
                    Url: Text;
                    AuthText_: text;
                    ResTxt_: Text;
                    XML_String: Text;
                    XMLDoc2_: XmlDocument;
                    ErrorCode_: Text;
                begin
                    Url := 'http://myserver.domain:7257/NAV_WS/WS/CRONUS%20Italia%20S.p.A./Codeunit/AIFMValidation';
                    RequestHdr_.Clear();
                    AuthText_ := CnvTo64_.ToBase64('MyUser:MyPassword');
                    Request_.GetHeaders(RequestHdr_);
                    RequestHdr_.Add('Accept', 'application/xml');
                    RequestHdr_.Add('Authorization', StrSubstNo('NTLM %1', AuthText_));
                    RequestHdr_.Add('SOAPAction', 'urn:microsoft-dynamics-schemas/codeunit/AIFMValidationValidaXML_AIFM');

                    ContentHdr_.Clear();
                    Content_.GetHeaders(ContentHdr_);
                    ContentHdr_.Remove('Content-Type');
                    ContentHdr_.Add('Content-Type', 'text/xml');

                    FileMgnt_.BLOBImportWithFilter(TempBlob_, Text50000_, '', FileFilterTxt_, ExtFilterTxt_);
                    TempBlob_.CreateInStream(InStream_, TextEncoding::UTF8);
                    Content_.Writefrom(InStream_);  
                    Request_.Content(Content_);

                    Request_.SetRequestUri(Url);
                    Request_.method('POST');
                    if Client_.Send(Request_, Response_) then begin
                        if Response_.IsSuccessStatusCode() then begin
                            Response_.Content.ReadAs(ResTxt_);
                            if XmlDocument.ReadFrom(ResTxt_, XMLDoc2_) then begin
                                ErrorCode_ := '';
                            end else begin
                                ErrorCode_ := ResTxt_;
                                Message(ErrorCode_);
                            end
                        end else begin
                            ErrorCode_ := Response_.ReasonPhrase();
                            error(ErrorCode_);
                        end;

                    end else begin
                        if Response_.Content.ReadAs(ResTxt_) then begin
                            ErrorCode_ := ResTxt_;
                            Error(ErrorCode_);
                        end else begin
                            ErrorCode_ := Response_.ReasonPhrase;
                            Message(ErrorCode_);
                        end
                    end;
                end;

result of the call is:

The result is the same in both cases:

RequestHdr_.Add('SOAPAction', 'urn:microsoft-dynamics-schemas/codeunit/AIFMValidationValidaXML_AIFM');

RequestHdr_.Add('SOAPAction', 'urn:microsoft-dynamics-schemas/codeunit/AIFMValidation');

What I am asking is how to indicate to the ws that we want to use one method rather than another?

I think the request is incorrect. It should look like this:

<Envelope xmlns="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    <Body>
        <ValidaXML_AIFM xmlns="urn:microsoft-dynamics-schemas/codeunit/AIFMValidation">
            <_XMLToValidate>[string]</_XMLToValidate>
            <_Error>[string]</_Error>
        </ValidaXML_AIFM>
    </Body>
</Envelope>

ftornero · 2022-09-15

Hello @weneed,

The SOAPAction should be only the name of the procedure that you are calling

                    RequestHdr_.Add('SOAPAction', 'ValidaXML_AIFM');

And regarding the request, is an XML that you provided in this line

              FileMgnt_.BLOBImportWithFilter(TempBlob_, Text50000_, '', FileFilterTxt_, ExtFilterTxt_);

So get a correct XML file.

Regards.

weneed · 2022-09-15

But here

FileMgnt_.BLOBImportWithFilter(TempBlob_, Text50000_, '', FileFilterTxt_, ExtFilterTxt_);

I'm reading XML File that is the first parameter:

<_XMLToValidate></_XMLToValidate>

ftornero · 2022-09-15

Hello @weneed,

Ok, that's the problem, you need to wrap this XML inside that tag, something like this:

<Envelope xmlns="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<Body>
  <m:ValidaXMLAIFM xmlns:m="urn:microsoft-dynamics-schemas/codeunit/WSBC14">
    <m:_XMLToValidate>
      <![CDATA[ <SH> <SHTime> <SHTimeFrom>2018-07-24T00:00:00</SHTimeFrom> 
      <SHTimeTo>2018-07-25T14:19:11</SHTimeTo> </SHTime> <SHresults> <SHresult id="267063362374320"> <SHrevsecno>06G8M</SHrevsecno> <SHownersecno>06G8M</SHownersecno> <SHrevlogin>EXT0011</SHrevlogin> <SHrevdiv>RPS TESTING PARAMETERS</SHrevdiv> <SHstatus>DS New</SHstatus> <SHrevdate>07-24-2018 17:39:06</SHrevdate> <SHname></SHname> <SHcompany>Winston</SHcompany> <SHoptid></SHoptid> </SHresult> </SHresults> </SH> ]]>
      </m:_XMLToValidate>
      <m:_Error/>
    </m:ValidaXMLAIFM>
  </Body>
</Envelope>

And this new XML is the one to put in the Content.

weneed · 2022-09-15

Hi, this is content that I've write in th XML:

<Envelope xmlns="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    <Body>
        <ValidaXML_AIFM xmlns="urn:microsoft-dynamics-schemas/codeunit/AIFMValidation">
            <_XMLToValidate>Test</_XMLToValidate>
            <_Error></_Error>
        </ValidaXML_AIFM>
    </Body>
</Envelope>

but not work. Return always Bar request

ftornero · 2022-09-15

Hello @weneed

Use this one:

<Envelope xmlns="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    <Body>
        <m:ValidaXML_AIFM xmlns:m="urn:microsoft-dynamics-schemas/codeunit/AIFMValidation">
            <m:_XMLToValidate>Test</m:_XMLToValidate>
            <m:_Error></m:_Error>
        </m:ValidaXML_AIFM>
    </Body>
</Envelope>

weneed · 2022-09-15

Not work. Same error..

ftornero · 2022-09-15

Hello @weneed ,

Could you post the line with the SOAPAction ?

Regards

weneed · 2022-09-15

RequestHdr_.Add('SOAPAction', 'ValidaXML_AIFM');

ftornero · 2022-09-15

Hello @weneed,

Well, the code, in my case with Basic Authentication, works with the tests that I have done.

Sorry, without see your environment, I'm out of ideas.

Regards

weneed · 2022-09-16

Hi @ftornero,
To understand the problem I'm trying to intercept the call with fiddler but I can't.
Every time I try fiddler it doesn't record anything ..
Fiddler is installed on the same server on which the BC service is.
Why?? If I use postman instead, it detects the call.
I also doing a different test: in a new project with target 'onPrem' I use the CU "SOAP Web Service Request Mgt." Also in this case it does not work.
This is code:

var
                    SOAP: Codeunit "SOAP Web Service Request Mgt.";
                    url: Text;
                    prova: Text;
                    InStream_: InStream;
                    OutStrem_: OutStream;
                    TempBlob_: Codeunit "Temp Blob";
                    FileMgnt_: Codeunit "File Management";
                    Text50000_: Label 'Selezionare il file da validare';
                    FileFilterTxt_: Label 'XML File (*.xml)|*.xml';
                    ExtFilterTxt_: Label 'xml';
                    RespInStream: InStream;
                begin
                    url := 'http://myserver.domain.local:7457/NAV_WS/WS/CRONUS%20Italia%20S.p.A./Codeunit/AIFMValidation';
                    FileMgnt_.BLOBImportWithFilter(TempBlob_, Text50000_, '', FileFilterTxt_, ExtFilterTxt_);
                    TempBlob_.CreateInStream(InStream_, TextEncoding::UTF8);                    

                    SOAP.SetGlobals(InStream_, url, '', '');
                    SOAP.SetTraceMode(true);
                    SOAP.DisableHttpsCheck();
                    SOAP.SetAction('VALIDAXML_AIFM');
                    SOAP.SetContentType('text/xml');

                    SOAP.SendRequestToWebService();                  

                    Message('Done');
                end;

BlobImportWithFilter read this xml file that put in request:

<Envelope xmlns="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    <Body>
        <ValidaXML_AIFM xmlns="urn:microsoft-dynamics-schemas/codeunit/AIFMValidation">
            <_XMLToValidate>Test</_XMLToValidate>
            <_Error></_Error>
        </ValidaXML_AIFM>
    </Body>
</Envelope>

but server returns

Again fiddler does not record the call

ftornero · 2022-09-19

Hello @weneed,

Like I said before in the tests that I did it works, so without taking a look to your scenario I can help you.

Regards.

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