Web Services Gateway

This function allows LSP to communicate with various web services.

  1. Select Administration > Connectivity .
  2. Select Web Services Gateway, then select Direction, Outbound to display configurations used to communicate outgoing documents from LSP, and Inbound to display configurations used to communicate incoming documents to LSP.
  3. In the Web Services Gateway window, these options are available:
    1. Click Proxy to set up a proxy server to communicate to the web service.
      Note: Use this feature if you prefer to have a proxy server as your server to send and receive documents. Otherwise, skip this step.

      Specify the required details for these fields:

      Field Note
      Proxy Server Address Specify the address of your proxy server. For example: http://<server>:<port>
      User Name Specify the user name used to access the server. This is optional
      Password Specify the password of your user name. This is optional
      Test URL Specify the URL for proxy server testing. The default value is https://infor.com/
    2. Click Activate/Deactivate to activate or deactivate a gateway.
      Note: A confirmation message is displayed upon deactivating a gateway with documents that are currently being processed.

      Aborting the process can take some time to complete. It forces to cancel all on-going transactions or API calls of every document for the specific accounting entity and connection type chosen in the Gateway.

    3. Click Refresh to refresh the gateway list.
    4. Click Add to set up your gateway with these details:
      • Accounting Entity ID
      • Service Name
      • Output File Type
      • Connection Type
        Note: Perform the steps in Using a third-party connector if using a third-party connector.
      • Environment
        Note: Refer to the country configurations to set up additional details such as Base URL, username, and password. If your service requires a certificate or key, you must add them first in the Certificate and Key Store before using and activating it in Web Services Gateway.
    5. Click Modify to edit your gateway.
    6. Click Export to export the list into a spreadsheet.
    7. Click Filter to filter the current list.
    8. Click Delete to remove a gateway from the list.
    9. Click Settings to configure these processes:
      Background Tasks
      Shows the background tasks that are necessary for the Web Services Gateway.

      This list shows the available background tasks that you can configure or disable as necessary

      • LCSXCConnectorProcessEssentialMethods - Automatically renew the tokens per Accounting Entity and per active default invoice setup
      • LCSXCConnectorRecoverability - Recovers the documents that failed during the connectivity process after a certain period of time
      • LCSXCWSGatewaySetupDeactivation - Recovers the documents that failed during the integration process after a certain period of time
      • LCSXCWSGatewayAutoRecovery - Checks the web services gateway for setups that are candidates for deactivation
      • LCSILReplenishConfirmationNumbers - Automatically replenish the emergency confirmation numbers used in Israel Tax Reporting
      • LCSXCProcessEssentialMethods - Automatically renew the tokens per Accounting Entity for Israel Tax Reporting
        Note: Ensure that the task start time is between 12AM to 1AM.
      Connector Recovery
      Shows the corresponding outputs for the selected country wherein you can configure how many retries for recovery, before it ultimately fails in connectivity.
      Emergency Confirmation Numbers
      Administrators can access a list of available Emergency Confirmation Numbers retrieved from the Israeli Tax Authority, as well as view an Emergency Confirmation Number that is already used by an invoice.
      Endpoints
      You can modify here the standard endpoints provided by LSP by selecting the Country, Service, Output and Environment. After modifying, these will not be affected by any subsequent software upgrades. You can also revert to the standard endpoints by clicking the Default button if required.
      Gateway Recovery
      Shows the modules used in the gateway where you can configure how many retries for recovery, before it ultimately fails in the integration framework.
      Service Calls
      Shows all the service methods an output would run into where you can configure how many retries for a certain method before it fails.