This guide is intended for developers who create code to interact with the Dayforce Web Services API. Dayforce Web Services are available as a SOAP service and, as such, many development platforms can interact with them.
Topics covered in this guide include how to locate the correct version of the service to use, authentication and authorization, and how to make a request and interpret the response, including error responses.
This guide is divided into the following topics:
- Integration with the SOAP Service
- Sample .NET Console Client Application
- Determining which URI to use
- Using the Query Method to Retrieve Data
- Authorizing and Filtering Data
- Event Notifications
- Checking for Errors
Before you can use Dayforce Web Services, you must complete the following configuration in Dayforce:
- User account, role, and password policy configuration.
- Security configuration, including access authorizations and field-level access.
These configuration steps might have already been completed for your organization. Contact a Dayforce Support or Implementation representative before using these features.