Implementation Tips For Common Tasks

The following topics provide conceptual information and procedures to implement several common tasks using Ascendance Web Services:

• User Management details how to implement a single sign on feature and provides general information about user authenticaton, managing user passwords and handling errors, and linking to My BackPack functionality.
• Working With Person Data describes the organization of the person data (biographical information) and the methods used to retrieve and update it.
• Working With Academic Data describes the organization of the academic data (classes, sections, schedules, and course requests) and the methods used to retrieve and update it.