GetFields Method

This method is used to get all available fields for a specified category. The GetCategories Method can be used to determine all the available entity categories. If no category is specified then this method will supply all fields for all categories.

Arguments

1. string Reference
2. DataSet RequestDataSet

Reference should contain the Reference returned by the Login Method and is used to identify the user of the Web Service.

RequestDataSet should contain a Parameters DataTable with zero or more rows and the following columns:

• Category
  Name of Category

If no rows are specified then fields for all categories will be returned.

Response

1. DataSet ResponseDataSet

ResponseDataSet will contain a Status DataTable with a single row and the following columns:

• Code
  0 for success or any other value for failure
• Text
  Descriptive status text

and a Data DataTable with zero or more rows and the following columns:

• Field ID
  ID of field
• Name
  Name of field
• Category
  Name of category

Example

The following Web Service call:

GetFields("18,23", RequestDataSet)

where RequestDataSet contains the following Parameters DataTable:

Category
Contact

could produce a DataSet with the following Status DataTable:

Code	Text
0	OK

and the following Data DataTable:

Field ID	Name	Category
1	Contact Title	Contact
2	Contact Given Names	Contact
3	Contact Family Name	Contact
4	Contact Email	Contact
5	Contact Telephone	Contact