Configuring a Web service to read a list of records

There may be instances where you may have to provide an API to return a list of records, for example, list of purchase orders, list of products, list of business partners, and so on. In this recipe, we will see how we can configure a Web service to return a list of records, say business partners, using the generic API, queryData.

How to do it...

1. 1. Log in to ADempiere using GardenUser/GardenUser with the GardenWorld User role.

2. 2. Go to the Web Service Security window.

3. 3. Click on the New Record and enter the following, as shown in the next screenshot:

   • Search Key: QueryBPartner (choose your text)

   • Name: Query BPartner (choose your text)

   • Web Service: Model Oriented Web Services

   • Web Service Method: Query Data_Model Oriented Web Services

   • Table: C_BPartner_Business Partner

   • Description: <your description of service>

   • Comment/Help: <your text>

1. 4. Go to the Web Service Parameter tab and create the following parameters, as...