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:: Web Services :: XWebNews ::
:: Documentation (Version 1) ::

LoadPersonalizedArticles SOAP Method

DESCRIPTION:

Returns the Personalized News Articles for a specific Source Identifier from the Personalization system, in the reverse chronological order the records were entered into the system.

PARAMETER(S):

strSourceIdentifier - String. Indicates the Source Identifier for which the data is to be returned.

SOAP HEADERS:

LoginName - String. The "Login Name" you chose during the registration process.
Password - String. Your account's "Password".

NOTE***: SOAP Headers are required for authentication.

RETURNS:

XML String, representing all News Article record identifiers and the date/time when the record was entered into the personalization system by a specific source (the record's <Source_Identifier> value matches the input parameter's value). To view the validating XSD Schema, please click here (opens in a new window). An example is provided here (opens in a new window) or below:

<News>
 <Article Article_ID="182" Date_Created="2004-10-11T15:39:00"/>
 <Article Article_ID="145" Date_Created="2004-09-15T12:15:00"/>
 ...
</News>

If the Personalization system does not contain any records for that specific source, the <News> root node will not contain any child elements. An example is provided below:

<News />

All non-XML strings returned by this method should be considered errors.

ERROR(S):

If the system encounters an error, the method will return one the following messages instead of the expected XML string:

Error: Unable to authenticate. Your username and/or password are invalid. - authentication errors.
Error: You have not yet registered for this service. - authorization errors.
Error: A database error has occurred. Please try again later. - catastrophic database errors.
Error: System error. Unable to process the request. - catastrophic system errors.

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT RESOURCES:

• Frequently Asked Questions specific to this web service
• Developer community supported Online Forum
• "How-to" Implementation Guides