Integrating with SixBit Through the API

To allow for greater flexibility when integrating existing applications with SixBit, an Applications Programming Interface (API) is provided.  The API will allow for actions to be performed in SixBit programmatically from other applications or by placing automation files in a drop folder.

Complete details of the API can be found in the SixBit Application Programming Interface guide.

Drop Folder Automation

Making calls from a drop folder is part of the Advanced Automation capabilities only available in the Enterprise Edition of SixBit.

For those users who don't have access to a programming environment to make API calls, drop folder processing has been provided.  Drop Folder processing simply requires the calls to be placed into a file and the file placed into the specified drop folder.  At regular intervals, the SixBit Agent will poll the drop folder Input Path and will process the files it finds.   The Output Path and Log Path determine the location of where the output and logging information are written.  Input files that are processed will be moved to the Processed Path.  See Setting the Drop Folder in SixBit to view or change the location of the drop folder paths. 

As with all SixBit API interactions, the content of the drop folder files must also be XML.  The files must contain an element that contains each call as defined in SixBitAPICalls. Sample drop folder files as well as an example of how to use them can be found in the Drop Folder Example.