Topal Server Data

Getting Data from the Topal Server

The Topal System uses only one Database for all clients. Therefore, after a connection to the Topal Server with a valid userid and password has

been established, a client list must be retrieved in order to find all available clients in the database, or a known client can be set directly.

Define the chosen client as current client and set the associated fiscal year for that particular client. In most cases, the ID properties will

be used to identify instances of any entities.

There exist various entities to retrieve data from Topal Server. All of those entities work the same way as described in the Client list exapmple.

Below you find a list of available entities:

LoadBanks()
LoadBankAccounts()
LoadVATCodes()
LoadParties()
LoadTransactions()
LoadInvoices()
etc.

Example Code

Client list selection

The LoadGlobalClients() methods refreshes the client list of the Topal Manager Instance.
After a successful method call, use the Clients properties of the manager object to access the clients list.

In the following example, we open a message box that shows all the clients that are available for the connected user.

Client list

    
public void LoadClients() 
{
    IManager manager = new Manager();

    int errorcode = manager.LoadGlobalClients(); 	
    // Add error handling here

    string clientsString = string.Empty; 	
    foreach (IClient client in manager.Clients) {
         clientsString += client.ID + “-“ + client.Name + “\n”; 
    }	
}

Client list

    
UNDER CONSTRUCTION

User defaults

There are several properties, which show the default values of the current user:

IClient Client;
IFiscalYear FiscalYear;
IVATPeriod VatPeriod;
etc.

The default client, fiscal year and VAT period of the connected user will be obtained, by using these interfaces.

Default always means "current" in this context. By using the ID of a client, after the client, fiscal year and VAT period selection,

more detailed information via default properties, can be retrieved. The following example displays a message box with the

default (current) client name.

Defaults

    
public void LoadClients() 
{
    IManager manager = new Manager();

    foreach (IClient client in manager.Clients) { 	
        
       if (client.ID == manager.Client.ID) 	{
            MessageBox.Show(“default client name:” + client.Name); 	
       }
    }
}

Defaults

    
UNDER CONSTRUCTION