August 21, 2015
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Service Changes/Additions
The following changes were implemented to the (Undefined variable: DNBVariableSet.D&BDirect) 2.0 API:
Service | Version | Interface(s) | Change(s) |
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Firmographic Product Service | 5.1 | SOAP/REST | TerritoryOfficialName (State of Incorporation) has been added to DCP_PREM. NOTE: Additional SOAP schema changes were implemented for an upcoming release. |
Custom Product Service | 3.0 | SOAP/REST | OperationalStatusFromDate will now return a value in "yyyy-mm-dd" format. |
Custom Product Service; Monitoring; Financial Product Service; Firmographics Product Service | ALL | SOAP/REST | Redefinition of how StandaloneOrganizationIndicator element is populated. |
Industry Product Service | 4.0 | SOAP/REST | WSDL issues corrected. |
User Service | 2.4 | SOAP/REST | Changes not applicable to Direct2 customers. |
Deprecated Service Versions
The following versions of the services listed have been upgraded with newer versions, however the older versions are still available and will be supported until August 21, 2017.
Service | Version | Explanation |
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Firmographic Product Service | 5.0 | Upgraded to version 5.1 |
Custom Product Service | 2.0 | Upgraded to version 3.0 |
Industry Product Service | 3.1 | Upgraded to version 4.0 |
User Service | 2.2 | Upgraded to version 2.4 |
Data Primer
This Microsoft Exceltm spreadsheet identifies the business elements and data fields delivered by each D&B Data product, along with the data types and definitions. Also available is a chart showing what countries have data available for each D&B Data product. More details...
This version includes the additional data layers include in the D&B Direct Onboard API.
Data Primer | Released | Refreshed* |
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DnBDirect2-Data-Primer-v111.zip | August 21, 2015 | September 1, 2015 |
*These files are periodically refreshed with the latest business element definitions, and to incorporate any adjustments/minor corrections made to the services.
Documentation Updates
In addition to the service changes/additions, the following updates were completed to the documentation.
- A "Select All" option is now available on code samples to simplify the process of copying the sample.
- To successfully invoke the ReferenceData operations, the Application TransactionID and TransactionTimestamp fields should be included as illustrated in the sample requests.
- Possible values for CreditorCategorizationDetail.CreditorTypeText have been documented in the Public Records service data layers.
- Possible values for InvestigationStatusText and InvestigationPriorityText have been documented in the ListPortfolioAsset operation of the Portfolio service.
- Possible values for PreferenceType and ApplicationAreaName have been documented in the User service where applicable. Support for IBM WebSphere MQ is not available.
- Possible values for DocumentTypeCode have been documented in the Product Catalog and Report services for UK Company Filings.
- A Global Availability section has been added to data layers reflecting the countries for which they can be ordered.