Chances are, if you work or use SalesLogix (or any Sage product) you've heard of SData by now. SData is a basically a web enabled API for SalesLogix allowing you to interact with SalesLogix data from an external application or website. The great thing about SData is that it is a specification that is implemented via RESTful web services. This means you're not limited to using SData with a particular technology (such as exclusively via .NET). In a nutshell, SData works via sending and receiving XML payloads via a URL. Pretty simple. This article will take a high-level overview of SData as an introduction (which means there will be several more in-depth posts on the way).
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