IRESS Web Services Reference

Object Reference

MarketXMLReq Methods

Last Updated Wednesday, 9 January 2013

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  GetActivity Method 

Description
This method retrives the activity summary of the top 16 stocks for group specified.

Syntax
String Results = [object].GetActivity ( String SessionKey, Long Mode, String Exchange, String Group, Long Options )

Input Parameters
Name Type Description
SessionKey String The session key obtained from the CreateSessionKey method of Logon object.
Mode Long Specifies the mode with which you wish to retrieve the data. 0 - Top Volume, 1 - To Value, 2 - Top Up, 3 - Top Down.
Exchange String Exchange whose activity you wish to retrieve. Eg. "ASX".
Group String The group whose activity you wish to recieve. If no group is given the default is "Total Market" Group names can be retrived using the GetActivityGroups method.
Options Long Extra output options. 0 - None, 1 - Use XML in-line XDR schema, 4 - Use XML schema in a file, 256 - Delay Pricing(Live by default).
Output
Type Description
String The result string contains an encoded XML document. Below describes the elements and attributes of this XML document.
Output Attributes
Name Element Type Description
Description Data String Security description.
Exchange Data String Security exchange.
LastPrice Data Single Last price in cents.
Movement Data Single Current days movement in points.
MovementPercentage Data Single Current days movement as percentage.
Security Data String Security Code.
Value Data Single Total value traded for the current day.
Volume Data Single Total volume traded for the current day.

SOAP
SOAPAction header: http://webservices.iress.com.au/xmldata/200304/action/MarketXMLReq.GetActivity
End Point URL: http://webservices.iress.com.au/xmldata/200304/MarketXMLReq.asp
WSDL File: MarketXMLReq.wsdl

  GetActivityGroups Method 

Description
This method retrives groups available for market activity.

Syntax
String Results = [object].GetActivityGroups ( String SessionKey, Long Options )

Input Parameters
Name Type Description
SessionKey String The session key obtained from the CreateSessionKey method of Logon object.
Options Long Extra output options. 0 - None, 1 - Use XML in-line XDR schema, 4 - Use XML schema in a file.
Output
Type Description
String The result string contains an encoded XML document. Below describes the elements and attributes of this XML document.
Output Attributes
Name Element Type Description
Name Group String Activity group name.

SOAP
SOAPAction header: http://webservices.iress.com.au/xmldata/200304/action/MarketXMLReq.GetActivityGroups
End Point URL: http://webservices.iress.com.au/xmldata/200304/MarketXMLReq.asp
WSDL File: MarketXMLReq.wsdl

  GetInternationalCategories Method 

Description
This method retrives the categories available for international market data.

Syntax
String Results = [object].GetInternationalCategories ( String SessionKey, Long Options )

Input Parameters
Name Type Description
SessionKey String The session key obtained from the CreateSessionKey method of Logon object.
Options Long Extra output options. 0 - None, 1 - Use XML in-line XDR schema, 4 - Use XML schema in a file.
Output
Type Description
String The result string contains an encoded XML document. Below describes the elements and attributes of this XML document.
Output Attributes
Name Element Type Description
Name Category String Category name.

SOAP
SOAPAction header: http://webservices.iress.com.au/xmldata/200304/action/MarketXMLReq.GetInternationalCategories
End Point URL: http://webservices.iress.com.au/xmldata/200304/MarketXMLReq.asp
WSDL File: MarketXMLReq.wsdl

  GetInternationalData Method 

Description
This method retrieves data for world indices, exchange rates, and the All Ordinaries Index.

Syntax
String Results = [object].GetInternationalData ( String SessionKey, String Category, Long Options )

Input Parameters
Name Type Description
SessionKey String The session key obtained from the CreateSessionKey method of Logon object.
Category String The category of data you wish to recieve. Category names can be retieved using the GetInternationalCategories method.
Options Long Extra output options. 0 - None, 1 - Use XML in-line XDR schema, 4 - Use XML schema in a file.
Output
Type Description
String The result string contains an encoded XML document. Below describes the elements and attributes of this XML document.
Output Attributes
Name Element Type Description
CurrentPrice Data Single Current value.
Description Data String Security description.
Exchange Data String Security exchange.
MonthClosePrice Data Single Previous months close.
Movement Data Single Current days movement in points.
MovementPercentage Data Single Current days movement as percentage.
PreviousPrice Data Single Previous price.
Security Data String Security Code.
UpdateTime Data Date Update time.
WeekClosePrice Data Single Previous weeks close.

SOAP
SOAPAction header: http://webservices.iress.com.au/xmldata/200304/action/MarketXMLReq.GetInternationalData
End Point URL: http://webservices.iress.com.au/xmldata/200304/MarketXMLReq.asp
WSDL File: MarketXMLReq.wsdl

  Error Attribute 

Error Id Error Description
0 No Error.
1 Server Error (The server may be down or in maintenance).
2 Access Error (User do not have permission to retrieve particular data).
3 Security ID Error (Security ID entered could not be found).
6 No Error - Data Incomplete.
9 Error Occured In XML Body (Check XML body for a more specific error code).
31 No security code given when adding securities to a watchlist or user portfolio.
32 Invalid security code given when adding securities to a watchlist or user portfolio.
33 The security code entered already exist specified watchlist or user portfolio.
41 Watchlist Code Input Error (No watchlist code was entered or the code is missing a '$' symbol for a user watchlist or a '/' symbol for a global watchlist).
42 Watchlist, User Portfolio or Watchlist Group Does Not Exist Error (The watchlist or watchlist group entered does not exist in the database).
51 The IOS Portfolio Does Not Exist.

  Status Attribute 

Status Id Status Description
2 Access Error (User does not have permission to use paticular method)
17 Request was successful - synchronous.
18 Request was successful - asynchronous. If the request was not intended to be asynchronous then this could indicated a timeout error.
19 Request was successful - default.
33 Unidentified error.
34 Request was improperly formatted.
35 Unknown IOS address or IOSWeb offline./Internal error.

  OptionsXML Parameter 

Description
OptionsXML is an optional parameter for some methods. Its purpose is to allow additional settings to be specified for the method call.
It is specified as an XML element, <OptionsXML>, with child elements for each setting.
The parameter is of type String, so the element must be encoded as a string according to the SOAP encoding specifications.

Example

For the follwoing xml element:

<OptionsXML>
   <PortfolioBalanceUpdate>1</PortfolioBalanceUpdate>
   <RequestSource>Net</RequestSource>
</OptionsXML>

The encoded string would be:

"&lt;OptionsXML&gt;&lt;PortfolioBalanceUpdate&gt;1&lt;/PortfolioBalanceUpdate&gt;&lt;RequestSource&gt;Net&lt;/RequestSource&gt;&lt;/OptionsXML&gt;"

When part of a SOAP request, it should look like:

<OptionsXML>&lt;OptionsXML&gt;&lt;PortfolioBalanceUpdate&gt;1&lt;/PortfolioBalanceUpdate&gt;&lt;RequestSource&gt;Net&lt;/RequestSource&gt;&lt;/OptionsXML&gt;</OptionsXML>

OptionsXML Child Elements
Name Type Description Example
Advisor String Sets an orders Advisor. <Advisor>ADMIN</Advisor>
AdvisorWorking Integer Only used in ClientOrderCreate to indicate whether the new client order is an advisor working order. 1 - Advisor working order, 0 - Not advisor working order <AdvisorWorking>1</AdvisorWorking>
BOInstructions String Sets an orders back office instructions. <BOInstructions>12A Request</BOInstructions>
BPO Long Indicates if an order will be a BPO order. 1 - BPO Order, 0 - Not a BPO Order <BPO>1</BPO>
CommissionCategoryID Integer Sets an orders commission category. <CommissionCategoryID>43</CommissionCategoryID>
CommissionMin Double A manually entered commission amount that overrides the default commission. <CommissionMin>12.00</CommissionMin>
CommissionRate Double A manually entered commission percentage that overrides the default commission. <CommissionRate>11.00</CommissionRate>
NZXCapitalOrder Integer Capital order value for NZ retail orders, can either be 1 for on or 0 for off. <NZXCapitalOrder>1</NZXCapitalOrder>
NZXCSN String CSN for NZ retail orders. <NZXCSN>912891298</NZXCSN>
NZXEstateWindup Integer Estate windup value for NZ retail orders, can either be 1 for on or 0 for off. <NZXEstateWindup>1</NZXEstateWindup>
NZXOneOffSale Integer One off sale value for NZ retail orders, can either be 1 for on or 0 for off. <NZXOneOffSale>1</NZXOneOffSale>
NZXPrescribedPersons Integer Prescribed persons value for NZ retail orders, can either be 1 for on or 0 for off. <NZXPrescribedPersons>1</NZXPrescribedPersons>
NZXShortSell Integer Short sell value for NZ retail orders, can either be 1 for on or 0 for off. <NZXShortSell>1</NZXShortSell>
NZXMultipleClientAggregatedOrder Integer Multiple value for NZ retail orders, can either be 1 for on or 0 for off. <NZXMultipleClientAggregatedOrder>1</NZXMultipleClientAggregatedOrder>
NZXClientHoldingInNZClear Integer NZCSD value for NZ retail orders, can either be 1 for on or 0 for off. <NZXClientHoldingInNZClear>1</NZXClientHoldingInNZClear>
NZXAustralianClient Integer Australia value for NZ retail orders, can either be 1 for on or 0 for off. <NZXAustralianClient>1</NZXAustralianClient>
OPInstructions String Sets an orders instructions. <OPInstructions>Test</OPInstructions>
OrderGiver String Sets an orders OrderGiver. <OrderGiver>ADMIN</OrderGiver>
PortfolioBalanceUpdate Integer Indicates whether balances should be updated before returned. <PortfolioBalanceUpdate>1</PortfolioBalanceUpdate>
RequestSource String Sent with some method calls, to indicate the source of the request <RequestSource>Net</RequestSource>
SellType String Sets an ask orders Sell Type. S - Short, L - Long <SellType>S</SellType>
SettlementMethod String Sets an orders settlement method. <SettlementMethod>ISSUER</SettlementMethod>
SRN String Security reference numbers and the corresponding volume. <SRN>srn1(100shs), srn2(200shs)</SRN>
TransactionBasis String Sets an orders Transaction Basis. <TransactionBasis>Test</TransactionBasis>
ExternalID String Sets the ExternalID for the order. <ExternalID>Ex123</ExternalID>