ADempiere has various modules and processes to provide the ERP, SCM, and CRM capability to the user. However, as ADempiere is still evolving, so are our business processes in the constant quest for efficiency and effectiveness. With this in perspective, there may be instances where an enterprise would have multiple applications, including ADempiere, sitting side-by-side and providing some specialized services to the user or complementing ADempiere's functionality. This, in most of the instances, calls for an integration of different systems. Moreover, if the enterprise uses ADempiere as its centralized system, then all other applications may have to integrate themselves with ADempiere so that they can read the common data and make their data available in it. For example, a shopping cart application needs product information. To achieve this, ADempiere provides the Web services interface. There are four types of Web service interfaces provided:
UI oriented Web services: Provides...