Retrieving XML data from Sensdesk

30. 9. 2020

Sensdesk portal users can retrieve all immediate values from the portal in XML. This simplifies automated processing and eases the integration of HW group monitoring devices into customers’ higher-level systems.

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All HW group devices provide data in XML. However, for historical reasons, the XML formats used by different devices differ significantly, and unification is not feasible due to the need for backwards compatibility. However, with SensDesk.com, data can be retrieved from all connected devices in a unified format.

Due to the multi-user nature of the portal, it is necessary to ensure that each customer can only see their own data. For this reason, access to the values.xml file is somewhat more complex, compared to accessing individual devices. On the other hand, the content is structured in a better way.

There are two new ways of obtaining the values.xml file:

At http://sensdesk.com/sensdesk/team/TEAM_ID/values.xml after logging in with your username and password
At http://sensdesk.com/sensdesk/values.xml?values_xml_key=YOUR_VALUE.XML_KEY

In the first case, only the values to which you have permissions are retrieved. In the second case, the values of the whole team are retrieved.

The key for retrieving the XML file can be found at the team page:

Complete description of the XML format is available for download at: https://www.hw-group.com/cs/product-version/sensdesk-xml-format

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