EWS EVAL Release 19 is Now Available

March 30, 2023

Enterprise Web Services (EWS) has released an update in EVAL for multiple web services in support of UW Finance Transformation (UWFT). For an overview of how EWS is adapting to support UWFT, refer to EWS for Finance Transformation.

Monthly Scheduled Releases

  • EVAL: Updates to EVAL environments for all EWS services are released on the same monthly schedule. This allows us to better synchronize with Enterprise Data Platform’s release schedule for Finance Transformation. For more information, refer to the Data Availability Timeline.
  • PROD: Updates to PROD environments for all EWS services now reflect changes from the previous month’s EVAL release (for example, if EVAL reflects Release 19, then PROD reflects Release 18).

What’s New in EWS Release 19

Web Service Overview of Release
FWS v2 (Outbound)
  • Introduced Breaking Changes to the /LedgerYear resource due to field renaming. 
  • Renamed XML tags for all branch resources; organization-based branch resources received additional XML updates. 
  • Added fields to the following resources: /CustomerInvoice, /Journal, /LocationHierarchy, /PayrollJournal, and all branch resources.
  • Removed /Related Worktag functionality for /CustomerInvoice as it was added in error.
  • Fixed bugs in the following resources: /BllingSchedule, /CustomerInvoice, /CustomerInvoiceAdjustment, /CustomerRefund, /LedgerYear, and /ObjectClass.

For more information, refer to FWS Reference Data (Outbound) – Release 19. For support, refer to Support | FWS.
FWS v2 (Inbound)
  • Introduced a Breaking Change by updating /accounting_journal to require LineDetails.LineOrder.
  • Updated /context to include accurate line identifiers in error details.
  • Updated /validate_worktags to remove unnecessary validation type.

For more information, refer to FWS Common Transactions (Inbound) – Release 19. For support, refer to Support | FWS.

Updated service documentation now available! The updates include topics such as error and line identifier handling. For more information, refer to Documentation | FWS Inbound.
HRPWS v3
  • Added the HRPWS v3 /Location resource for worker-specific locations.
  • Updated the /Person First Name, Preferred First Name, and Legal First Name search parameter to allow filtering by a single character.

For more information, refer to HRPWS v3 – Release 19. For support, refer to Support | HRPWS.

Upcoming Data Tenant Changes in EDP for FT Environments

Some EDP environments will be subject to multiple data tenant switches during the month of April to support various UWFT activities. If you are accustomed to using the following environments for your development and testing work, these environments may not reflect the data you think it should during this time:

  • FWS v2 DEV Outbound
  • UWODS TEST
  • WDFinDataMart Test

These tenant switches also impact the ability to validate common transactions submitted via FWS v2 EVAL Inbound. For more information, including the schedule, recommended actions, and guidance on how to access more reliable data during this time, refer to Important Notice – Upcoming Data Tenant Changes in EDP for Finance Transformation Environments.

New EDP for FT Resource Available

EDP for Finance Transformation offers services that reflect the Foundation Data Model (FDM) and Finance Reference Data; however, because the changes to finance data are so transformational, we are not able to answer questions that are specific to your unit or provide guidance on how to use this data. Fortunately, there are various UWFT resources available to help with this aspect of the transformation and we’ve compiled a list of these resources on the Resources for Understanding Finance Transformation page. We will update this page as more resources are identified, so please watch for updates.