New “searchDevices” Method

The ManageDeviceService SOAP Web Service now includes a new searchDevices method which is a companion to the getDevice method introduced in FlexNet Operations 2018 R1. Whereas getDevice returns full information about an individual device, the searchDevices operation takes one or more query parameters and returns the matching devices. If no specific query parameters are provided, all active client and server devices are returned. You can limit which fields are returned; however, searchDevices returns host identifier and last modified information only if no response configuration is specified. However, searchDevices does not return certain details; if more details are required for any of the devices found, use getDevice to retrieve them. These two services replace getDevicesQuery, which is being deprecated.

To enable sorting of the devices returned by searchDevices, an optional sortBys element was added. The sortBys element, in turn, includes a sortBy element that comprises sortKey and boolean ascending elements.

Important:Although the WSDL allows the use of multiple sortBy elements, searchDevices currently supports sorting by a single key only.