The TitleSCAN Web Direct Access Option (“DAO”) is an optional add-on component of TitleSCAN Web. It provides the ability for non-TitleSCAN software to manage, query, and update TitleSCAN Web databases directly. All replies including search results are returned as XML data.
The primary use of DAO is to enable other software to integrate with TitleSCAN Web. For example, some escrow closing products have used DAO to enter new title orders into TitleSCAN Web, eliminating the need for duplicate data entry. The orders are entered into the escrow closing product, which then automatically creates the same order in TitleSCAN Web using the Direct Access Option. This happens behind the scenes with no human involvement.
Others have integrated general-purpose title searching software with TitleSCAN Web by using the Direct Access Option to have TitleSCAN Web conduct property and name searches and return the results to the general-purpose searching software. Again, this happens behind the scenes, and the human user of the general-purpose searching software is unaware that TitleSCAN Web is involved.
Very little programming effort is required to integrate other software with TitleSCAN Web using DAO. The Direct Access Option performs the great majority of the work, and most integration projects can be completed quickly and with minimal programming effort. The Direct Access Option is fully documented with working examples, and TitleSCAN Systems maintains a publicly available server that other programmers can access to test their software that uses DAO.
This document is intended for use by programmers developing software which will interact with TitleSCAN Web using the Direct Access Option. It describes how queries and order information are submitted and the replies that are returned. It provides examples of this that can be tested and run using the TitleSCAN Web Demonstration Site that is available 24/7. If you would like a sample application that uses DAO, please contact the TitleSCAN Sales Department at 800-448-7226 (sales@titlescan.com).