| POST | /sync/elma/protocols/retrieve | 
|---|
| Name | Parameter | Data Type | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SearchCriteria | form | SearchCriteria | Yes | The parameters to search for protocols. | 
| Credential | form | ElmaCredential | Yes | The credential to gain access on the ELMA server. | 
| StagingEnabled | form | bool? | No | Should operations be staged on the ELMA server? true: operations are executed on the Test ELMA server. false: operations are executed on the Live (Production) ELMA server. | 
| Name | Parameter | Data Type | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | form | string | No | Full or partial name of the item (report or protocol) to search. | 
| Designation | form | Verfahren? | No | TThe ELMA product designation. | 
| CC | |
| CS | |
| DC | |
| FC | |
| FS | |
| FA | |
| KM | 
| Name | Parameter | Data Type | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Id | form | string | Yes | The unique identifier of this instance. This identifer is only relevant in the context of data storage and retrieval. | 
| Certificate | form | PemCertificate | Yes | The security certificate to authenticate the user and grant access to the ELMA server. This certificate is generated from the BZSt-issued *.pfx BOP certificate. More details on BOP (BZSt-Online Portal - https://www.elster.de/bportal/start) | 
| AuthSteuernummer | form | string | Yes | The BZSt (Bundeszentralamt für Steuern) - tax number of the user. 11-character text field that may only consist of two capital letters and 9 digits (0-9). The fiscal authority BZSt provides this number during registration at the BOP (BZSt-Online Portal - https://www.elster.de/bportal/start). The number is available in the private area of the BOP user account under "My BOP" under the "Registration Information" | 
| AccountId | form | string | Yes | The account identifier of a BZSt-Online Portal (BOP) user. 10-character text field that may only contain numbers (0-9). | 
| Password | form | string | Yes | The password to protect the certificate from unauthorized access. | 
| Name | Parameter | Data Type | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Id | form | string | Yes | The unique identifier (e.g. the file name) of the certificate. | 
| Content | form | string | Yes | The PEM-encoded content of the certificate. | 
| Description | form | string | No | The description of the certificate. | 
| Tags | form | List<string> | No | Tags to label or identify the certificate. | 
| Name | Parameter | Data Type | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protocols | form | List<Elma> | No | Processing logs that indicate the status of submitted reports. | 
| Files | form | List<BinaryFile> | No | Other artefacts including the auxillary files from the BZSt. | 
| ResponseStatus | form | ResponseStatus | No | The status of the response. | 
| Name | Parameter | Data Type | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Id | form | string | Yes | The unique identifier of this instance. This identifer is only relevant in the context of data storage and retrieval. | 
| SchemaLocation | form | string | No | The location of the XML Schema to use for the root namespace. | 
| Verfahren | form | Verfahren? | Yes | The type of reporting process. | 
| ElmaKom | form | ElmaKom | Yes | The communication section of the ELMA report document. | 
| ElmaProtokoll | form | ElmaProtokoll | No | The communication section of the ELMA report document. | 
| ElmaFehler | form | ElmaFehler | No | The communication section of the ELMA report document. | 
| Name | Parameter | Data Type | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElmakomVersion | form | string | Yes | The version number of the ELMAKOM definition. | 
| ElmaHeader | form | ElmaHeader | Yes | The header part of the ELMAKOM definition. | 
| ElmaVerfahren | form | ElmaVerfahren | Yes | The process part of the ELMAKOM definition. | 
| Name | Parameter | Data Type | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DatenArt | form | DatenArt | Yes | The process-specific report type of an ELMA document.It distinguishes by the type of input. | 
| AuthSteuernummer | form | string | Yes | The BZSt (Bundeszentralamt für Steuern) - tax number of the user. 11-character text field that may only consist of two capital letters and 9 digits (0-9). The fiscal authority BZSt provides this number during registration at the BOP (BZSt-Online Portal - https://www.elster.de/bportal/start). The number is available in the private area of the BOP user account under "My BOP" under the "Registration Information" | 
| AccountId | form | string | Yes | The account identifier of a BZSt-Online Portal (BOP) user. 10-character text field that may only contain numbers (0-9). | 
| ErstellungsDatum | form | DateTime? | No | The time of creation.Corresponds to the time, at which the user created a file. | 
| KundeneigeneId | form | string | No | User custom ID.This field can be filled with internal reference information of the user. | 
| UUID | form | Guid? | No | Data transfer identifier.Hexadecimal formatted number. Example: 550e8400-e29b-11d4-a716-446655440000 | 
| Verarbeitungslauf | form | Verarbeitungslauf | No | Distinguishes between test and live data transfer. | 
| ELMA_CC | |
| ELMA_CCRM | |
| ELMA_CRS | |
| ELMA_CRSRM | |
| ELMA_DC | |
| ELMA_DCRM | |
| ELMA_FC | |
| ELMA_FCRM | 
| PRODUKTIONSLAUF | |
| TESTLAUF | 
| Name | Parameter | Data Type | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inhalt | form | Object | No | The content of process-specific definition. | 
| Name | Parameter | Data Type | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dateiname | form | string | No | File name of the processed input ELMA report. | 
| AuthSteuernummer | form | string | Yes | The BZSt (Bundeszentralamt für Steuern) - tax number of the user. 11-character text field that may only consist of two capital letters and 9 digits (0-9). The fiscal authority BZSt provides this number during registration at the BOP (BZSt-Online Portal - https://www.elster.de/bportal/start). The number is available in the private area of the BOP user account under "My BOP" under the "Registration Information" | 
| AccountId | form | string | Yes | The account identifier of a BZSt-Online Portal (BOP) user. 10-character text field that may only contain numbers (0-9). | 
| VerarbeitungsDatum | form | DateTime? | No | Date on which the request was processed by ELAN (ELMA receiving server at BZSt). | 
| VerarbeitungsZeit | form | DateTime? | No | Time of processing by ELAN (ELMA receiving server at BZSt). | 
| Status | form | Status | No | The status code of the ELMA process. | 
| StatusText | form | string | No | A brief description of the status. | 
| StatusDetail | form | string | No | A detailed information on the status. | 
| KundeneigeneId | form | string | No | User custom ID.This field can be filled with internal reference information of the user. | 
| UUID | form | Guid? | No | Data transfer identifier.Hexadecimal formatted number. Example: 550e8400-e29b-11d4-a716-446655440000 | 
| Name | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| ELMA_GLOBAL_UNBEKANNT | 0 | |
| ELMA_OK | 8000 | |
| ELMA_PARSER_FEHLER | 8001 | |
| ELMA_UNGUELTIGE_KODIERUNG | 8002 | |
| ELMA_UNGUELTIGE_DATEINAME | 8003 | |
| ELMA_FALSCHE_BZSTNR_ODER_ACCOUNTID | 8004 | |
| ELMA_SIGNATUR_DATEI_FEHLT | 8005 | |
| ELMA_SIGNATUR_PRUEFUNG_FEHLERHAFT | 8006 | |
| ELMA_NOTWENDIGE_FACHLICHE_BERECHTIGUNGEN_FEHLEN | 8007 | |
| ELMA_FREISCHALTUNG_FEHLT | 8008 | |
| ELMA_SPERRE_VORHANDEN | 8009 | |
| ELMA_DATEINAME_BEREITS_VERWENDET | 8010 | |
| ELMA_DATEIINHALT_IDENTISCH | 8011 | |
| ELMA_BZSTNR_ODER_ACCOUNTID_STIMMT_NICHT_UBEREIN | 8012 | |
| ELMA_TESTDATEN | 8013 | 
| Name | Parameter | Data Type | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dateiname | form | string | No | File name of the processed input ELMA report. | 
| AuthSteuernummer | form | string | Yes | The BZSt (Bundeszentralamt für Steuern) - tax number of the user. 11-character text field that may only consist of two capital letters and 9 digits (0-9). The fiscal authority BZSt provides this number during registration at the BOP (BZSt-Online Portal - https://www.elster.de/bportal/start). The number is available in the private area of the BOP user account under "My BOP" under the "Registration Information" | 
| AccountId | form | string | Yes | The account identifier of a BZSt-Online Portal (BOP) user. 10-character text field that may only contain numbers (0-9). | 
| VerarbeitungsDatum | form | DateTime? | No | Date on which the request was processed by ELAN (ELMA receiving server at BZSt). | 
| VerarbeitungsZeit | form | DateTime? | No | Time of processing by ELAN (ELMA receiving server at BZSt). | 
| FehlerID | form | Status | No | The status code of the ELMA process. | 
| FehlerText | form | string | No | A brief description of the error status. | 
| FehlerProzess | form | string | No | A detailed information on the status. | 
| KundeneigeneId | form | string | No | User custom ID.This field can be filled with internal reference information of the user. | 
| UUID | form | Guid? | No | Data transfer identifier.Hexadecimal formatted number. Example: 550e8400-e29b-11d4-a716-446655440000 | 
| Name | Parameter | Data Type | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metadata | form | FileMetadata | No | The attributes of the file. | 
| Name | form | string | No | The name of the file without information on its directory path. | 
| Name | Parameter | Data Type | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content | form | byte[] | No | The raw data content of the file in bytes. | 
| Name | Parameter | Data Type | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | form | string | No | The name of the file. For files, gets the name of the file. For directories, gets the name of the last directory in the hierarchy if a hierarchy exists; otherwise, the name of the directory. | 
| FullName | form | string | No | The full path of the directory or file. | 
| LastAccessTime | form | DateTime | No | The time the current file or directory was last accessed. | 
| LastAccessTimeUtc | form | DateTime | No | The name of the file. | 
| LastWriteTime | form | DateTime | No | The time when the current file or directory was last written to. | 
| LastWriteTimeUtc | form | DateTime | No | The time, in coordinated universal time (UTC), when the current file or directory was last written to. | 
| Length | form | long | No | The size, in bytes, of the current file. | 
| UserId | form | int | No | The size, in bytes, of the current file. | 
| GroupId | form | int | No | The file group id. | 
| OthersCanRead | form | bool | No | A value that indicates whether the others can read from this file. | 
| GroupCanExecute | form | bool | No | A value that indicates whether the group members can execute this file. | 
| GroupCanWrite | form | bool | No | A value that indicates whether the group members can write into this file. | 
| GroupCanRead | form | bool | No | A value that indicates whether the group members can read from this file. | 
| OwnerCanExecute | form | bool | No | A value that indicates whether the owner can execute this file. | 
| OwnerCanWrite | form | bool | No | A value that indicates whether the owner can write into this file. | 
| OwnerCanRead | form | bool | No | A value that indicates whether the owner can read from this file. | 
| OthersCanExecute | form | bool | No | A value that indicates whether others can read from this file. | 
| OthersCanWrite | form | bool | No | A value that indicates whether others can write into this file. | 
| Extensions | form | Dictionary<string, string> | Yes | Extensions to the file attributes. | 
To override the Content-type in your clients, use the HTTP Accept Header, append the .other suffix or ?format=other
The following are sample HTTP requests and responses. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.
POST /sync/elma/protocols/retrieve HTTP/1.1 
Host: reportfiling.pwc.de 
Accept: text/jsonl
Content-Type: text/jsonl
Content-Length: length
{"searchCriteria":{"name":"String","designation":"CC"},"credential":{"id":"String_String","certificate":{"id":"String","content":"String","description":"String","tags":["String"]},"authSteuernummer":"String","accountId":"String","password":"String"},"stagingEnabled":false}
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/jsonl
Content-Length: length
{"protocols":[{"id":"String","schemaLocation":"String","verfahren":"CC","elmaKom":{"elmakomVersion":"String","elmaHeader":{"datenArt":"ELMA_CC","authSteuernummer":"String","accountId":"String","erstellungsDatum":"\/Date(-62135596800000-0000)\/","kundeneigeneId":"String","uuid":"00000000000000000000000000000000","verarbeitungslauf":"PRODUKTIONSLAUF"},"elmaVerfahren":{"inhalt":{}}},"elmaProtokoll":{"dateiname":"String","authSteuernummer":"String","accountId":"String","verarbeitungsDatum":"\/Date(-62135596800000-0000)\/","verarbeitungsZeit":"\/Date(-62135596800000-0000)\/","status":"ELMA_GLOBAL_UNBEKANNT","statusText":"String","statusDetail":"String","kundeneigeneId":"String","uuid":"00000000000000000000000000000000"},"elmaFehler":{"dateiname":"String","authSteuernummer":"String","accountId":"String","verarbeitungsDatum":"\/Date(-62135596800000-0000)\/","verarbeitungsZeit":"\/Date(-62135596800000-0000)\/","fehlerID":"ELMA_GLOBAL_UNBEKANNT","fehlerText":"String","fehlerProzess":"String","kundeneigeneId":"String","uuid":"00000000000000000000000000000000"}}],"files":[{"metadata":{"name":"String","fullName":"String","lastAccessTime":"\/Date(-62135596800000-0000)\/","lastAccessTimeUtc":"\/Date(-62135596800000-0000)\/","lastWriteTime":"\/Date(-62135596800000-0000)\/","lastWriteTimeUtc":"\/Date(-62135596800000-0000)\/","length":0,"userId":0,"groupId":0,"othersCanRead":false,"groupCanExecute":false,"groupCanWrite":false,"groupCanRead":false,"ownerCanExecute":false,"ownerCanWrite":false,"ownerCanRead":false,"othersCanExecute":false,"othersCanWrite":false,"extensions":{"String":"String"}},"name":"String","content":"AA=="}],"responseStatus":{"errorCode":"String","message":"String","stackTrace":"String","errors":[{"errorCode":"String","fieldName":"String","message":"String","meta":{"String":"String"}}],"meta":{"String":"String"}}}