Interpreting Results V2
API Versions This documentation relates to an old version of the greenID API. Version 2 was deprecated in October 2017. See greenID API v5 for the current version.
In the Web Method Details section, there is a complete discussion of the parameters that are passed to, and returned from, the Web Service methods in the API. This section provides additional conversation about the most important elements, what those elements mean, and their relevance to the verification process.
Interpreting the sourceList
A call to any method in the greenID API will return, as part of the currentStatusV2
 object, a sourceList
 element. The sourceList
 contains a list of data sources that can contribute to the person's verification attempt. This list of sources is not fixed, it is computed based on the current state of the person's verification attempt, so it can be useful because it can indicate which data sources are not worth attempting, and also which data sources, if passed, will result in the person being verified immediately (we refer to this as "one source left").
Consider the snippet of XML below:
<sourceList> <sources> <available>true</available> <name>nswregodvs</name> <notRequired>false</notRequired> <oneSourceLeft>false</oneSourceLeft> <order>1</order> <passed>false</passed> <state>EMPTY</state> <version>1</version> </sources> ... <sourceList>
setFields
. The other important elements are described below:available
 - if the data source is able to be used, then this element will contain "true", otherwise it will contain "false". If a data source is not available (usually because greenID cannot currently access the data source), thenÂsetFields
 should not be called for that data source, since the call will fail.passed
 - if the data source has been previously attempted, and passed, then this element will contain "true", otherwise it will contain "false". If the data source is passed, then callingÂsetFields
 for that data source will fail, and have no effect.oneSourceLeft
 - this element indicates if this data source is sufficient to get the person completely verified. If this element contains "true", then callingÂsetFields
 for this data source, and having a successful outcome, will be enough to get the person completely verified. The value is computed based on the current state of the person's verification attempt, so it can change after calls toÂsetFields
.state
 - while the passed element provides a simple yes/no indication of whether the person has successfully completed this data source, the state element provides a more detailed indication. Please refer to the detailed description of theÂCheckResult
 type below for the list of values that may appear in this field.notRequired
 - this element indicates whether this data source can contribute to the person's verification attempt. If this field contains "true", then there is no value in attempting this data source, since it cannot make any difference the person's verification attempt. A call toÂsetFields
 for this data source would be wasted.
Interpreting the sourceFields
A call to getFields
 for a given data source (using the name provided in the sourceList
, detailed above), will return a list of data fields required for that data source. If the fields are filled, by collecting data from the person being verified, and passed to setFields
, then the data source will be checked. However, there is a lot of detail in the return object from getFields
, and it is important to know what to do with the information.
The main aim of the getFields
 method is to provide the customer with enough detail to render HTML input fields to collect input from the person being verified. GreenID also generates an HTML fragment that can be used directly, if desired. This is discussed in more detail later.
The getFields
 method returns a currentStatusV2
 object, like all the other methods, but with the sourceFields
 member populated. Below is a snippet of XML from a SOAP envelope:
<sourceFields> <fieldList> <sourceField> <attribute> <name>id</name> <value>greenid_nswregodvs_number</value> </attribute> <attribute> <name>class</name> <value>form-control required</value> </attribute> <attribute> <name>aria-required</name> <value>true</value> </attribute> <label>Licence number</label> <name>greenid_nswregodvs_number</name> <type>text</type> <value/> </sourceField> <sourceField> <attribute> <name>id</name> <value>greenid_nswregodvs_givenname</value> </attribute> <attribute> <name>class</name> <value>form-control namevalidation required</value> </attribute> <attribute> <name>aria-required</name> <value>true</value> </attribute> <label>First name</label> <name>greenid_nswregodvs_givenname</name> <type>text</type> <value>Test</value> </sourceField> <sourceField> <attribute> <name>id</name> <value>greenid_nswregodvs_middlename</value> </attribute> <attribute> <name>class</name> <value>form-control</value> </attribute> <attribute> <name>aria-required</name> <value>false</value> </attribute> <label>Middle name(s)</label> <name>greenid_nswregodvs_middlename</name> <type>text</type> <value>Q</value> </sourceField> <sourceField> <attribute> <name>id</name> <value>greenid_nswregodvs_surname</value> </attribute> <attribute> <name>class</name> <value>form-control namevalidation required</value> </attribute> <attribute> <name>aria-required</name> <value>true</value> </attribute> <label>Surname</label> <name>greenid_nswregodvs_surname</name> <type>text</type> <value>Citizen</value> </sourceField> <sourceField> <attribute> <name>id</name> <value>greenid_nswregodvs_dob</value> </attribute> <attribute> <name>class</name> <value>form-control dobvalidation required</value> </attribute> <attribute> <name>aria-required</name> <value>true</value> </attribute> <label>Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy)</label> <name>greenid_nswregodvs_dob</name> <type>text</type> <value>01/01/1980</value> </sourceField> <sourceField> <attribute> <name>id</name> <value>greenid_nswregodvs_tandc</value> </attribute> <attribute> <name>class</name> <value>required</value> </attribute> <attribute> <name>aria-required</name> <value>true</value> </attribute> <label>I consent to the information above being checked with the Issuer or Official Record Holder</label> <name>greenid_nswregodvs_tandc</name> <type>checkbox</type> </sourceField> ... </fieldList> ... </sourceFields>
Each sourceField
 element represents a single data field that is required for the data source. The fieldList
 element contains a list of sourceField
 elements, which, in totality, represent all the fields required for the data source.
sourceField
 element are:name
 - contains the name of the field. This name is used when the data fields are passed to setFields. Because of this, the names can be a little long. The id is also the suggested id for the field if it is rendered in HTML. The names are also prefixed with "greenid_" in order to avoid name clashes with anything else that might be on the customer's page.label
 - please see the section about Labels.type
 - indicates the type of the field, and this corresponds to an HTML input field type. Most fields are "text" fields. In the example above, thegreenid_nswregodvs_tandc
 field is a checkbox, which should be rendered using an HTML checkbox input field.value
 - contains any pre-existing value. For example, from the snippet above, theÂgreenid_nswregodvs_givenname
 field has a pre-existing value of "Test". Customers should include this value when rendering HTML input fields.
Each sourceField
 element also contains a list of attribute elements. These attributes are intended to be applied to HTML input fields that are rendered to gather input from the person being verified. The name element is the intended name of the attribute, and the value element is the intended value of the attribute. For example, from the snippet above, the greenid_nswregodvs_number
 input field is intended to have the HTML attributes "id='greenid_nswregodvs_number' class='required'"
 applied when rendered in HTML.
So the goal is that customers can read the fieldList
 element, and get enough information to render HTML dynamically. Of course, given that the fields and their names are not subject to frequent change, their values can be assumed.
The sourceFields
 element also contains an element called rawData
 that contains a pre-rendered HTML fragment that can be used directly by the customer, if desired. From the example above, the rawData
 element contains:
<rawData><![CDATA[<?xml version="1.0"?> <sourcefields> <div class="row"> <div class="form-group col-sm-3"> <label for="greenid_nswregodvs_number" class="control-label">{{{nswregodvs_number_label}}} <span class="greenid-helpicon" title="{{{nswregodvs_number_tooltip}}}"> <span class="greenid-sr-only">{{{nswregodvs_number_tooltip}}}</span> </span> </label> <input type="text" name="greenid_nswregodvs_number" id="greenid_nswregodvs_number" class="required" value=""/> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="form-group col-sm-4"> <label for="greenid_nswregodvs_givenname">{{{nswregodvs_givenname_label}}}</label> <input type="text" name="greenid_nswregodvs_givenname" id="greenid_nswregodvs_givenname" class="form-control namevalidation required" value="Test"/> </div> <div class="form-group col-sm-4"> <label for="greenid_nswregodvs_surname">{{{nswregodvs_surname_label}}}</label> <input type="text" name="greenid_nswregodvs_surname" id="greenid_nswregodvs_surname" class="form-control namevalidation required" value="McTestie"/> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="form-group col-sm-3"> <label for="greenid_nswregodvs_dob">{{{nswregodvs_dob_label}}}</label> <input type="text" name="greenid_nswregodvs_dob" id="greenid_nswregodvs_dob" class="form-control dobvalidation required" value="01/02/1980"/> </div> </div> <div class="checkbox"> <label for="greenid_nswregodvs_tandc"> <input type="checkbox" name="greenid_nswregodvs_tandc" id="greenid_nswregodvs_tandc" class="required"/> {{{nswregodvs_tandc_label}}}</label> </div> </sourcefields>]]> </rawData>
The HTML fragment is the result of the most basic strategy for taking the input fields, as listed in the fieldList
 element, and transforming them into HTML.  The customer is free to use this HTML fragment, or ignore it.