I'm starting a new system form a retail chain and I could use a webservices architecture to make all points online with the head
office.

I have some doubts with the architecture details but I can't find good documentation about that (the .Net have many different ways
to make systems like that).

For example, a major question, in this system I will have stock, sales, bills and so on, in other words, if I make a single
webservice for each functionallity, I will take hundreds of that. I could make a 'proxy like' webservice, passing a id for each
function and a object for the parameters taking just one webservice. What's the pros and cons of thats architectures? There's others
options?

Hello Max,

Look through MS "practice and pattern" serie on his site www.microsoft.com/patterns

MB> I'm starting a new system form a retail chain and I could use a
MB> webservices architecture to make all points online with the head
MB> office.
MB>
MB> I have some doubts with the architecture details but I can't find
MB> good documentation about that (the .Net have many different ways to
MB> make systems like that).
MB>
MB> For example, a major question, in this system I will have stock,
MB> sales, bills and so on, in other words, if I make a single
MB> webservice for each functionallity, I will take hundreds of that. I
MB> could make a 'proxy like' webservice, passing a id for each function
MB> and a object for the parameters taking just one webservice. What's
MB> the pros and cons of thats architectures? There's others options?
MB>
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WBR,
Michael Nemtsev :: blog: http://spaces.msn.com/laflour

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not
cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsche

I read that, but some question, as the exposed, is unclear for me.

Max,
The best option is the Proxy Pattern. That way you create a ProductFactory
and return the respective object based on the request parameter. The
application can be easily enhanced to facilitate new product objects. Then
you have a product webservice which can then handle only products, as it
should.

Hope that helps

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