| POST | /async/elma/reports/sign | 
|---|
| Name | Parameter | Data Type | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | form | Report | Yes | The report to sign. | 
| Credential | form | ElmaCredential | Yes | The credential to gain access on the ELMA server. | 
| Name | Parameter | Data Type | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Id | form | string | Yes | The conventional ELMA file name of the report. The format of the ELMA formula is as follows: m5_<pb>_<BZSt-Nr>_<AccountID>_<DateiId>.xml where: m5 is a constant for all reporting types. pb is a constant that represents the ELMA product designation e.g. CC, DC, FC etc. BZSt-Nr is the 11-character BZSt (Bundeszentralamt für Steuern) - tax number of the ELMA user e.g. bz123456789 AccountID is the 10-digit account identifier of the BZSt-Online Portal (BOP) user e.g. 1234567890 DateiId is the 1 - 12 character internal short name for the data file. | 
| Data | form | string | Yes | The XML-content of the report. | 
| 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | form | Report | No | The report that was signed. | 
| Signature | form | Signature | No | The signature obtained from signing the report. | 
| ResponseStatus | form | ResponseStatus | No | The status of the signing operation. | 
| Name | Parameter | Data Type | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Id | form | string | Yes | The conventional ELMA file name of the signature. The format of the ELMA formula is as follows: m5_<pb>_<BZSt-Nr>_<AccountID>_<DateiId>.xml.sig where: m5 is a constant for all reporting types. pb is a constant that represents the ELMA product designation e.g. CC, DC, FC etc. BZSt-Nr is the 11-character BZSt (Bundeszentralamt für Steuern) - tax number of the ELMA user e.g. bz123456789 AccountID is the 10-digit account identifier of the BZSt-Online Portal (BOP) user e.g. 1234567890 DateiId is the 1 - 12 character internal short name for the data file. | 
| Data | form | byte[] | Yes | The underlying raw data content of the signature. | 
To override the Content-type in your clients, use the HTTP Accept Header, append the .xml suffix or ?format=xml
The following are sample HTTP requests and responses. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.
POST /async/elma/reports/sign HTTP/1.1 
Host: reportfiling.staging.pwc.de 
Accept: application/xml
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length: length
<SignReportAsync xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/PwC.Elmaas.Core.Services.Contracts.Requests">
  <Credential xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/PwC.Elmaas.Core.Domain.Concretes.Models">
    <d2p1:AccountId>String</d2p1:AccountId>
    <d2p1:AuthSteuernummer>String</d2p1:AuthSteuernummer>
    <d2p1:Certificate xmlns:d3p1="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/PwC.Elmaas.Core.Domain.Contracts.Models">
      <d3p1:Content>String</d3p1:Content>
      <d3p1:Description>String</d3p1:Description>
      <d3p1:Id>String</d3p1:Id>
      <d3p1:Tags xmlns:d4p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
        <d4p1:string>String</d4p1:string>
      </d3p1:Tags>
    </d2p1:Certificate>
    <d2p1:Password>String</d2p1:Password>
  </Credential>
  <Report xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/PwC.Elmaas.Core.Domain.Contracts.Models">
    <d2p1:Data>String</d2p1:Data>
    <d2p1:Id>String</d2p1:Id>
  </Report>
</SignReportAsync>
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length: length
<SigningResponse xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/PwC.Elmaas.Core.Services.Contracts.Responses">
  <Report xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/PwC.Elmaas.Core.Domain.Contracts.Models">
    <d2p1:Data>String</d2p1:Data>
    <d2p1:Id>String</d2p1:Id>
  </Report>
  <ResponseStatus xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.servicestack.net/types">
    <d2p1:ErrorCode>String</d2p1:ErrorCode>
    <d2p1:Message>String</d2p1:Message>
    <d2p1:StackTrace>String</d2p1:StackTrace>
    <d2p1:Errors>
      <d2p1:ResponseError>
        <d2p1:ErrorCode>String</d2p1:ErrorCode>
        <d2p1:FieldName>String</d2p1:FieldName>
        <d2p1:Message>String</d2p1:Message>
        <d2p1:Meta xmlns:d5p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
          <d5p1:KeyValueOfstringstring>
            <d5p1:Key>String</d5p1:Key>
            <d5p1:Value>String</d5p1:Value>
          </d5p1:KeyValueOfstringstring>
        </d2p1:Meta>
      </d2p1:ResponseError>
    </d2p1:Errors>
    <d2p1:Meta xmlns:d3p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
      <d3p1:KeyValueOfstringstring>
        <d3p1:Key>String</d3p1:Key>
        <d3p1:Value>String</d3p1:Value>
      </d3p1:KeyValueOfstringstring>
    </d2p1:Meta>
  </ResponseStatus>
  <Signature xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/PwC.Elmaas.Core.Domain.Contracts.Models">
    <d2p1:Data>AA==</d2p1:Data>
    <d2p1:Id>String</d2p1:Id>
  </Signature>
</SigningResponse>