The C# source below uses the Selerix .NET library and web services to prepare a Selerix data Transmittal, post it to BenSelect and verify that the transmission was successful.  Values in orange indicate data fields that differ by applicant/family.

using System;

using System.IO;

using System.Net;

using System.Text;              // Encoding

using System.Xml;               // For parsing XML

using Selerix.Foundation;       // Selerix Web Services API

using Selerix.BusinessObjects;  // Selerix General Purpose Objects

using Selerix.Foundation.Data;  // Selerix Data Model

 

// The Transmittal object encapsulates all possible data used by Selerix Web Services

theTransmittalObj = new Transmittal();

 

// All properties below are required except the Version property

theTransmittalObj.SenderID = Guid.NewGuid();

theTransmittalObj.Group = new Group();

theTransmittalObj.PortfolioID = new Guid("87902A63-3EF7-43FA-ADA2-D9C9C9B4E0FE");

theTransmittalObj.Type = TransmittalType.UploadApplicants;

theTransmittalObj.Version = "1.2 2017-04-23";  // optional

 

// This example uses the same address for all family members. Address is optional.

Address theAddress = new Address()

{

    Line1 = "123 Circle Drive", // Same as "Address 1" in census template

    Line2 = "#345",

    City = "Seattle",

    State = "WA",

    Zip = "98118"

};

 

// Add the employee and family members to be offered coverages.

theTransmittalObj.Applicants = new ApplicantCollection();

theTransmittalObj.Applicants.Add(new Applicant()

{

    // The ID must be unique to each family being uploaded.

    ID = "987654321",

 

    Relationship = Relationship.Employee,

 

    // The system needs a way to identify the employee in the transmittal.

    // This can be accomplished using either an Employee ID, a Social Security

    // Number, or First or Last Name and Date of Birth. EmployeeIdent is the

    // same as the Employee ID shown in the Employee's Employment page.

 

    // Option 1: use employee ID

    EmployeeIdent = "Employee_12345",

 

    // Option 2: use employee SSN

    SSN = "465465465",

 

    // Option 3, at least a first or last name and birthdate

    FirstName = "Douglas",

    LastName = "Fir",

    BirthDate = new DateTime(1980, 1, 15),

 

    // The Employee applicant must contain an Employment object that describes the

    // employee's job in the company.  This information is required where indicated and

    // is used by BenSelect business rules processing.  Because all string values below

    // are FREE FORM text, they must exactly match values defined in case setup. Remember

    // to check with the case builder to see if other rules dictate additional data here.

    Employment = new Employment(null)

    {

        Department = "Product Development", // Required

        HireDate = new DateTime(2012, 1, 1), // Required

        JobClass = "Salary",                // Required

        Location = "JAX",                   // Required

 

        AsOfDate = DateTime.UtcNow,

        DeductionFrequency = 24,

        EligibilityDate = new DateTime(2012, 1, 1),

        HoursPerWeek = 40,

        PayGroup = "Bi-Weekly",

        PayrollFrequency = 26,

        Salary = 60000,                      // 'Gross Salary' in census

        Status = EmployeeStatus.Active,

        Title = "Integration Engineer"

    }

});

 

// Add the employee's spouse

theTransmittalObj.Applicants.Add(new Applicant()

{

    DependentNumber = "1",

    ID = "8675309",                   // Only useful when debugging XML

    EmployeeID = "987654321",         // Required. Ties dependent back to the employee

    EmployeeIdent = "Employee_12345", // Called Employee ID on admin site

    Relationship = Relationship.Spouse,

    FirstName = "Burlie",

    LastName = "Fir",

    SSN = "999887777",

    BirthDate = new DateTime(1985, 3, 31),

    Sex = Gender.Female,

    Address = theAddress

});

 

// Add the employee's daughter

theTransmittalObj.Applicants.Add(new Applicant()

{

    DependentNumber = "2",

    ID = "1248163264128",             // Only useful when debugging XML

    EmployeeID = "987654321",         // Required. Must match employee

    EmployeeIdent = "Employee_12345",

    Relationship = Relationship.Child,

    FirstName = "Curly",

    LastName = "Fir",

    SSN = "222334444",

    BirthDate = new DateTime(2012, 2, 29),

    Sex = Gender.Female,

    Address = theAddress

});

 

// Agents may be needed if policy requires licensed agents, or commission is involved.

// Otherwise the agent information below is optional.

Address agentAddr = new Address()

{

    Line1 = "2112 Rush Road",

    City = "Seattle",

    State = "WA",

    Zip = "98110"

};

 

// Agent licenses apply when agents are licensed by state. Add two examples.

License agentLicenseWA = new License()

{

    State = "WA",

    StateLicense = "WA590X10"

};

 

License agentLicenseTX = new License()

{

    State = "TX",

    StateLicense = "TX590X10"

};

 

LicenseCollection licenses = new LicenseCollection();

licenses.Add(agentLicenseTX);

licenses.Add(agentLicenseWA);

 

theTransmittalObj.Agents = new AgentCollection();

theTransmittalObj.Agents.Add(new Agent() {

    FirstName = "Polly",

    LastName = "Ester",

    Address = agentAddr,

    StateLicense = licenses,

    Organization = "National Insurance Sales, Inc.",

    EnrollerType = EnrollerType.FaceToFace,

    EffectiveDate = new DateTime(2017, 1, 1),

    PhoneMobile = "2066842489",

    PhoneWork = "2066845600",

    Email = "pollyanna@NationalInsuranceSales.com",

    Number = "12345",

    Split = (decimal)3.141592

});

 

// Serialize the Transmittal object to XML using Selerix helper

string outboundXML = SerializationHelper.SerializeToString(theTransmittalObj);

 

// Instantiate an Enrollment object which handles communication over SOAP

SelerixWS.Enrollment enrollment = new SelerixWS.Enrollment();

 

// Set the URL to the value provided by Selerix. This will likely differ from the example.

enrollment.Url = "https://benselect.com/qx/enrollment.asmx";

 

// Change default .NET security protocol for use by BenSelect

System.Net.ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol =

    SecurityProtocolType.Ssl3 | SecurityProtocolType.Tls |

    SecurityProtocolType.Tls11 | SecurityProtocolType.Tls12;

 

// Transmit the XML using the Upload method which handles the HTTP Post, passing

// the ID and password of the user setup on the case with the QX Enroller role

string returnedXML = enrollment.Upload("testcaseqxenroller", "thePassword", outboundXML);

 

// Here's an easy way to see if there was an error

if (returnedXML.ToUpperInvariant().Contains("ERROR")

    throw new Exception("Upload failed: refer to XML returned for error reason");

 

// Parse the XML to check the return status

XmlDocument xdoc = new XmlDocument();

xdoc.LoadXml(returnedXML);

XmlNode result = xdoc.DocumentElement.SelectSingleNode("/Transmittal/TransmittalResult");

if (result.Attributes["Status"].Value != "OK")

    throw new Exception("Upload failed: did not receive an 'OK' return status");

 

// Done!