About the base servlet All Actuate servlets derive from the base servlet: com.actuate.reportcast.servlets.AcServlet The base servlet has no URI parameters. It provides Actuate servlets with the functionality for performing the following tasks: Parse and validate parameters specified in Java Component URI directives. Create XML API structures based on Actuate Java Component requests. Submit XML streams to the Actuate SOAP API. Handle responses from the Actuate SOAP API, including detecting errors. Store constant session information, such as the name space and SOAP endpoint. Read from and write to cookies. Stream report data or errors to the web browser.