diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.boaddressbook.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.boaddressbook.inc.php
index bb6537f879..58f3af85d8 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.boaddressbook.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.boaddressbook.inc.php
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 			'add_email'       => True,
 			'update_entry'    => True
 		);
+
+		var $xml_functions = array();
+
 		var $soap_functions = array(
 			'read_entries' => array(
 				'in' => array(
@@ -109,6 +112,20 @@
 			if(isset($order))   { $this->order  = $order;  }
 			if(isset($filter))  { $this->filter = $filter; }
 			if(isset($fcat_id)) { $this->cat_id = $fcat_id; }
+
+			/* Preliminary xml function exposure */
+			$this->xml_functions = array(
+				'read_entry' => array(
+					'function'  => 'read_entry',
+					'signature' => array(array($xmlrpcStruct)),
+					'docstring' => lang('Read a single entry by passing the id and fieldlist.')
+				),
+				'read_entries' => array(
+					'function'  => 'read_entries',
+					'signature' => array(array($xmlrpcStruct)),
+					'docstring' => lang('Read a list of entries.')
+				)
+			);
 		}
 
 		function save_sessiondata($data)
@@ -162,17 +179,25 @@
 			return $cleaned;
 		}
 
-		function read_entries($start,$limit,$qcols,$qfilter)
+		function read_entries($data)
 		{
-			$entries = $this->so->read_entries($start,$limit,$qcols,$this->query,$qfilter,$this->sort,$this->order);
+			$entries = $this->so->read_entries(
+				$data['start'],
+				$data['limit'],
+				$data['fields'],
+				$this->query,
+				$data['filter'],
+				$this->sort,
+				$this->order
+			);
 			$this->total = $this->so->contacts->total_records;
 			if($this->debug) { echo '<br>Total records="' . $this->total . '"'; }
 			return $this->strip_html($entries);
 		}
 
-		function read_entry($id,$fields)
+		function read_entry($data)
 		{
-			$entry = $this->so->read_entry($id,$fields);
+			$entry = $this->so->read_entry($data['id'],$data['fields']);
 			return $this->strip_html($entry);
 		}
 
diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.soaddressbook.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.soaddressbook.inc.php
index 4a48c96eee..e138978d85 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.soaddressbook.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.soaddressbook.inc.php
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-		function add_entry($userid,$fields)
+		function add_entry($fields)
 		{
 			$this->makeobj();
 			$fields['tid'] = trim($fields['tid']);
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 			}
 			if ($this->rights & PHPGW_ACL_ADD)
 			{
-				$this->contacts->add($userid,$fields,$fields['access'],$fields['cat_id'],$fields['tid']);
+				$this->contacts->add($fields['owner'],$fields,$fields['access'],$fields['cat_id'],$fields['tid']);
 			}
 			return;
 		}
@@ -115,22 +115,22 @@
 			return $ab_id;
 		}
 
-		function update_entry($userid,$fields)
+		function update_entry($fields)
 		{
 			$this->makeobj();
 			if ($this->rights & PHPGW_ACL_EDIT)
 			{
-				$this->contacts->update($fields['ab_id'],$userid,$fields,$fields['access'],$fields['cat_id']);
+				$this->contacts->update($fields['ab_id'],$fields['owner'],$fields,$fields['access'],$fields['cat_id']);
 			}
 			return;
 		}
 
-		function delete_entry($ab_id)
+		function delete_entry($data)
 		{
 			$this->makeobj();
 			if ($this->rights & PHPGW_ACL_DELETE)
 			{
-				$this->contacts->delete($ab_id);
+				$this->contacts->delete($data['id']);
 			}
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.uiaddressbook.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.uiaddressbook.inc.php
index b8dfff69cc..562cc293fc 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.uiaddressbook.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.uiaddressbook.inc.php
@@ -416,7 +416,12 @@
 			else
 			{
 				/* read the entry list */
-				$entries = $this->bo->read_entries($this->start,$this->limit,$columns_to_display,$qfilter);
+				$entries = $this->bo->read_entries(array(
+					'start'  => $this->start,
+					'limit'  => $this->limit,
+					'fields' => $columns_to_display,
+					'filter' => $qfilter
+				));
 				$total_records = $this->bo->total;
 			}
 
@@ -574,7 +579,8 @@
 			$fields['tid']      = 'n';
 			$referer = urlencode($referer);
 
-			$this->bo->add_entry($phpgw_info['user']['account_id'],$fields);
+			$fields['owner'] = $phpgw_info['user']['account_id'];
+			$this->bo->add_entry($fields);
 			$ab_id = $this->bo->get_lastid();
 
 			Header('Location: '
@@ -592,7 +598,7 @@
 			$addnew[0]['id']    = '';
 			$fields = $addnew[0];
 
-			$this->bo->add_entry($fields['owner'],$fields);
+			$this->bo->add_entry($fields);
 			$ab_id = $this->bo->get_lastid();
 
 			Header("Location: " . $phpgw->link('/index.php',"menuaction=addressbook.uiaddressbook.edit&ab_id=$ab_id"));
@@ -643,7 +649,7 @@
 			{
 				$fields = $this->get_form();
 				/* _debug_array($fields);exit; */
-				$check = $this->bo->read_entry($fields['ab_id'],array('owner' => 'owner', 'tid' => 'tid'));
+				$check = $this->bo->read_entry(array('id' => $ab_id, 'fields' => array('owner' => 'owner','tid' => 'tid')));
 
 				if (($this->contacts->grants[$check[0]['owner']] & PHPGW_ACL_EDIT) && $check[0]['owner'] != $phpgw_info['user']['account_id'])
 				{
@@ -653,6 +659,7 @@
 				{
 					$userid = $phpgw_info['user']['account_id'];
 				}
+				$fields['owner'] = $userid;
 				$referer = urlencode($fields['referer']);
 				unset($fields['referer']);
 	
@@ -664,7 +671,7 @@
 			}
 
 			/* First, make sure they have permission to this entry */
-			$check = $this->bo->read_entry($ab_id,array('owner' => 'owner', 'tid' => 'tid'));
+			$check = $this->bo->read_entry(array('id' => $ab_id, 'fields' => array('owner' => 'owner','tid' => 'tid')));
 
 			if ( !$this->contacts->check_perms($this->contacts->grants[$check[0]['owner']],PHPGW_ACL_EDIT) && ($check[0]['owner'] != $phpgw_info['user']['account_id']) )
 			{
@@ -680,7 +687,7 @@
 
 			/* merge in extra fields */
 			$qfields = $this->contacts->stock_contact_fields + $this->extrafields + $customfields;
-			$fields = $this->bo->read_entry($ab_id,$qfields);
+			$fields = $this->bo->read_entry(array('id' => $ab_id, 'fields' => $qfields));
 			$this->addressbook_form('edit','menuaction=addressbook.uiaddressbook.edit',lang('Edit'),$fields[0],$customfields);
 
 			$this->template->set_file(array('edit' => 'edit.tpl'));
@@ -719,7 +726,7 @@
 				Header('Location: ' . $phpgw->link('/index.php','menuaction=addressbook.uiaddressbook.get_list'));
 			}
 
-			$check = $this->bo->read_entry($ab_id,array('owner' => 'owner', 'tid' => 'tid'));
+			$check = $this->bo->read_entry(array('id' => $ab_id, 'fields' => array('owner' => 'owner','tid' => 'tid')));
 
 			if (($this->contacts->grants[$check[0]['owner']] & PHPGW_ACL_DELETE) && $check[0]['owner'] != $phpgw_info['user']['account_id'])
 			{
@@ -745,7 +752,7 @@
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				$this->bo->delete_entry($ab_id);
+				$this->bo->delete_entry(array('id' => $ab_id));
 	
 				@Header('Location: ' . $phpgw->link('/addressbook/index.php','menuaction=addressbook.uiaddressbook.get_list'));
 			}
@@ -756,7 +763,7 @@
 			global $phpgw,$phpgw_info,$ab_id,$submit,$referer;
 
 			/* First, make sure they have permission to this entry */
-			$check = $this->bo->read_entry($ab_id,array('owner' => 'owner'));
+			$check = $this->bo->read_entry(array('id' => $ab_id, 'fields' => array('owner' => 'owner','tid' => 'tid')));
 
 			$perms = $this->contacts->check_perms($this->contacts->grants[$check[0]['owner']],PHPGW_ACL_READ);
 
@@ -816,7 +823,7 @@
 			/* merge in extra fields */
 			$qfields = $this->contacts->stock_contact_fields + $this->extrafields + $customfields;
 
-			$fields = $this->bo->read_entry($ab_id,$qfields);
+			$fields = $this->bo->read_entry(array('id' => $ab_id, 'fields' => $qfields));
 
 			$record_owner = $fields[0]['owner'];
 
diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.uivcard.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.uivcard.inc.php
index b2748e495d..03d97b82c7 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.uivcard.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.uivcard.inc.php
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 			}
 
 			// First, make sure they have permission to this entry
-			$check = $this->bo->read_entry($ab_id,array('owner' => 'owner'));
+			$check = $this->bo->read_entry(array('id' => $ab_id, 'fields' => array('owner' => 'owner')));
 			$perms = $this->contacts->check_perms($this->contacts->grants[$check[0]['owner']],PHPGW_ACL_READ);
 
 			if ( (!$perms) && ($check[0]['owner'] != $phpgw_info['user']['account_id']) )
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 		 	$extrafields = array('address2' => 'address2');
 			$qfields = $this->contacts->stock_contact_fields + $extrafields;
 
-			$fieldlist = $this->bo->read_entry($ab_id,$qfields);
+			$fieldlist = $this->bo->read_entry(array('id' => $ab_id, 'fields' => $qfields));
 			$fields = $fieldlist[0];
 
 			$email        = $fields['email'];