ODATA Adapter in SAP CPI

This blog will cover the configuration steps of the ODATA Adapter in SAP CPI.

What is OData Protocol

OData is an open standard protocol that allows service providers to define access to their resources in a standardized manner. The service definition is available via the service metadata document (EDMX).

OData allows resources (Entity Sets) to be identified using Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) and defined in an abstract data model.

More details about OData protocol at http://www.odata.org/

ODATA Adapter in SAP CPI

The OData adapter allows you to communicate with an OData service using the OData protocol. You use messages in ATOM-XML or JSON format for communication.

To under the configuration of the ODATA adapter in sap CPI, we will create a scenario to call OData service.

Here is a free ODATA service available which will be used in IFlow

https://services.odata.org/V3/(S(bid50yrhxb1npwijxs1xdnpv))/OData/OData.svc/

Integraition Flow 

HTPPS–> SAP CPI–> ODATA

Configure OData Adapter

Select the receiver adapter type as ODATA.

In Connection Tab put

Address: https://services.odata.org/TripPinRESTierServic.

Authentication: None ( as this is free service but use the appropriate for your odata connection)

Select the Tab Processing

This tab provides the information on how the query needs to process

Choose the appropriate Operation. In this case its GET

Resource Path: click on select and it will open a pop-up

Click Step2

Select the Entity

In this case, we will be using People.

Select the fields and Finish.

Now Save and deploy the Iflow.

Using Postman test the Iflow

 

Reference

https://help.sap.com/viewer/368c481cd6954bdfa5d0435479fd4eaf/Cloud/en-US/2d8251111ea74dbbb9f5525db5d9ad04.html?q=ODATA

 

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