OData Connector

Power of Programming

Abstract

Do you want the power of programming directly against OData services? – Odata is increasingly used by major CRM and ERP vendors as the preferred method to consume data. In this session we will discuss how to connect to an OData service and view all of the entity sets exposed. We will cover some of the challenges and benefits of using the new OData connector in your integration design.

What is Odata?

Open Data Protocol (OData)

Open protocol allows the creation and

consumption of queryable and

interoperable restful APIs

Microsoft CentricProvides database-like access to your data –“ODBC for the Web”

Data Providers

Private Apps SQL SQL Azure

Azure Data Marketplace

Data.gov

ERP

AX Odata NAV GP SL

SAP Netsuite Accumatica

Why Do I Care About Odata?

EasyAzure Data

Marketplace

Microsoft ERP

Direction to Odata

ERP Implications

Augment Customer Data

Data Enhancement

Not all support CRUD operations

ERP direction regarding OData

Implementation varies greatly between all the apps. Some are "fully baked" api's great for querying and interacting with app

Microsoft has indicated that every ERP system will have ubiquitous OData hooks

Scribe Online oData ConnectorFeatures and Limits

OData protocol version 3.0

Delete Operation

Optimistic Concurrency

OData Metadata Not Supported

Edm.Geography

Edm.GeographyPoint

Edm.GeographyLineString

Edm.GeographyPolygon

Edm.GeographyMultiPoint

Edm.GeographyMultiLineString

Dynamics CRM: Query -

Each time that you retrieve records, only the

top 50 records in your query are returned

Odata Integration Pallette

Update Replace

A replacement update issues a PUT request. The OData service replaces all property values with those specified in the request.

Any properties not included in the request (i.e. unmapped fields) are either cleared or set to their default values. Any data in fields with unsupported data types is lost.

Optimistic Concurrency = Record Locking Lite

Entity Tags (ETag) to determine how to update or delete data The OData Connector exposes these ETags as fields.

The ETag field is available as a source and target

Optimistic Concurrency is optional

Batch Processing

The OData Connector supports batch processing if your OData service also supports batch processing. The number of records allowed per batch will vary depending on the OData service.

Update Patch And Update Merge

The OData service replaces exactly those property values that are specified in the request (i.e. mapped fields). Any properties not included in the request are not altered.

Conditional Success

When you insert or update a record, some services may indicate success but also return error information in the response

Integration in Action

NAV Configuration

NAV Specific Limits

Filters OK

Querying related entities through joins are unsupported –.

What fields are Exposed?

http://localhost:7048/DynamicsNAV70/OData/$metadata

Tips/Tricks/Gottcha’s

If you try to use an operation that is not implemented in your OData service, you may see an error message.

Basic Authentication only (a Scribe limitation to not support OAuth with OData connector)