In the modern enterprise, OData (Open Data Protocol) has become a standard protocol for enabling data exchange between SAP and non-SAP systems. SAP Cloud Platform Integration (CPI) offers an OData adapter that facilitates seamless integration with OData services, allowing organizations to build efficient, scalable integration scenarios.
This article provides an overview of the OData adapter in CPI and guides you through its implementation to connect your integration flows with OData-compliant services.
The OData adapter in SAP CPI enables communication with OData services, which expose data in a standardized RESTful format. This adapter supports both OData V2 and V4 protocols and allows CPI to act as both a consumer and provider of OData services.
Common use cases include:
In your integration flow, add an OData adapter either as a Sender or Receiver channel depending on your scenario.
The OData adapter typically uses XML or JSON payloads. Use the built-in mapping tools to convert between your internal message format and the OData entity structure.
When consuming OData services, you can configure query options such as:
$filter$select$orderby$topThese options help optimize data retrieval by limiting or sorting the returned data.
Deploy your integration flow and use SAP CPI’s monitoring and tracing tools to test OData operations, verify responses, and troubleshoot errors.
Suppose you want to retrieve customer data from an SAP S/4HANA system via its OData service:
https://s4hana.example.com/sap/opu/odata/sap/API_CUSTOMER_SRVThe OData adapter in SAP Cloud Platform Integration is a powerful tool for integrating SAP and non-SAP systems using the widely adopted OData protocol. Whether consuming external OData services or exposing your own, the adapter simplifies building scalable and secure integration scenarios.
By mastering the configuration and use of the OData adapter, SAP professionals can unlock streamlined data exchange and enable real-time access to business-critical data across platforms.