SAP Gateway and OData

Calling all SAP developers and admins! If your SAP and non-SAP apps rely on OData, you need this definitive guide to SAP Gateway. Perform your SAP Gateway deployment, including installation and configuration. Follow step-by-step instructions to create OData services in the backend, either with traditional coding or new SAP S/4HANA programming models. Use those services to develop various types of applications: SAPUI5, mobile, social media, and more. This book is your gateway to the world of OData!In this book, you'll learn about:a. Installation and SetupGet started with SAP Gateway! Begin with the basics: What are OData services? What are your integration options? Then deploy the solution and fine-tune key configuration settings.b. Service CreationCreate OData services, step by step! Whether you're developing services in the backend or using CDS-based technologies such as the ABAP RESTful application programming model, you'll find the instructions you need.c. Application DevelopmentBuild apps that consume OData! Develop SAPUI5-based apps using SAP Business Application Studio, mobile apps using SAP Mobile Development Kit, and more.Highlights include:1) Installation and deployment2) Configuration and integration3) Service development and generation4) Application development5) Extensibility6) Lifecycle management7) Security8) ABAP programming model for SAP Fiori9) ABAP RESTful application programming model10) SAP Business Application Studio11) SAP Business Technology Platform

Use SAP Gateway and OData services with SAP Business Application Studio, SAPUI5, SAP S/4HANA, and more

... Foreword by Jürgen Müller ... 17... Introduction ... 19... Acknowledgments ... 23... PART I: Getting Started ... 251 ... Introduction to SAP Gateway ... 271.1 ... Modern Business Applications ... 281.2 ... SAP Gateway for Modern Business Applications ... 391.3 ... SAP Gateway in SAP S/4HANA ... 431.4 ... Installation and Deployment ... 451.5 ... SAP Gateway and Related Products ... 521.6 ... Summary ... 572 ... Introduction to OData ... 592.1 ... OData and REST ... 592.2 ... Structure of an OData Service ... 672.3 ... OData Operations ... 762.4 ... OData Query Options ... 782.5 ... OData in SAP Solutions ... 942.6 ... SAP Gateway OData Features ... 1012.7 ... What¿s Different with OData 4.0? ... 1042.8 ... Summary ... 1083 ... Architecture and Integration ... 1093.1 ... Gateway Principles ... 1093.2 ... SAP Gateway Architecture ... 1113.3 ... Integration with Other Technologies ... 1213.4 ... ABAP Programming Model for SAP Fiori ... 1253.5 ... ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model ... 1333.6 ... Summary ... 1414 ... Deployment Options, Installation, and Configuration ... 1434.1 ... Introduction to SAP Gateway Deployment ... 1434.2 ... Preparing for Installation and Configuration ... 1554.3 ... Quick Start Guide ... 1574.4 ... Installation and Configuration in Detail ... 1644.5 ... Summary ... 175... PART II: Service Creation ... 1775 ... Introduction to OData Service Creation ... 1795.1 ... Methods for Creating an OData Service ... 1805.2 ... Service Creation Process Overview ... 1825.3 ... SAP Gateway Toolset ... 1865.4 ... Steps in the Service Creation Process ... 1965.5 ... OData Channel Development Paradigm ... 2165.6 ... Summary ... 2216 ... Service Development ... 2236.1 ... Data Model Definition ... 2246.2 ... Service Registration ... 2506.3 ... Service Stub Generation ... 2556.4 ... Service Maintenance ... 2576.5 ... Incremental Service Implementation and Model Enhancement ... 2616.6 ... Summary ... 3357 ... Service Generation ... 3377.1 ... Generation via RFC/BOR Interface ... 3407.2 ... Generation via Search Help ... 3727.3 ... Generation via Redefinition ... 3747.4 ... Generation via Analytical Queries ... 3827.5 ... Summary ... 3928 ... ABAP Programming Model for SAP Fiori ... 3958.1 ... Development of CDS Views ... 3978.2 ... Modeled Data Sources ... 4038.3 ... Referenced Data Sources ... 4088.4 ... Adding Annotations to an OData Service ... 4138.5 ... ABAP Programming Model for SAP Fiori with Classic APIs ... 4168.6 ... ABAP Programming Model for SAP Fiori with BOPF ... 4268.7 ... Summary ... 4389 ... ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model ... 4419.1 ... Data Modeling ... 4439.2 ... Business Service Exposure ... 4559.3 ... Service Consumption ... 4679.4 ... Transactional Behavior ... 4719.5 ... Generating an Application Using ABAP Development Tools ... 4919.6 ... Entity Manipulation Language ... 4959.7 ... Business Object Characteristics ... 4999.8 ... Summary ... 504... PART III: Application Development ... 50510 ... SAPUI5 Application Development ... 50710.1 ... Building Blocks of Web Application Development ... 50810.2 ... Introduction to SAP Fiori and SAPUI5 ... 50910.3 ... Creating an SAPUI5 Application ... 51510.4 ... Summary ... 51711 ... SAP Business Application Studio ... 51911.1 ... Setting Up SAP Business Application Studio ... 52011.2 ... Connecting to SAP Gateway ... 52411.3 ... OData Sample Services ... 53211.4 ... Developing SAP Fiori Applications ... 53411.5 ... Summary ... 54912 ... Extensibility ... 55112.1 ... Redefining and Extending SAP Gateway OData Services ... 55112.2 ... Extending OData Services in SAP S/4HANA ... 58112.3 ... Extending SAP Fiori Applications Using SAPUI5 Flexibility ... 60112.4 ... Summary ... 60713 ... Mobile Application Development ... 60913.1 ... Overview ... 61013.2 ... Mobile Development Kits ... 61113.3 ... Native Application Development ... 62813.4 ... Summary ... 64614 ... Social Media Application Development ... 64714.1 ... PHP ... 64814.2 ... Facebook ... 65214.3 ... X ... 65914.4 ... Sina Weibo (êVòQî¿îé) ... 66314.5 ... Summary ... 67415 ... Enterprise Application Development ... 67515.1 ... Microsoft Excel ... 67615.2 ... Microsoft SharePoint/Microsoft 365 ... 68515.3 ... Microsoft Visual C# Windows Desktop ... 69215.4 ... Microsoft ASP.NET ... 69715.5 ... Summary ... 697... PARt IV: Administration ... 69916 ... Lifecycle Management: Testing, Service Deployment, and Operations ... 70116.1 ... Testing ... 70216.2 ... Service Deployment ... 71016.3 ... Operations ... 72016.4 ... DevOps and SAP Gateway Development ... 72816.5 ... Summary ... 73017 ... Security ... 73117.1 ... Network and Communication Security ... 73117.2 ... User Management and Authorizations ... 73917.3 ... Single Sign-On and Authentication Options ... 74117.4 ... Recommended Authentication Options ... 75017.5 ... Summary ... 766... Appendices ... 769A ... Advanced Topics ... 769B ... The Authors ... 793... Index ... 797