Creating a SAP NetWeaver connection in Management Console using OData Services allows
you to read, write and synchronize your CRM and ERP data. While reading from and
writing to a SAP connection, both interactive and batch modes are supported.
To define a SAP NetWeaver connection, perform these steps:
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Access the Data Sources page using one of these
modules:
- Management Console:
- Access Management Console using the URL:
http://server:port/managementconsole,
where server is the server name or IP address of
your Spectrum™ Technology Platform server and
port is the HTTP port used by Spectrum™ Technology Platform.
Note: By default, the HTTP port is
8080.
- Go to .
- Metadata Insights:
- Access Metadata Insights using the URL:
http://server:port/metadata-insights,
where server is the server name or IP address of
your Spectrum™ Technology Platform server and
port is the HTTP port used by Spectrum™ Technology Platform.
Note: By default, the HTTP port is
8080.
- Go to Data Sources.
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Click the Add button .
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In the Name field, enter a name for the connection. The
name can be anything you choose.
Note: Once you save a connection you cannot change the name.
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In the Type field, choose
SAP.
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In the Username field, enter the username to access the
SAP web service.
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In the Password field, enter the password of the SAP web
service.
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In the OdataURL field, enter the address of the Odata web service to be used
for this connection.
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Click Test.
A message confirms the successful test of the connection.
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Click Save.
A message confirms the successful creation of the
connection.
Note: To perform fetch operations, an OData service must support the
$skip
and $top
operations. If the service does
not support these operations, the fetched records show inconsistencies in the model
store preview.