Developing the Application

Develop your HTTP client application to use the REST Services API to access SAP Mobile Platform REST services.

  1. Request URL Format
    The HTTP client can access SAP Mobile Platform services using a specific URL format.
  2. Creating an Application Connection
    You must explicitly register the application connection using the SAP Mobile Platform. You can specify customized application properties for the client with the request. You should provide the application connection ID, X-SUP-APPCID, using an explicit request header or a cookie. If the value is missing, the SAP Mobile Server generates a Universally Unique ID (UUID), which is communicated to the device through response cookie X-SUP-APPCID.
  3. Getting Application Connection Settings
    You can retrieve the application connection settings for the device application instance by issuing the GET method.
  4. Registering the Application for Native Push Notification
    Enable native push notifications and register your application to receive push notifications.
  5. Setting or Updating Application Settings
    Set or update application settings by issuing a PUT or MERGE request.
  6. Deleting an Application Connection
    When you no longer require an application connection (for example, when a user logs out), you can issue a DELETE method to delete the application connection using the same address where you retrieve the application connection settings.
  7. Retrieving a Customization Resource Bundle
    You can retrieve a customization resource bundle by issuing a GET method.
  8. Uploading Business Transactions for Tracing
    Access the Business Transaction XML upload service to upload business transactions for tracing.
  9. Accessing a Service through a Proxy URL
    Access your external service through a proxy URL. You can access an OData service or an external non-OData service. The URL supports read (HTTP GET), create (HTTP POST), update (HTTP PUT or HTTP MERGE), and delete (HTTP DELETE)
  10. Testing Applications
    Test native applications on a device or simulator.