Support for OData

SAP ASE support supports SAP Sybase OData Server. OData (Open Data Protocol) enables data services over RESTful HTTP, allowing you to perform operations through URIs (Universal Resource Identifiers) to access and modify information.

This section assumes you are familiar with OData protocol concepts. See the OData Protocol Web site for information about OData.

• OData Server Architecture
  The SAP Sybase OData Server consists of the OData Producer and an HTTP server.
• OData Server Limitations
  OData Server complies with OData protocol version 2 specifications, but has several limitations that are not explicitly defined by OData protocol definitions.
• Security Considerations for OData Server
  Take security measures into consideration before setting up OData Server.
• Configuring OData Server
  Before you start OData Server, specify embedded HTTP server options, OData producer options, and database connection parameter settings.
• Setting Up an HTTP Server for OData
  You can set up either the embedded HTTP server or your own HTTP server for OData operations.
• Create an OData Producer Service Model
  Use the Model option in the OData Server configuration file to create an OData Producer service model.
• OData Server Sample Files
  SAP ASE includes OData Server sample files to illustrate how to run OData Server, set up an OData client, and send requests and responses between them.
• Starting and Stopping OData Server
  Use the dbosrv16 utility to start, and dbostop to stop the embedded HTTP server and the OData Producer.