SAP Gateway and OData
4th Edition
Published on 16. January 2024
Book
Hardback
810 pages
978-1-4932-2468-5 (ISBN)
Description
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 Setup
Get 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 Creation
Create 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 Development
Build 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 deployment
2) Configuration and integration
3) Service development and generation
4) Application development
5) Extensibility
6) Lifecycle management
7) Security
8) ABAP programming model for SAP Fiori
9) ABAP RESTful application programming model
10) SAP Business Application Studio
11) SAP Business Technology Platform
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Carsten Bönnen | Volker Drees | André Fischer
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Carsten Bönnen received his M.A. in Computer Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence in Germany in 2001 and started working at SAP that same year. Initially a Java developer and trainer, he soon became a consultant and led strategic projects in the then-new field of enterprise portals. By the end of 2002, he became a product manager for SAP NetWeaver Portal. A year later, he took on responsibility for a new product, which later became known as Visual Composer; subsequently, he managed the complete UI topic in this area. Looking for a new challenge in 2008, he joined the Microsoft Strategic Alliance Management group, which oversees the strategic alliance between SAP and Microsoft. Carsten remained in this role for four years before he joined the SAP NetWeaver Gateway product management team in 2012. Beyond his business-specific activities at SAP, he founded the first SAP karate group in 2005, which he continues to lead today.
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Volker Drees studied electrical engineering at Fachhochschule in Wiesbaden, Germany and holds a degree in communications engineering (Nachrichtentechnik). He began his SAP career in 1998 in the consulting department, and has experience in a number of areas: ABAP development, R/3 implementations, mySAP CRM, mobile sales, mobile asset management, and mobile infrastructure. He recently worked as a regional group expert for mobile applications, for Duet as well as for Alloy, (formerly known as "Atlantic") in the Business User and Information Worker Division at SAP. Currently, Volker works as a product expert for SAP NetWeaver Gateway in the Information Worker Division.
Ludwig Diehl is the head of processes and IT at Wilkhahn, the worldwide acting and leading German manufacturer of furniture. In this role, Ludwig is responsible for digitalization, business processes, and IT services and infrastructure. He has previously worked in this field in various roles and at various companies. Ludwig studied business informatics at the University of Applied Sciences FHDW in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. He was a member of the SAP Design Partner Council for SAP Gateway from 2011 to 2013. In this role, he worked with SAP and other partners to improve SAP Gateway.
André Fischer has worked in product management for SAP NetWeaver Gateway since the launch of the product in 2011. After finishing his physics degree at RWTH Aachen University and Heidelberg University, Germany, he started his professional career in 1995 as a technology consultant for an SAP partner. From 1999 to 2000 he was responsible for setting up a data center as the co-managing director for a newly founded joint venture outsourcing company, and his technical expertise contributed to the company becoming a certified SAP hosting partner. As of 2002, André specialized in SAP security consulting and in 2004 he joined the newly created Collaboration Technology Support Center Microsoft at SAP AG. Over the last ten years at SAP, André has focused on the interoperability of SAP NetWeaver and Microsoft technologies, SAP Enterprise Search, SAP NetWeaver Single Sign-On, and SAP NetWeaver Gateway. André is a frequent speaker at conferences, including SAP TechEd, and has published a multitude of articles and blogs on the SAP Community Network. In 2013, he became SCN Topic Leader 2012-2013 for the category SAP NetWeaver Gateway. He is co-author of the SAP PRESS book SAP NetWeaver/.NET Interoperability. With almost 20 years of experience in various SAP technologies, André is a trusted advisor for many SAP customers and partners.
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Karsten Strothmann is the global head of SAP NetWeaver Gateway CPS at SAP AG in Walldorf, Germany. He has 15 years of experience in the software industry, 13 of those at SAP. Before joining SAP NetWeaver Gateway in 2010, he worked on diverse topics such as mobile, SAP SRM, and SAP NetWeaver Portal. During his career he has applied himself to highly varied roles in product management, development, quality assurance, and consulting, which has enabled him to acquire a holistic view of both software creation and its usage. Karsten holds a master's degree in Computer Science from Dortmund University, Germany.
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Content
... Foreword by Jürgen Müller ... 17
... Introduction ... 19
... Acknowledgments ... 23
... PART I: Getting Started ... 25
1 ... Introduction to SAP Gateway ... 27
1.1 ... Modern Business Applications ... 28
1.2 ... SAP Gateway for Modern Business Applications ... 39
1.3 ... SAP Gateway in SAP S/4HANA ... 43
1.4 ... Installation and Deployment ... 45
1.5 ... SAP Gateway and Related Products ... 52
1.6 ... Summary ... 57
2 ... Introduction to OData ... 59
2.1 ... OData and REST ... 59
2.2 ... Structure of an OData Service ... 67
2.3 ... OData Operations ... 76
2.4 ... OData Query Options ... 78
2.5 ... OData in SAP Solutions ... 94
2.6 ... SAP Gateway OData Features ... 101
2.7 ... What's Different with OData 4.0? ... 104
2.8 ... Summary ... 108
3 ... Architecture and Integration ... 109
3.1 ... Gateway Principles ... 109
3.2 ... SAP Gateway Architecture ... 111
3.3 ... Integration with Other Technologies ... 121
3.4 ... ABAP Programming Model for SAP Fiori ... 125
3.5 ... ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model ... 133
3.6 ... Summary ... 141
4 ... Deployment Options, Installation, and Configuration ... 143
4.1 ... Introduction to SAP Gateway Deployment ... 143
4.2 ... Preparing for Installation and Configuration ... 155
4.3 ... Quick Start Guide ... 157
4.4 ... Installation and Configuration in Detail ... 164
4.5 ... Summary ... 175
... PART II: Service Creation ... 177
5 ... Introduction to OData Service Creation ... 179
5.1 ... Methods for Creating an OData Service ... 180
5.2 ... Service Creation Process Overview ... 182
5.3 ... SAP Gateway Toolset ... 186
5.4 ... Steps in the Service Creation Process ... 196
5.5 ... OData Channel Development Paradigm ... 216
5.6 ... Summary ... 221
6 ... Service Development ... 223
6.1 ... Data Model Definition ... 224
6.2 ... Service Registration ... 250
6.3 ... Service Stub Generation ... 255
6.4 ... Service Maintenance ... 257
6.5 ... Incremental Service Implementation and Model Enhancement ... 261
6.6 ... Summary ... 335
7 ... Service Generation ... 337
7.1 ... Generation via RFC/BOR Interface ... 340
7.2 ... Generation via Search Help ... 372
7.3 ... Generation via Redefinition ... 374
7.4 ... Generation via Analytical Queries ... 382
7.5 ... Summary ... 392
8 ... ABAP Programming Model for SAP Fiori ... 395
8.1 ... Development of CDS Views ... 397
8.2 ... Modeled Data Sources ... 403
8.3 ... Referenced Data Sources ... 408
8.4 ... Adding Annotations to an OData Service ... 413
8.5 ... ABAP Programming Model for SAP Fiori with Classic APIs ... 416
8.6 ... ABAP Programming Model for SAP Fiori with BOPF ... 426
8.7 ... Summary ... 438
9 ... ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model ... 441
9.1 ... Data Modeling ... 443
9.2 ... Business Service Exposure ... 455
9.3 ... Service Consumption ... 467
9.4 ... Transactional Behavior ... 471
9.5 ... Generating an Application Using ABAP Development Tools ... 491
9.6 ... Entity Manipulation Language ... 495
9.7 ... Business Object Characteristics ... 499
9.8 ... Summary ... 504
... PART III: Application Development ... 505
10 ... SAPUI5 Application Development ... 507
10.1 ... Building Blocks of Web Application Development ... 508
10.2 ... Introduction to SAP Fiori and SAPUI5 ... 509
10.3 ... Creating an SAPUI5 Application ... 515
10.4 ... Summary ... 517
11 ... SAP Business Application Studio ... 519
11.1 ... Setting Up SAP Business Application Studio ... 520
11.2 ... Connecting to SAP Gateway ... 524
11.3 ... OData Sample Services ... 532
11.4 ... Developing SAP Fiori Applications ... 534
11.5 ... Summary ... 549
12 ... Extensibility ... 551
12.1 ... Redefining and Extending SAP Gateway OData Services ... 551
12.2 ... Extending OData Services in SAP S/4HANA ... 581
12.3 ... Extending SAP Fiori Applications Using SAPUI5 Flexibility ... 601
12.4 ... Summary ... 607
13 ... Mobile Application Development ... 609
13.1 ... Overview ... 610
13.2 ... Mobile Development Kits ... 611
13.3 ... Native Application Development ... 628
13.4 ... Summary ... 646
14 ... Social Media Application Development ... 647
14.1 ... PHP ... 648
14.2 ... Facebook ... 652
14.3 ... X ... 659
14.4 ... Sina Weibo (êVòQî~îé) ... 663
14.5 ... Summary ... 674
15 ... Enterprise Application Development ... 675
15.1 ... Microsoft Excel ... 676
15.2 ... Microsoft SharePoint/Microsoft 365 ... 685
15.3 ... Microsoft Visual C# Windows Desktop ... 692
15.4 ... Microsoft ASP.NET ... 697
15.5 ... Summary ... 697
... PARt IV: Administration ... 699
16 ... Lifecycle Management: Testing, Service Deployment, and Operations ... 701
16.1 ... Testing ... 702
16.2 ... Service Deployment ... 710
16.3 ... Operations ... 720
16.4 ... DevOps and SAP Gateway Development ... 728
16.5 ... Summary ... 730
17 ... Security ... 731
17.1 ... Network and Communication Security ... 731
17.2 ... User Management and Authorizations ... 739
17.3 ... Single Sign-On and Authentication Options ... 741
17.4 ... Recommended Authentication Options ... 750
17.5 ... Summary ... 766
... Appendices ... 769
A ... Advanced Topics ... 769
B ... The Authors ... 793
... Index ... 797
... Introduction ... 19
... Acknowledgments ... 23
... PART I: Getting Started ... 25
1 ... Introduction to SAP Gateway ... 27
1.1 ... Modern Business Applications ... 28
1.2 ... SAP Gateway for Modern Business Applications ... 39
1.3 ... SAP Gateway in SAP S/4HANA ... 43
1.4 ... Installation and Deployment ... 45
1.5 ... SAP Gateway and Related Products ... 52
1.6 ... Summary ... 57
2 ... Introduction to OData ... 59
2.1 ... OData and REST ... 59
2.2 ... Structure of an OData Service ... 67
2.3 ... OData Operations ... 76
2.4 ... OData Query Options ... 78
2.5 ... OData in SAP Solutions ... 94
2.6 ... SAP Gateway OData Features ... 101
2.7 ... What's Different with OData 4.0? ... 104
2.8 ... Summary ... 108
3 ... Architecture and Integration ... 109
3.1 ... Gateway Principles ... 109
3.2 ... SAP Gateway Architecture ... 111
3.3 ... Integration with Other Technologies ... 121
3.4 ... ABAP Programming Model for SAP Fiori ... 125
3.5 ... ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model ... 133
3.6 ... Summary ... 141
4 ... Deployment Options, Installation, and Configuration ... 143
4.1 ... Introduction to SAP Gateway Deployment ... 143
4.2 ... Preparing for Installation and Configuration ... 155
4.3 ... Quick Start Guide ... 157
4.4 ... Installation and Configuration in Detail ... 164
4.5 ... Summary ... 175
... PART II: Service Creation ... 177
5 ... Introduction to OData Service Creation ... 179
5.1 ... Methods for Creating an OData Service ... 180
5.2 ... Service Creation Process Overview ... 182
5.3 ... SAP Gateway Toolset ... 186
5.4 ... Steps in the Service Creation Process ... 196
5.5 ... OData Channel Development Paradigm ... 216
5.6 ... Summary ... 221
6 ... Service Development ... 223
6.1 ... Data Model Definition ... 224
6.2 ... Service Registration ... 250
6.3 ... Service Stub Generation ... 255
6.4 ... Service Maintenance ... 257
6.5 ... Incremental Service Implementation and Model Enhancement ... 261
6.6 ... Summary ... 335
7 ... Service Generation ... 337
7.1 ... Generation via RFC/BOR Interface ... 340
7.2 ... Generation via Search Help ... 372
7.3 ... Generation via Redefinition ... 374
7.4 ... Generation via Analytical Queries ... 382
7.5 ... Summary ... 392
8 ... ABAP Programming Model for SAP Fiori ... 395
8.1 ... Development of CDS Views ... 397
8.2 ... Modeled Data Sources ... 403
8.3 ... Referenced Data Sources ... 408
8.4 ... Adding Annotations to an OData Service ... 413
8.5 ... ABAP Programming Model for SAP Fiori with Classic APIs ... 416
8.6 ... ABAP Programming Model for SAP Fiori with BOPF ... 426
8.7 ... Summary ... 438
9 ... ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model ... 441
9.1 ... Data Modeling ... 443
9.2 ... Business Service Exposure ... 455
9.3 ... Service Consumption ... 467
9.4 ... Transactional Behavior ... 471
9.5 ... Generating an Application Using ABAP Development Tools ... 491
9.6 ... Entity Manipulation Language ... 495
9.7 ... Business Object Characteristics ... 499
9.8 ... Summary ... 504
... PART III: Application Development ... 505
10 ... SAPUI5 Application Development ... 507
10.1 ... Building Blocks of Web Application Development ... 508
10.2 ... Introduction to SAP Fiori and SAPUI5 ... 509
10.3 ... Creating an SAPUI5 Application ... 515
10.4 ... Summary ... 517
11 ... SAP Business Application Studio ... 519
11.1 ... Setting Up SAP Business Application Studio ... 520
11.2 ... Connecting to SAP Gateway ... 524
11.3 ... OData Sample Services ... 532
11.4 ... Developing SAP Fiori Applications ... 534
11.5 ... Summary ... 549
12 ... Extensibility ... 551
12.1 ... Redefining and Extending SAP Gateway OData Services ... 551
12.2 ... Extending OData Services in SAP S/4HANA ... 581
12.3 ... Extending SAP Fiori Applications Using SAPUI5 Flexibility ... 601
12.4 ... Summary ... 607
13 ... Mobile Application Development ... 609
13.1 ... Overview ... 610
13.2 ... Mobile Development Kits ... 611
13.3 ... Native Application Development ... 628
13.4 ... Summary ... 646
14 ... Social Media Application Development ... 647
14.1 ... PHP ... 648
14.2 ... Facebook ... 652
14.3 ... X ... 659
14.4 ... Sina Weibo (êVòQî~îé) ... 663
14.5 ... Summary ... 674
15 ... Enterprise Application Development ... 675
15.1 ... Microsoft Excel ... 676
15.2 ... Microsoft SharePoint/Microsoft 365 ... 685
15.3 ... Microsoft Visual C# Windows Desktop ... 692
15.4 ... Microsoft ASP.NET ... 697
15.5 ... Summary ... 697
... PARt IV: Administration ... 699
16 ... Lifecycle Management: Testing, Service Deployment, and Operations ... 701
16.1 ... Testing ... 702
16.2 ... Service Deployment ... 710
16.3 ... Operations ... 720
16.4 ... DevOps and SAP Gateway Development ... 728
16.5 ... Summary ... 730
17 ... Security ... 731
17.1 ... Network and Communication Security ... 731
17.2 ... User Management and Authorizations ... 739
17.3 ... Single Sign-On and Authentication Options ... 741
17.4 ... Recommended Authentication Options ... 750
17.5 ... Summary ... 766
... Appendices ... 769
A ... Advanced Topics ... 769
B ... The Authors ... 793
... Index ... 797