SOA Governance and API Management : Working with CentraSite Business UI : OData Service Management : The CentraSite OData Model : EDMX to CentraSite OData Service Mappings
EDMX to CentraSite OData Service Mappings
The following table lists the corresponding representations of OData Entity Data Model in the Resource Oriented Architecture (ROA) of the Business UI.
This EDM Component…
Is Referenced Using the OData Service Field…
Service
OData Service
The OData service is represented by an asset instance of the type OData Service in the CentraSite registry.
Version
Version
The OData version (for example, 2.0 or 4.0) is represented by the Version field in the OData API's Technical Details profile.
EntityType
Entity Types
The OData entity type (for example, Person) is represented by the Entity Types field in the Entity Sets. The Entity Types field is contained in the OData Resources profile.
NavigationProperty
Navigation Properties
The OData navigation property (for example, Friends, Trips, Photo) is represented as an OData Resource and denoted as OData Navigation Properties inside the OData Resources profile.
EntityContainer
OData Service
The OData entity container (for example, DefaultContainer) is represented by a collection of Attributes which hold data that is specific to the OData service.
EntitySet
Entity Sets
The OData entity set (for example, photos, people, airlines and so on) is represented as an OData Resource and denoted as OData Entity Sets inside the OData Resources profile.
Singleton
Singletons
The OData singleton (for example, Me) is represented as an OData Resource and denoted as OData Singletons inside the OData Resources profile.
FunctionImport
Function Imports
The OData function import (for example, GetNearestAirport) is represented as an OData Resource and denoted as OData Function Imports inside the OData Resources profile.
Function Parameter
Resource Parameters
The OData function parameter or action parameter (for example, person, trip) is represented as an OData Parameter and denoted as OData Parameter of the type Path inside the OData Resources profile.
ActionImport
Action Imports
The OData action import (for example, ResetDataSource) is represented as an OData Resource and denoted as OData Action Imports inside the OData Resources profile.
The EDM components currently not supported in CentraSite are as follows:
*Schema
*Namespace
*EnumType
*ComplexType
*Property
*Function IsBound
*Action IsBound
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