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Exposing a database as an OData service eliminates the need to define queries, operation etc. to access the information in the database. OData (Open Data Protocol) is an OASIS standard that defines the best practice for building and consuming RESTful APIs. You can easily expose databases as an OData service using WSO2 Enterprise Integrator (WSO2 EI).
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About the sample
This OData sample was generated to work with the default h2 database (DATA_SERV_SAMP.h2.db), which is used for samples in WSO2 EI product. This database is stored in the <EI_HOME>/samples/data-services/dbs/odata directory. The details of this database are as follows:
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You can find the DDL of these sql tables in <EI_HOME>/samples/data-services/sql/h2 folder.
Building the sample
The sample data service named ODataSampleService should be deployed and the server should be started using the instructions in Samples Setup.
Executing the sample
You can easily invoke the service using HTTP requests. See the following examples.
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