The API Server uses authtoken-based authentication and supports the major authentication schemes. You can then choose the SAP Fieldglass entities you want to allow the API Server to access by clicking Settings -> Resources.Īfter determining the OData services you want to produce, authorize users by clicking Settings -> Users. You can configure the API Server for compatibility with SharePoint by clicking Settings -> Server and then selecting OData 3.0 in the Default OData Version menu. SharePoint consumes OData 3.0 data sources.

To obtain an APIKey, log in to the SAP API Business Hub and click on Get API Key. To authenticate, you will need to specify the Username, Password, APIKey, and EnvironmentURL connection properties. The API Server is also easy to deploy on Microsoft Azure, Amazon EC2, and Heroku.Īfter you deploy the API Server and the ADO.NET Provider for SAP Fieldglass, provide authentication values and other connection properties needed to connect to SAP Fieldglass by clicking Settings -> Connections and adding a new connection in the API Server administration console. See the help documentation for more information and how-tos. On a Java servlet container, drop in the API Server WAR file. On Windows, you can deploy using the stand-alone server or IIS.

Configure Credentials Authentication Set Up the API Serverįollow the steps below to begin producing secure SAP Fieldglass OData services:.

This article also covers how to accomplish the following tasks: The API Server is an OData producer of SAP Fieldglass feeds.Īfter setting up the API Server, creating an external list with connectivity to SAP Fieldglass data consists of three basic steps:

The external content type enables connectivity through OData, a real-time data streaming protocol for mobile and other online applications. You will use an external content type as a template to create the external list. This article shows how to create an external list of SAP Fieldglass data that is always up to date. You can use the CData API Server with the ADO.NET Provider for SAP Fieldglass (or any of 200+ other ADO.NET Providers) to give your users the capabilities toĪccess SAP Fieldglass data in SharePoint.

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