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Introduction to SAP OData V4 Connector

You can use SAP OData V4 Connector to access SAP applications from Data Integration. Use the SAP OData V4 connection to securely read data from or write data to entities that are exposed and accessible through OData V4-compliant applications in SAP.

SAP OData V4 (Open Data Protocol Version 4) is a service that defines best practices to build and consume RESTful APIs. The SAP OData V4 service helps you to process SAP data in a standardized way in the data integration process. SAP OData V4 Connector communicates with the SAP OData APIs version 4 that are exposed through the SAP OData V4 service and accesses SAP applications.

You can use SAP OData V4 Connector to perform the following operations:

•Read data from hierarchical entities in SAP S/4HANA applications.
•Read data from flat entities in SAP Datasphere and SAP S/4HANA applications.
•Write data to flat entities in SAP S/4HANA applications.

When you use SAP OData V4 Connector, you can create an SAP OData V4 connection and use it both as a source and a target in a mapping, dynamic mapping task, and mapping task. When you run mappings, dynamic mapping tasks, or mapping tasks, the Secure Agent reads from and writes to the OData V4-compliant application in SAP based on the workflow and SAP OData V4 connection configuration.

You can switch mappings to advanced mode to include transformations and functions that enable advanced functionality.