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Creating an OData Connection

To use OData Connector in Data Synchronization task, you must create a connection in Informatica Cloud.
Perform the following steps to create OData connection in Informatica Cloud.
    1. In the Informatica Cloud home page, click Configure.
    The drop-down menu appears.
    2. Select Connections.
    The Connections page appears.
    3. Click New to create a connection.
    The New Connection page appears.
    The New Connection page contains connection details and OData connection properties.
    4. Specify the following details to create an OData connection:
    Connection Property
    Description
    Connection Name
    Enter a unique name for the connection.
    Description
    Provide a relevant description for the connection.
    Type
    Select OData from the list.
    Runtime Environment
    The name of the runtime environment where you want to run the tasks.
    Username
    Enter the username to connect to OData.
    Password
    Enter the password to connect to OData.
    ServiceRootUri
    Root URI for the data source offered through the OData protocol.
    All requests are extensions of this URI. For more details, see http://www.odata.org/documentation/odata-version-2-0/uri-conventions
    OData Parameter File Path
    Absolute path to a file that you append to the URL. The file contains key value pairs separated by a new line. You can use this file to check additional parameter values required in the URL.
    Note: Ensure that you use percent encoding to encode the key value pairs in the file.
    Data Serialization Format
    The format of data to be transferred. Default is ATOM/XML.
    5. Click OK to save the connection.
Note: Informatica Cloud recommends that you test the connection before saving the connection property. Click Test to verify if the connection is successful.

Service Root URI

The service root URI identifies the root of an OData service. The resource identified by the service root URI must be an AtomPub Service Document as specified in RFC 5023. The resource must follow the OData conventions for AtomPub Service Documents or an alternate representation of an AtomPub Service Document if a different format is requested.
The service document is returned from the root of an OData service to provide clients with a simple mechanism to enumerate all the collections of resources available for the data service.