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| <h1 class="title topictitle1">Exporting an OData Model from the OData Model Editor</h1> |
| <div class="body taskbody"><p class="shortdesc">Use the Export OData Model wizard to export an OData model file, |
| <span class="keyword uilabel">*.odata</span>, from a project in the OData Model Editor, to an XML file. |
| Later, you can use the exported file in another tool to quickly implement an OData service |
| from the model.</p> |
| <div class="section context" id="loio45ffe494a3bc4a1bb355a94db1f5f72e__context_N10019_N10016_N10001"><div class="tasklabel"><h2 class="sectiontitle tasklabel">Context</h2></div><div class="p">The export feature allows you to specify the |
| supported XML format based on the version of the OData Common Schema Definition |
| Language (CSDL) you want. The exported file can be in one of the following versions |
| of CSDL: <ul class="ul" id="loio45ffe494a3bc4a1bb355a94db1f5f72e__ul_vrd_xss_3j"><li class="li">OData V2 <p class="p"> Select this option if you want the exported file to be saved in |
| version two of OData CSDL. </p> |
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| <p class="p">In addition, the framework enables you to create and implement your own |
| custom export functionality to save the exported file to your custom file formats. |
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| To export the OData model file, proceed as follows:</div><div class="tasklabel"><h2 class="sectiontitle tasklabel">Procedure</h2></div><ol class="ol steps" id="loio45ffe494a3bc4a1bb355a94db1f5f72e__steps_ndr_mqy_tj"><li class="li step" id="loio45ffe494a3bc4a1bb355a94db1f5f72e__step_N10042_N1003F_N10016_N10001"><span class="ph cmd"> From the File menu, choose <span class="ph menucascade"><img src="../images/navstart.gif" alt="Start of the navigation path" title="Start of the navigation path"/> <span class="ph uicontrol">Export</span> <img src="../images/navend.gif" alt="End of the navigation path" title="End of the navigation path"/></span> |
| <span class="ph menucascade"><img src="../images/navstart.gif" alt="Start of the navigation path" title="Start of the navigation path"/> <span class="ph uicontrol">></span> <img src="../images/navend.gif" alt="End of the navigation path" title="End of the navigation path"/></span> |
| <span class="ph menucascade"><img src="../images/navstart.gif" alt="Start of the navigation path" title="Start of the navigation path"/> <span class="ph uicontrol">Ogee</span> <img src="../images/navend.gif" alt="End of the navigation path" title="End of the navigation path"/></span> |
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| window opens. </span></li> |
| <li class="li step" id="loio45ffe494a3bc4a1bb355a94db1f5f72e__step_N1007C_N10045_N10016_N10001"><span class="ph cmd">In Model Name, choose <span class="keyword uilabel">Browse</span> to select the specific |
| <kbd class="ph userinput">*.odata </kbd>file you want to export. If you have already |
| selected the specific<kbd class="ph userinput"> *.odata </kbd>file, it is displayed with |
| the full pathname.</span></li> |
| <li class="li step" id="loio45ffe494a3bc4a1bb355a94db1f5f72e__step_N10091_N10045_N10016_N10001"><span class="ph cmd">From <span class="ph emphasis emphasis"><span class="ph emphasis emphasis"><span class="ph emphasis emphasis">Export Format</span></span></span>, select |
| the OData protocol version in which you want to save the file. The following is |
| the supported formats, OData V2.</span></li> |
| <li class="li step" id="loio45ffe494a3bc4a1bb355a94db1f5f72e__step_N1009E_N10045_N10016_N10001"><span class="ph cmd">In <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">Export As</span>, choose <span class="keyword uilabel">Browse</span> to specify |
| the folder in which you want to save the new file, and enter a name for the |
| file. The file is saved as an XML file. </span></li> |
| <li class="li step" id="loio45ffe494a3bc4a1bb355a94db1f5f72e__step_N100A7_N10045_N10016_N10001"><span class="ph cmd">Choose <span class="keyword uilabel">Finish</span> to export the file.</span></li> |
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