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| <h1 class="title topictitle1">Creating an OData Model Using Metadata File</h1> |
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| <div class="section context" id="loio499be3856baa45b1b2efacf2da6ea863__context_N10015_N10012_N10001"><div class="tasklabel"><h2 class="sectiontitle tasklabel">Context</h2></div> |
| <p class="p">The File Import function is used to import metadata files types (edmx and xml) to |
| create an OData model.</p> |
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| <div class="p">During the import of an EDMX file, the graphical information is computed, and the |
| corresponding shapes are created in the OData Model Editor and arranged as |
| follows:<ul class="ul" id="loio499be3856baa45b1b2efacf2da6ea863__ul_xsr_tjp_mj"><li class="li">Entities</li> |
| <li class="li">Complex Types</li> |
| <li class="li">Function Imports </li> |
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| <p class="p">To create an OData model using a service metadata file proceed as follows:</p> |
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| </div><div class="tasklabel"><h2 class="sectiontitle tasklabel">Procedure</h2></div><ol class="ol steps" id="loio499be3856baa45b1b2efacf2da6ea863__steps_pzz_3kw_sp"><li class="li step stepexpand" id="loio499be3856baa45b1b2efacf2da6ea863__step_N10045_N10042_N10012_N10001"><span class="ph cmd">Create a project as outlined in the <a class="xref" href="028bcef958aa430e84a49cbc943b9709.html" title="Creating a project">Creating a Project</a> |
| section. </span></li> |
| <li class="li step stepexpand" id="loio499be3856baa45b1b2efacf2da6ea863__step_N1004E_N10042_N10012_N10001"><span class="ph cmd">Right click on the project in the Project Tree region, and select <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">New</span> <img src="../images/navstep.gif" alt="Next navigation step" title="Next navigation step"/> <span class="ph uicontrol">Other</span> <img src="../images/navend.gif" alt="End of the navigation path" title="End of the navigation path"/></span>.</span><div class="itemgroup stepresult">The <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">Select a Wizard </span>window displays. </div></li> |
| <li class="li step stepexpand" id="loio499be3856baa45b1b2efacf2da6ea863__step_N10067_N10042_N10012_N10001"><span class="ph cmd">Locate <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">Ogee</span> folder, expand it and select <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">OData |
| Model</span>.</span></li> |
| <li class="li step stepexpand" id="loio499be3856baa45b1b2efacf2da6ea863__step_N10078_N10042_N10012_N10001"><span class="ph cmd">Click <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">Next</span> to proceed.</span><div class="itemgroup stepresult"> |
| <p class="p">The <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">Create New OData Model</span> window appears. </p> |
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| </div></li> |
| <li class="li step stepexpand" id="loio499be3856baa45b1b2efacf2da6ea863__step_N10091_N10042_N10012_N10001"><span class="ph cmd">Choose <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">Browse </span>or enter the folder name in the |
| <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">Folder</span> field to select a project folder for the new |
| OData model.</span></li> |
| <li class="li step stepexpand" id="loio499be3856baa45b1b2efacf2da6ea863__step_N100A2_N10042_N10012_N10001"><span class="ph cmd">Enter a name for the model in the <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">Model name </span>field.</span></li> |
| <li class="li step stepexpand" id="loio499be3856baa45b1b2efacf2da6ea863__step_N100AF_N10042_N10012_N10001"><span class="ph cmd">Select <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">OData Metadata File</span> from the list and click |
| <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">Next</span>. </span><div class="itemgroup stepresult">The <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">New OData model based on a metadata file</span> system |
| window appears.</div></li> |
| <li class="li step stepexpand" id="loio499be3856baa45b1b2efacf2da6ea863__step_N100C8_N10042_N10012_N10001"><span class="ph cmd">Enter the path to access the edmx or xml file, or click |
| <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">Browse</span> to choose the file from the system and click |
| <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">Go</span>.</span><div class="itemgroup stepresult">On selection of a valid file the contents of the file will be populated |
| in the <span class="ph pname">Service details</span> region of the window.</div></li> |
| <li class="li step stepexpand" id="loio499be3856baa45b1b2efacf2da6ea863__step_N100D9_N10042_N10012_N10001"><span class="ph cmd">Click <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">Finish</span>.</span><div class="itemgroup stepresult">The selected file is converted to an OData service and displayed in the |
| OData Model Editor. All the sections in entity element open up in a expanded |
| state for editing.<div class="note note" id="loio499be3856baa45b1b2efacf2da6ea863__note_N100DF_N100DC_N100D1_N10042_N10012_N10001"><span class="notetitle">Note</span> The |
| errors in the imported model are indicated by the error icons. The |
| <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">Problems</span> tab view in the properties view displays |
| the errors in the model.</div> |
| <p class="p">The service is now ready to be edited and |
| will be stored under the folder selected in the Project Explorer. |
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