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| <h1 class="title topictitle1">Importing an OData Model</h1> |
| <div class="body taskbody"><p class="shortdesc">Import XML and EDMX files into a project</p> |
| <div class="tasklabel"><h2 class="sectiontitle tasklabel">Procedure</h2></div><ol><li class="li step stepexpand"><span class="ph cmd">Open Eclipse and navigate to |
| <span class="ph uicontrol">File</span><span class="ph uicontrol">Import</span> to open the |
| <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">Import-Select</span> window.</span></li> |
| <li class="li step stepexpand"><span class="ph cmd">In the Import window, expand <span class="ph uicontrol">Ogee</span><span class="ph uicontrol">OData |
| Model</span>.</span></li> |
| <li class="li step stepexpand"><span class="ph cmd">Click <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">Next</span> to open the <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">Import OData |
| Model</span> window.</span></li> |
| <li class="li step stepexpand"><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"><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"><span class="ph cmd">Select either <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">OData Metadata File</span> or <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">OData |
| Service URL</span> from the list and click |
| <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">Next</span>.</span></li> |
| <li class="li step stepexpand"><span class="ph cmd">Do the following in the next page based on your selection:</span></li> |
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| <ul class="ul" id="loio86e4b6eede0b408ba9d69f24b8148642__ul_jvn_xwl_tp"><li class="li"><span class="ph emphasis emphasis">OData Metadata File</span>- 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>. On selection of a valid file |
| the contents of the file will be populated in the Service details region of |
| the window. </li> |
| <li class="li"><span class="ph emphasis emphasis">OData Service URL</span>- Enter the service URL of the service |
| to be imported in the Service URL field and click <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">Go</span> On |
| providing a valid URL the service will be populated in the<span class="ph emphasis emphasis"> Service |
| details</span> region of the window..</li> |
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| </p><ol start="8"><li class="li step stepexpand"><span class="ph cmd">Click <span class="ph emphasis emphasis">Finish</span>.</span></li> |
| <li class="li step stepexpand"><span class="ph cmd">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.</span><div class="itemgroup stepresult">The service is now ready to be edited and will be stored under the |
| folder selected in the Project Explorer.</div></li> |
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