Comparison of Features in Various Access Types

This section provides a comparison of the various options for lightweight consumption in terms of the features offered.

Comparison of the Different Interface Usages

Comparison of Access via RFC or SOAP and SAP Gateway
Function RFC/SOAP Access Easy Query and OData via SAP Gateway
Query Variables (Parameters) x x
Rollup (Field Selection) x
Filter x
Sort by x
Skip (Paging) x
Top (Top N) x

Comparison of different uses of SAP Gateway

Accessing OData queries via SAP Gateway has various advantages compared to using the Gateway Adapter:
  • Better integration into the query definition
  • Additional functions (writing back for example)
  • Better performance