Creating Easy Queries and Creating OData Queries: A Comparison

The graphic below illustrates the various steps:

The table below provides an overview of the steps involved in creating easy queries or BW OData queries:

Creating an Easy Queriy and a BW OData Query
Query with the "By Easy Query" Property (BW Gateway Adapter)	Query with the By OData Property
Step 1: Release the query as an easy query. Define or select the required analytic query in Query Designer with the standard view that you want to make available. In the Advanced tag page of the query properties under Release for External Access, select By Easy Query. Save the query.	Step 1: Release the query as a BW 0Data query. Define or select the required analytic query in Query Designer with the standard view that you want to make available. In the Advanced tag page of the query properties under Release for External Access, select By 0Data. Save the query.
Step 2 (optional):‎ Check the query. To do this, use the easy query manager transaction (EQMANAGER), see Managing Easy Queries.	Step 2: Release the OData service. Release: To do this, use the maintenance service (transaction (/IWFND/MAINT_SERVICE).
Step 3: Create and release the easy query as a gateway service. Create: GW 2.0 SP04 trx. /IWBEP/ANA_SRV_GEN GW 2.0 >=SP05 trx. /IWBEP/ANA_SRV_GEN or SEGW Release: To do this, use the maintenance service (transaction (/IWFND/MAINT_SERVICE).