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Testing OData Destinations

You can now test destination links for OData applications from the Connections window, via a test wizard.

The destination's SSO Basic Authentication must be configured with a technical user. If the icon does not appear, the OData application destination may not be configured correctly, or may not be supported for the SSO method used.

This test tool enables an Admin User to verify an OData service, and provides a way to browse metadata information and preview back-end data.

If you do not see the OData application test destination icon, or it is grayed out, it may indicate that testing is not supported for the destination.

  1. In SAP mobile service cockpit, select Mobile Applications > Native/MDK or SAP Mobile Cards.

  2. Select an application, then select Mobile Connectivity under Assigned Features (or add it first).

  3. Under Actions, click the OData application test destination icon show-edit .

    The OData Application Destination Test wizard appears.

  4. On the first page, view the basic information about the application and destination. You can enter the relative OData path of the destination URL, and check the OData metadata definition.

  5. On the second page, view the OData service entities, the properties and data of the entities; and the JSON raw data and XML raw data of each entity.

Pinging a Destination

Test whether a destination is accessible.

Keep in mind that the ping option is not available for SAP Destination Service, or for some SSO methods, such as OAuth2 User Token Exchange, Cloud Connector SSO, and Forward Authentication. One exception is that if Forward Authentication is used in combination with endpoint address names that end with /SampleServices/ESPM.svc/v2 or /SampleServices/ESPM.svc/v4, the ping test is available. If you do not see the ping icon, or it is grayed out, ping is not supported for the destination.

  1. In SAP mobile service cockpit, select Mobile Applications > Native/MDK or SAP Mobile Cards.

  2. Select an application, then select Mobile Connectivity under Assigned Features (or add it first).

  3. Select a destination and click Ping.

    You see either:

    • Ping Successful – connection is accessible.

    • Ping Failed – connection is not accessible. Click Show Details to see more information.

Testing Destinations in a Browser

You can test destination connectivity for all authentication types and for OData applications from a web browser.

In this scenario, a new browser tab is launched using the mobile application URL, the same URL that the application uses to interact with the destination. The URL is modified (the parameter, ?auth=uaa, is appended), and the request is routed through AppRouter. This is the same way that a mobile application that is used by an end user interacts with the destination.

  1. In SAP mobile service cockpit, select Mobile Applications > Native/MDK or SAP Mobile Cards.

  2. Select an application, then select Mobile Connectivity under Assigned Features (or add it first).

  3. Select a destination and click popup-window . This launches a new browser tab, using a modified destination URL.

  4. Log in using your SAP ID user name and password.

    Upon successful authentication, the destination's data appears in the browser window. You can retrieve entity data.

    Note

    If you check the browser URL, you will see that the URL has been changed and ?auth=uaa has been appended. This indicates the destination was tested through the AppRouter.

  5. Close the web browser window when ready.


Last update: March 10, 2022