Defining an Application Configuration File with Defining Requests
Define offline application settings in a configuration file and configure SAP Mobile Platform Server based on those settings.
Procedure
- Create an application configuration initialization (.ini) file that includes the defining requests, and other application-specific information.
- Send the application configuration initialization file to the
SAP Mobile Platform Server Administrator. The Administrator imports the .ini file and configures various offline settings to support the offline application. See Defining Applications and Defining Offline Application Settings in the cockpit Online Help.
In this section:
Defining Requests
A defining request is a read request that targets the OData endpoint associated with the
offline store and retrieves a subset of the endpoint data. Multiple defining requests can be
defined for each endpoint.
Local Information About Entities and Relationships
The offline store exposes information about whether or not entities and relationships
are local.
Performance Improvement with Caching and Delta Tracking
Use delta query protocol and data caching to significantly improve the performance of
your SAP Mobile Platform Server.
Additional Best Practices for Defining Requests and Offline OData Store Provisioning
Describes additional best practices to consider when developing an offline
app.
Application Configuration File
Use the application configuration file to configure OData endpoints and defining
requests that determine the data that populates the application database when it is created.
Use the cockpit to import the application configuration file.
Offline OData Support for Media Resources
You can use offline OData to download media resources (also known as media streams)
during store open and store refresh.