Create Inbound Communication Objects for an OData Service

1. In your provisioning system, select your package, then choose New > Other Repository Object… from the context menu.

   

2. Add the filter scen, then choose Communication Scenario, then choose Next.

   

3. Add a Name: Z_WRAP_TRAVEL_XXX and Description, Inbound for Travel Remote Service, choose a transport request, then choose Finish.

Your Communication Scenario appears in a new editor.

You can also see this Scenario in the Project Explorer.

1. On the Inbound tab, choose Add….

   

2. IMPORTANT: Choose Browse. You cannot simply enter the name. Then add a filter, such as Z_BIND_T, select your service - with the ending IWSG, then choose Finish.

   

3. Your service appears. Choose Publish Locally.

   

1. Open the dashboard for your system in a browser. You can find the URL for the dashboard by selecting your system (that is, ABAP Project in Project Explorer), then choosing Properties > ABAP Development from the context menu.

   

2. From Communication Management, choose Communication Arrangement. Then choose New.

   

3. Choose your scenario, Z_WRAP_TRAVEL_XXX from the drop-down list. Accept the default (identical) Arrangement name.

   

1. From the Dashboard Home screen, choose Communication Systems.

2. Enter the name of your Communication Arrangement, then for Communication System, choose New.

3. Enter a System ID and Accept the default (identical) System name, then choose Create.

4. In Technical Data > General > Host Name, enter the base URL of your provisioning system without the protocol - i.e. the URL should have the form <GUID>.abap.<region>.hana.ondemand.com. Again, you can find the URL for the dashboard by selecting your system (that is, ABAP Project in Project Explorer), then choosing Properties > ABAP Development from the context menu.

5. Leave the other defaults and choose Save.

1. Scroll down to Users for Inbound Communication, then create a new user by choosing the + icon.

   

2. Choose New User and the Authentication Method: User name and password.

   

3. Enter a name, XXX_INBOUND_USER, and description, then choose Propose password, then choose Create > OK > Save. XXX is the name of the provisioning system, that is, this system. IMPORTANT: Save the proposed password to a text file, since you will need it later.

   

Save your changes.

Your Communication Arrangement should look roughly like this.
The Service URL / Service Interface = < Base URL of provisioning system > + relative path of your Inbound Service, here /sap/opu/odata/sap/Z_BIND_TRAVELS_XXX.

1. Open Postman. In the Authorization tab, enter your authorization credentials:

   • Type = Basic Auth.
   • Username = XXX_INBOUND_USER
   • Password = The password you saved

2. Stick with the default GET and paste the complete path of your service, Base URL and relative path, into the input field, then choose Send.

   

3. The response appears in the Body field, along with the status 200 OK.