Create an entity

We can create entity remotely through SAP Gateway.

Attribute Mandatory or Optional Description
content Mandatory Defines the properties of the entity. Supports JSON and Atom/XML formatting.

Attribute	Mandatory or Optional	Description
content	Mandatory	Defines the properties of the entity. Supports JSON and Atom/XML formatting.

To create an entity in JSON format, write the input parameters as shown in the following example.

To create an entity in XML format, write the input parameters as shown in the following example.

"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>
  <entry xml:base=\"http:\/\/sapwl01.austin.ibm.com:8003\/sap\/opu\/odata\/iwbep\/RMTSAMPLEFLIGHT_2\/\"
xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2005\/Atom\" xmlns:m=\"http:\/\/schemas.microsoft.com\/ado\/2007\/08\/dataservices\/metadata\"
xmlns:d=\"http:\/\/schemas.microsoft.com\/ado\/2007\/08\/dataservices\">
  
  <id>http:\/\/sapwl01.austin.ibm.com:8003\/sap\/opu\/odata\/iwbep\/RMTSAMPLEFLIGHT_2\/TravelAgencies('00000099')<\/id>
    <title type=\"text\">TravelAgencies('00000099')<\/title>
    <updated>2014-07-18T14:10:27Z<\/updated>
    <category term=\"RMTSAMPLEFLIGHT_2.TravelAgency\"
scheme=\"http:\/\/schemas.microsoft.com\/ado\/2007\/08\/dataservices\/scheme\"\/><link href=\"TravelAgencies('00000099')\" rel=\"edit\"
title=\"TravelAgency\"\/>
    <content type=\"application\/xml\">
      <m:properties>
        <d:TravelAgencyID>00000099<\/d:TravelAgencyID>
 <d:Name>Destination Paradise<\/d:Name>     
 <d:Street>100 Electric Ave<\/d:Street>
 <d:POBox>322<\/d:POBox>
 <d:PostalCode>48642<\/d:PostalCode>
 <d:City>Midland<\/d:City>
 <d:Country>USA<\/d:Country>
 <d:Region>B<\/d:Region>
        <d:TelephoneNumber>9896002072<\/d:TelephoneNumber>
        <d:URL>www.foo.com<\/d:URL>
 <d:LanguageCode>34<\/d:LanguageCode>
        <d:LocalCurrencyCode>324<\/d:LocalCurrencyCode>
        <d:MimeType>xml<\/d:MimeType>
      <\/m:properties>
    <\/content>
  <\/entry>"

Results

If we use the previous examples, you receive the following response from MobileFirst Server.

{
  "d": {
    "City": "Midland", "Country": "USA", "LanguageCode": "3", "LocalCurrencyCode": "324", "MimeType": "", "Name": "Destination Paradise", "POBox": "322", "PostalCode": "48642", "Region": "B", "Street": "100 Electric Ave", "TelephoneNumber": "5558675309", "TravelAgencyID": "00000099", "URL": "www.foo.com", "__metadata": {
    "id": "http:\/\/servl01.tampa.ibm.com:1234\/sap\/opu\/odata\/iwbep\/RMTSAMPLEFLIGHT_2\/TravelAgencies('00000099')", "type": "RMTSAMPLEFLIGHT_2.TravelAgency", "uri": "http:\/\/servl01.tampa.ibm.com:1234\/sap\/opu\/odata\/iwbep\/RMTSAMPLEFLIGHT_2\/TravelAgencies('00000099')"
    }
  },   "isSuccessful": true,   "responseHeaders": {
    "content-length": "554", "content-type": "application\/json; charset=utf-8", "dataserviceversion": "2.0", "location": "http:\/\/servl01.tampa.ibm.com:1234\/sap\/opu\/odata\/iwbep\/RMTSAMPLEFLIGHT_2\/TravelAgencies('00000099')", "server": "SAP NetWeaver Application Server \/ ABAP 731"
  },   "statusCode": 201,   "statusReason": "Created"
}

Parent topic: Start an SAP adapter