https://www.sapewmhelp.com SAP EWM questions answered by experts — ABAP, S/4HANA, warehouse management Sat, 02 Aug 2025 18:23:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.sapewmhelp.com/question/what-is-the-difference-between-odata-and-rest/ https://www.sapewmhelp.com/question/what-is-the-difference-between-odata-and-rest/#respond Sat, 02 Aug 2025 18:23:56 +0000 https://www.sapewmhelp.com/?question=what-is-the-difference-between-odata-and-rest Feature REST OData Definition Architectural style for web services A protocol based on REST for querying and updating data Standardization Not strictly standardized Fully standardized (by OASIS and ISO) Query Support Limited or custom Rich query support via URL options ($filter, $select, etc.) Metadata Not provided by default Automatically exposes metadata ($metadata) Data Format Typically JSON or XML Supports JSON and Atom (XML) CRUD Operations Uses HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) Uses same HTTP methods with structured rules Relationship Handling Requires custom implementation Built-in support for entity relationships Use Case Flexible, generic API design Structured data-centric APIs, often used in enterprise apps ]]> https://www.sapewmhelp.com/question/what-is-the-difference-between-odata-and-rest/feed/ 0