Smart Table with annotation.xml

francesco_zambon21 — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 22:19:05 GMT

Hello,

I created a freestyle application configured with an OData V2 service. After generating the project, I added an annotations.xml file to define the columns for my entity type. Then, I added a SmartTable controller bound to my entity.

However, the columns are not being displayed in the SmartTable.
Could you please help me understand what might be missing or incorrectly configured?

Thank you.

Main.view.xml

<mvc:View controllerName="dummy3.controller.Main" xmlns:mvc="sap.ui.core.mvc" xmlns="sap.m" xmlns:smartTable="sap.ui.comp.smarttable" > <Page id="page" title="{i18n>title}" > <smartTable:SmartTable id="idSalesOrderSmartTable" entitySet="ZC_SALESORDER_HEADER" header="Sales Order" enableAutoBinding="true" /> </Page> </mvc:View>

Main.controller.ts

import SmartTable from "sap/ui/comp/smarttable/SmartTable"; import Controller from "sap/ui/core/mvc/Controller"; import ODataModel from "sap/ui/model/odata/v2/ODataModel"; /** * @namespace dummy3.controller */ export default class Main extends Controller { /*eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-empty-function*/ public onInit(): void { const serviceUri = this.getOwnerComponent()!.getManifestEntry("/sap.app/dataSources").mainService.uri; console.log("serviceUri: " + serviceUri); const model = new ODataModel(serviceUri); this.getView()!.setModel(model); } }

annotation0.xml

<edmx:Edmx xmlns:edmx="http://docs.oasis-open.org/odata/ns/edmx" Version="4.0"> <edmx:Reference Uri="/sap/opu/odata/IWFND/CATALOGSERVICE;v=2/Vocabularies(TechnicalName='%2FIWBEP%2FVOC_COMMON',Version='0001',SAP__Origin='LOCAL')/$value"> <edmx:Include Namespace="com.sap.vocabularies.Common.v1" Alias="Common"/> </edmx:Reference> <edmx:Reference Uri="/sap/opu/odata/IWFND/CATALOGSERVICE;v=2/Vocabularies(TechnicalName='%2FIWBEP%2FVOC_UI',Version='0001',SAP__Origin='LOCAL')/$value"> <edmx:Include Namespace="com.sap.vocabularies.UI.v1" Alias="UI"/> </edmx:Reference> <edmx:Reference Uri="/sap/opu/odata/IWFND/CATALOGSERVICE;v=2/Vocabularies(TechnicalName='%2FIWBEP%2FVOC_COMMUNICATION',Version='0001',SAP__Origin='LOCAL')/$value"> <edmx:Include Namespace="com.sap.vocabularies.Communication.v1" Alias="Communication"/> </edmx:Reference> <edmx:Reference Uri="/sap/opu/odata/sap/ZUI_CUSTOMERS_SRV_V2/$metadata"> <edmx:Include Namespace="cds_zc_customers_srv" Alias="SAP"/> </edmx:Reference> <edmx:DataServices> <Schema xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/odata/ns/edm" Namespace="local1"> <Annotations Target="cds_zc_customers_srv.ZC_SALESORDER_HEADERType"> <Annotation Term="UI.LineItem"> <Collection> <Record Type="UI.DataField"> <PropertyValue Property="Value" Path="OrderNumber" /> </Record> </Collection> </Annotation> </Annotations> </Schema> </edmx:DataServices> </edmx:Edmx>

manifest.json

{ "_version": "1.76.0", "sap.app": { "id": "dummy3", "type": "application", "i18n": "i18n/i18n.properties", "applicationVersion": { "version": "0.0.1" }, "title": "{{appTitle}}", "description": "{{appDescription}}", "resources": "resources.json", "sourceTemplate": { "id": "@sap/generator-fiori:basic", "version": "1.19.0", "toolsId": "48310874-b0e7-4597-8f03-42bef0d4e584" }, "dataSources": { "ZUI_CUSTOMERS_SRV_V2_VAN": { "uri": "/sap/opu/odata/IWFND/CATALOGSERVICE;v=2/Annotations(TechnicalName='ZUI_CUSTOMERS_SRV_V2_VAN',Version='0001')/$value/", "type": "ODataAnnotation", "settings": { "localUri": "localService/mainService/ZUI_CUSTOMERS_SRV_V2_VAN.xml" } }, "mainService": { "uri": "/sap/opu/odata/sap/ZUI_CUSTOMERS_SRV_V2/", "type": "OData", "settings": { "annotations": [ "ZUI_CUSTOMERS_SRV_V2_VAN", "annotation0" ], "localUri": "localService/mainService/metadata.xml", "odataVersion": "2.0" } }, "annotation0": { "type": "ODataAnnotation", "uri": "annotations/annotation0.xml", "settings": { "localUri": "annotations/annotation0.xml" } } } }, "sap.ui": { "technology": "UI5", "icons": { "icon": "", "favIcon": "", "phone": "", "phone@2": "", "tablet": "", "tablet@2": "" }, "deviceTypes": { "desktop": true, "tablet": true, "phone": true } }, "sap.ui5": { "flexEnabled": true, "dependencies": { "minUI5Version": "1.141.3", "libs": { "sap.m": {}, "sap.ui.core": {} } }, "contentDensities": { "compact": true, "cozy": true }, "models": { "i18n": { "type": "sap.ui.model.resource.ResourceModel", "settings": { "bundleName": "dummy3.i18n.i18n" } }, "": { "dataSource": "mainService", "preload": true, "settings": {} } }, "resources": { "css": [ { "uri": "css/style.css" } ] }, "routing": { "config": { "routerClass": "sap.m.routing.Router", "controlAggregation": "pages", "controlId": "app", "transition": "slide", "type": "View", "viewType": "XML", "path": "dummy3.view", "async": true, "viewPath": "dummy3.view" }, "routes": [ { "name": "RouteMain", "pattern": ":?query:", "target": [ "TargetMain" ] } ], "targets": { "TargetMain": { "id": "Main", "name": "Main" } } }, "rootView": { "viewName": "dummy3.view.App", "type": "XML", "id": "App", "async": true } } }

Re: Smart Table with annotation.xml

francesco_zambon21 — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:43:59 GMT

Hello,

I resolved the issue. I needed to pass my annotations.xml file during the model creation.

const serviceUri = this.getOwnerComponent()!.getManifestEntry("/sap.app/dataSources").mainService.uri; console.log("serviceUri: " + serviceUri); const localAnnotationUrl = sap.ui.require.toUrl("dummy3/annotations/annotation0.xml"); console.log("localAnnoUrl: " + localAnnotationUrl); const model = new ODataModel(serviceUri, { annotationURI: localAnnotationUrl });

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