SAP Process Automation Action Open API

[parab_neha]

Hello,

In my existing workflow service , I have service task which calls odata service(Post method) from ECC system. Destination is created using Basic authentication. As I understood, similar is possible with action project. As a first step of creating action project I need to provide openapi spec of json type. How to get this open api file from existing odata service ? How can I create API from odata service ?

Thanks,

Neha Rane.

[tobias_breyer]

Hi Neha,

have you checked the respective API page on api.sap.com? Technically, it is possible that besides the OData-related EDMX format, API documentation can also be made available in other formats, like OpenAPI YAML or JSON.

Regards,

Tobias

[parab_neha]

Hi Tobias,

I am using custom odata service . So it is not available on api.sap.com.

Thanks,

Neha Rane

[Archana · Accepted solution]

Hello Neha,

You can generate the openAPI specification for your custom API from various different options over the internet. OpenAPI 2.0 or 3.0 and above are must to create an Action Project and connect to external systems.

[parab_neha · Accepted solution]

Thanks Archana,

Could you pls provide me some reference links over the internet for custom Odata service open API specification generation ?

Thanks,

Neha

[nishantbansal91]

Hello Neha,

I also have the similar case. I need to consume the approvers from API( ABAP on Cloud Service) into process automation.

I am trying to consume it via action project. But I didn't get how to generate the open API specification for custom oData service.

Which information needs to pass to below tool.

I tried to pass the metadata file of the service in the .xml format and it downloaded the empty file

https://convert.odata-openapi.net/

[Karthik-Thiru]

Hi Nishant,

It is not needed anymore to generate Open API spec from the OData metadata. Actions already supports direct upload of OData specification file. You can download the $metadata response of your OData API into a .xml file and then upload this file during the Action creation.

Additionally, soon there would be a feature to create Actions from a BTP destination pointing to a OData API, which would be simpler than the current approach to download and upload specification file.

[rcaziraghi]

Hello archana.shukla and parab.neha

I've been searching for this references with no success. Please share them if possible.

Thank you!

[parab_neha]

Hello ,

https://convert.odata-openapi.net/

I am using this.

Thanks,

Neha Rane