OData Bridge FAQs

Question 1

What is OData Bridge?

Accepted Answer

OData Bridge is a lightweight, zero-dependency Python server that connects SAP OData v4 services to the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling AI clients to perform data operations and actions.

Question 2

What authentication methods does OData Bridge support?

Accepted Answer

It offers flexible authentication modes, including static service credentials, Basic Auth for the MCP endpoint, and a passthrough option to forward the caller's credentials directly to the OData service, supporting end-user authentication against SAP.

Question 3

How does OData Bridge integrate with AI clients?

Accepted Answer

It automatically discovers OData entity sets and actions from `$metadata` and exposes them as typed MCP tools. This makes SAP data and functionality accessible to AI clients like Copilot Studio, Claude, and other MCP-compatible platforms.

Question 4

What types of OData operations are supported?

Accepted Answer

AI clients can perform full CRUD operations (filter, count, get, create, update, delete) on OData entity sets, and invoke both bound and unbound OData actions as typed MCP tools.

Question 5

Can OData Bridge access on-premise SAP systems?

Accepted Answer

Yes, when deployed on SAP BTP Cloud Foundry, OData Bridge automatically integrates with the SAP BTP Connectivity service to provide secure and transparent access to on-premise OData systems.

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