EDMX/CSDL

OData EDMX/CSDL schemas.

Definition

CSDL v4 (OASIS Standard 2014) covers Schema, EntityType, EntitySet, ComplexType, EnumType, Function, Action, Annotation, Vocabulary. Common Vocabularies Annotations: Core (Computed, ReadOnly, OptionalParameter), Capabilities (CountRestrictions, FilterRestrictions, SortRestrictions). EDMX = XML envelope, CSDL = content. OData v3 EDMX successor to v4 CSDL.

Origin

EDMX format introduced with OData v1 (2007) ; CSDL v4 OASIS Standard 2014.

Example in context

SAP S/4HANA Cloud exposes its metadata via GET /sap/opu/odata/sap/API_SALES_ORDER_SRV/$metadata ; returns EDMX/CSDL XML with 2000+ types and EntitySets.

Related terms

• OData — consumer protocol.