SAP Updated C_HANADEV_18 Exam Questions and Answers by edgar

An OData V2 service is a web service that exposes data from a data source, such as a SAP HANA database, in a standardized and interoperable format based on the OData protocol version 2.0. An OData V2 service consists of one or more entity sets, which are collections of entities of the same type. An entity is a data object that has properties and a unique key. An OData V2 service can also define associations between entity sets, which are relationships that specify how entities are related to each other. An OData V2 service can also define function imports, which are operations that can be invoked by the client to perform specific tasks.

An OData V2 service exposes a data model that describes the structure and semantics of the data and the operations that are supported by the service. The data model is represented in an XML document that conforms to the OData Metadata XML Schema. The data model contains information such as the entity types, the entity sets, the associations, the function imports, the namespaces, the annotations, and the service document.

To view the data model exposed by an OData V2 service, you need to append the $metadata system query option to the service URL. The $metadata system query option requests the metadata document of the service. For example, if the service URL is http://services.odata.org/V2/Northwind/Northwind.svc, then the metadata document URL is http://services.odata.org/V2/Northwind/Northwind.svc/$metadata. The metadata document URL can be accessed by any HTTP client, such as a web browser, and it returns the XML representation of the data model.

The other options are incorrect because they are not system query options that can be used to view the data model exposed by an OData V2 service. $schema is not a valid system query option in OData V2. $service definition is a system query option in OData V4, not OData V2, and it requests the service definition document, which is a JSON document that describes the capabilities and annotations of the service. $format is a system query option that can be used to specify the desired format of the response, such as XML or JSON, but it does not request the data model of the service. References:

• SAP HANA Platform 2.0 SPS06: OData V2 Developer Guide, Section 1.1
• SAP HANA Platform 2.0 SPS06: OData V2 Developer Guide, Section 2.1
• SAP HANA Platform 2.0 SPS06: OData V2 Developer Guide, Section 2.6
• OData Version 2.0: Part 1 - Protocol, Section 2.2.6
• OData Version 2.0: Part 3 - CSDL, Section 1

The SAP HANA XS Advanced Cockpit is a web-based administration tool that allows you to manage the XS Advanced runtime environment, such as organizations, spaces, applications, services, and users. The XS Advanced Cockpit provides a graphical user interface that is similar to the SAP Cloud Platform Cockpit, to provide a consistent user experience in cloud and on-premise. The XS Advanced Cockpit is available for SAP HANA 2.0 SPS03 and later releases, and it replaces the deprecated XS Advanced Administration Tools.

One of the activities that you can perform on an application in the XS Advanced Cockpit is to monitor the applications assigned to the current space. A space is a logical grouping of applications and services that share a common development and runtime environment. Each space belongs to an organization, which is a collection of users and spaces that share a common quota of resources. You can use the XS Advanced Cockpit to view the list of applications deployed in a particular space, and see their status, instances, memory usage, disk usage, and bound services. You can also filter, sort, and search the applications by name, status, or type. You can also drill down into the details of each application, such as logs, events, environment variables, routes, and service bindings.

Another activity that you can perform on an application in the XS Advanced Cockpit is to start, stop, and restart the applications. You can use the XS Advanced Cockpit to control the lifecycle of the applications deployed in a space, such as starting an application that is stopped, stopping an application that is running, or restarting an application that is experiencing issues. You can also scale the applications by changing the number of instances or the memory and disk quota allocated to each instance. You can also delete the applications that are no longer needed.

The other options are incorrect because they are not activities that you can perform on an application in the XS Advanced Cockpit. You cannot deploy applications to SAP Cloud Platform from the XS Advanced Cockpit, as the XS Advanced Cockpit is only for managing the XS Advanced runtime environment on SAP HANA. To deploy applications to SAP Cloud Platform, you need to use the SAP Cloud Platform Cockpit or the Cloud Foundry Command Line Interface (CF CLI). You also cannot display the HDI container content from the XS Advanced Cockpit, as the HDI container is a database object that is not directly related to the application. To display the HDI container content, you need to use the SAP HANA Database Explorer or the SAP Web IDE for SAP HANA. References:

• SAP HANA Platform 2.0 SPS06: SAP HANA XS Advanced Cockpit, Section 1
• SAP HANA Platform 2.0 SPS06: SAP HANA XS Advanced Cockpit, Section 2
• SAP HANA Platform 2.0 SPS06: SAP HANA XS Advanced Cockpit, Section 3
• SAP HANA Platform 2.0 SPS06: SAP HANA XS Advanced Cockpit, Section 4
• SAP HANA Platform 2.0 SPS06: SAP HANA XS Advanced Cockpit, Section 5

The UI rendering is executed on the front-end client device, such as a browser or a mobile device, that accesses the SAP HANA application. SAPUI5 is a JavaScript-based UI framework that enables the development of responsive and user-friendly web applications. SAPUI5 applications run in the browser and communicate with the back-end server via RESTful services, such as OData. The SAPUI5 HTML5 module is a component of the multi-target application (MTA) that contains the UI logic and resources, such as views, controllers, models, and libraries. The SAPUI5 HTML5 module is deployed to the XS advanced application server, which serves the static UI files to the front-end client device. The SAP Fiori front-end server is a separate component that provides the SAP Fiori launchpad, a single entry point for SAP Fiori apps, and the SAP Fiori UI components, such as controls, themes, and icons. The SAP Fiori front-end server is not required for SAP HANA native applications, but it can be used to integrate them with other SAP Fiori apps123. References:

• SAP HANA Platform, Developing Applications with SAP HANA Cloud Platform, Developing Multi-Target Applications, Developing HTML5 Modules
• SAP HANA Platform, SAP HANA Extended Application Services, Advanced Model, Developing and Deploying Applications, Developing HTML5 Applications
• SAP HANA Platform, SAP HANA Extended Application Services, Advanced Model, Developing and Deploying Applications, Developing SAP Fiori Applications

The package descriptor package.json is a JSON file that defines the build, deployment, and runtime dependencies of a JavaScript application in SAP HANA XS Advanced. The package.json file is mandatory for JavaScript applications and it is located in the general section of the project. As well as the application name and version, dependencies to other Node.js modules, the Node.js version, run scripts, and the main program are configured. The package descriptor package.json is used for the following purposes:

• To list the package dependencies: The package.json file contains a dependencies property that lists the names and versions of the Node.js modules that the application depends on. These modules are installed by the npm install command during the build process and are available in the node_modules folder of the application. The dependencies property can also specify the scope and type of the dependencies, such as devDependencies for development-only modules, or peerDependencies for modules that are required by other modules.
• To define the routes: The package.json file contains a sap.cloud.service property that defines the name of the service that the application provides or consumes. This name is used to generate the routes for the application in the XS advanced environment. The routes are defined in the xs-app.json file, which is located in the same folder as the package.json file. The routes specify the rules for forwarding requests to the back-end microservices or destinations.

The following purposes are not achieved by the package descriptor package.json, but by other files or tools:

• To define back-end destinations: The back-end destinations are defined in the mta.yaml file, which is the deployment descriptor file that specifies the metadata and dependencies for the multi-target application (MTA) project. The mta.yaml file is located in the root folder of the MTA project and is used by the Cloud Foundry environment to deploy the application. The back-end destinations are declared as resources of type org.cloudfoundry.existing-service or org.cloudfoundry.managed-service, and are bound to the application modules by the requires property.
• To set the router version: The router version is set by the @sap/approuter module, which is a Node.js module that provides the application router service for the XS advanced environment. The application router service is responsible for routing requests to the appropriate destinations and for authenticating users. The @sap/approuter module is installed by the npm install command during the build process and is available in the node_modules folder of the application. The version of the @sap/approuter module is specified in the dependencies property of the package.json file.

References:

• [SAP HANA Deployment Infrastructure Reference], Chapter 5: HDI with XS Advanced, Section 5.1: Developing with the SAP Web IDE for SAP HANA, Subsection 5.1.2: Configure Application Routing (xs-app.json), pp. 101-104.
• [SAP HANA Platform Documentation], SAP HANA Developer Guide for SAP HANA XS Advanced Model, Chapter 4: Developing HTML5 Applications, Section 4.1: Developing HTML5 Applications Using SAP Web IDE for SAP HANA, Subsection 4.1.3: Configure Application Routing (xs-app.json), pp. 77-80.