The OData generated client has no way to add the new dependent entity if it is defined in the EDMX as not creatable

Hello,

I need to add the new dependent entity to the root entity. In the EDMX file the dependent entity is flagged as not creatable:

<EntityContainer Name="cds_lmd_route_Entities" m:IsDefaultEntityContainer="true"> <EntitySet Name="Route" EntityType="cds_lmd_route.RouteType" /> //Root <EntitySet Name="CustomerVisit" EntityType="cds_lmd_route.CustomerVisitType" sap:creatable="false"> //Child </EntityContainer> According to the documentation: https://sap.github.io/cloud-sdk/docs/js/features/odata/use-odata-v2-type-safe-client-for-javascript-typescript#create-as-child-of It can be done like this:

CustomerVisit.requestBuilder() .create(visit) .asChildOf( route, Route.TO_CUSTOMER_VISIT ) .execute(myDestination) The problem is that the OData client-generated coding does not have create method. So it is not clear how to add a new entity to the root.

Used workaround: manually change the EDMX file to make entity CustomerVisit creatable: <EntityContainer Name="cds_lmd_route_Entities" m:IsDefaultEntityContainer="true"> <EntitySet Name="Route" EntityType="cds_lmd_route.RouteType" /> //Root <EntitySet Name="CustomerVisit" EntityType="cds_lmd_route.CustomerVisitType" sap:creatable="true"> //Child </EntityContainer> Regenerate the OData client and it works.

Still very inconvenient always to remember that you need to change the EDMX file to make it work.

[artemkovalyov]

This sounds to me like a correct behavior if the entity is marked as sap:creatable="false". Your workaround also proves it. Where have you got a specification? If the service allows the creation of that entity then the specification is incorrect. As far as I remember we respect some vendor properties and sap:creatable is one of them.

I think it would be a good idea to clarify with the service owner what is the real intended behavior and ask them to fix the specification. Let us know what service that is.

[marikaner]

Hey @yurecz,

I found some more details on annotations. I would like to implement this, however this is a bigger chunk and will definitely take a lot of time until it will be available for you. I hope for now you can work with the workaround.