Hi Michael, Thanks for your mail and opinion.
> I have gone through most of your tutorials on how to use OLingo. First of all, much material and examples pertain to older versions of OLingo, and are out-of-date. This is really a shame, and costs the Java-developer a lot of extra time when I want to get OLingo version 4.5.0 running. Yes, during the last years we missed to update the docs according to the lastest development. > Secondly, you introduce the *server-side OData *examples very early.... At the time the tutorials were created the server-side was the main driver for the library. This was the main reason to start with the server side. However, I completely agree that other have a different view and providing client-side samples is necessary (and should be perhaps the first step). >....Where is this code, in your tutorial ? (it's not there...) You can take a >look at my OLingo tutorial via this link: >https://egmont-petersen.nl/mesmerize/java-html/connection-and-data-exchange-java-with-microsoft-dynamics/ Will surely take a look (guess next weekend) but for now I would already ask if it would be okay for you, that we link from the Olingo documentation to your blog post? > Please do get your tutorials up-to-date. It is otherwise too extremely > difficult to connect a Java-application with Microsoft. Sure we will do but please expect that it will take some time, because Olingo has a small community and we are just a few developers working on the library (and most in spare time). > Cheers ! > Michael Egmont-Petersen Thanks again for your input. Kind Regards, Michael On Sat, Mar 16, 2019 at 5:10 PM MichaelUbuntu18 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello OLingo persons, > > > I have gone through most of your tutorials on how to use OLingo. > > First of all, much material and examples pertain to older versions > > of OLingo, and are out-of-date. This is really a shame, and costs > > the Java-developer a lot of extra time when I want to get > > OLingo version 4.5.0 running. > > > Secondly, you introduce the *server-side OData *examples very early. > > This is unwise, as most persons just want to interface with an > > existing OData-endpoint, for example a Microsoft Dynamics system. > > Move all *server-side stuff* to more advanced tutorials, later. > > > Your interfacing with an existing OData-service is not precisely > > enough described. > > Using MS Dynamics, a *bearer token authentication* is needed in order > > for updates to be allowed. AND - a *http-patch* call is required > > too. Where is this code, in your tutorial ? (it's not there...) > > > > You can take a look at my OLingo tutorial via this link: > > https://egmont-petersen.nl/mesmerize/java-html/connection-and-data-exchange-java-with-microsoft-dynamics/ > > > > Please do get your tutorials up-to-date. It is otherwise too extremely > difficult to connect > a Java-application with Microsoft. > > It took us weeks to figure all out. > > > Cheers ! > > Michael Egmont-Petersen > > > > >
