Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Viewing Data through an OData Consumer
Earlier, the chapter listed several existing OData consumers that you can use today to view data exposed
via your SQL Azure OData-enabled database. This section takes a quick look at one of them: the web-
based Silverlight OData Explorer. In your browser, navigate to the following URL:
www.silverlight.net/content/samples/ODataexplorer/
.
When the page first loads, you're presented with what you see in Figure 7-10: a dialog asking you to
name your workspace and provide the URI to your OData service. The workspace name can be any
name, such as TechBioTest. After you've entered this information, click OK.
Figure 7-10.
Add New OData Workspace dialog
The OData Explorer lists your OData service namespace at left, along with the list of collections it
found. As you click the individual collections, the data is displayed in a grid, as shown in Figure 7-11.
