Miscellaneous
This section provides a complete list of the Miscellaneous properties you can configure in the connection string for this provider.
| Property | Description |
| BatchSize | The maximum size of each batch operation to submit. |
| ConnectionLifeTime | The maximum lifetime of a connection in seconds. Once the time has elapsed, the connection object is disposed. |
| ConnectOnOpen | This property specifies whether to connect to the OData when the connection is opened. |
| ContinueOnError | Whether or not to continue after encountering an error on a batch request. |
| Cookies | Allows cookies to be manually specified in name=value pairs separated by a semicolon. |
| CustomHeaders | Other headers as determined by the user (optional). |
| CustomUrlParams | The custom query string to be included in the request. |
| DataFormat | The data format to retrieve data in. Select either ATOM or JSON. |
| EnableAtomicBatchOperations | Whether or not the CData ADO.NET Provider for OData should use atomic batch operations. |
| ExcludeControlInformationRootType | Indicates wheather or not the OData should use the odata.type control information for the root element. |
| ExpandAsterisk | Indicates whether the asterisk should be expanded in the $select query parameter. |
| IncludeNavigationParentColumns | Indicates if navigation parent columns should be included on navigation views. |
| IncludeReferenceColumn | Adds a input only ParentReference column for bulk INSERTs to properly associate children during a deep insert with the same parent. |
| MaxFilterLength | The maximum number of characters for the $filter query parameter. |
| MaxRows | Limits the number of rows returned when no aggregation or GROUP BY is used in the query. This takes precedence over LIMIT clauses. |
| MaxSelectLength | The $Select query parameter has a maximum character limit. Setting this property to 0 prevents the driver from submitting the $Select parameter to the service, which is helpful for services that do not support it. |
| NavigationPropertiesAsViews | A boolean indicating navigation properties should be promoted to full views. |
| ODataVersion | The version of OData to use. By default the provider will attempt to autodetect the version. |
| Other | These hidden properties are used only in specific use cases. |
| Pagesize | The maximum number of results to return per page from OData. |
| PoolIdleTimeout | The allowed idle time for a connection before it is closed. |
| PoolMaxSize | The maximum connections in the pool. |
| PoolMinSize | The minimum number of connections in the pool. |
| PoolWaitTime | The max seconds to wait for an available connection. |
| PseudoColumns | Specify a set of pseudocolumns to expose as columns. |
| Readonly | You can use this property to enforce read-only access to OData from the provider. |
| RTK | The runtime key used for licensing. |
| ServerTimeZone | The timezone by which the server's Edm.DateTime values are represented. The value of this property will affect how Edm.DateTime filters and results are converted between the server and the client machine. |
| StoredProceduresAsViews | A boolean indicating if we should list stored procedures which return a collection of entities as views. |
| SupportsExpand | Whether you need to specify the base entity's key to query navigation property views. |
| SupportsFilter | Set this to true if your OData service supports filters. |
| SupportsFormulas | A boolean indicating if the odata service supports server side formulas. |
| Timeout | The value in seconds until the timeout error is thrown, canceling the operation. |
| UseClientSidePaging | Whether or not the CData ADO.NET Provider for OData should use client side paging. |
| UseConnectionPooling | This property enables connection pooling. |
| UseEtags | Whether or not the OData source uses Etags. |
| UseIdURL | Boolean determining if the Id column representing the direct URL to a given entity will be displayed. |
| UserDefinedViews | A filepath pointing to the JSON configuration file containing your custom views. |
| UseSimpleNames | Boolean determining if simple names should be used for tables and columns. |