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title: Lightning Experience Considerations for Salesforce Connect OData Adapters
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description: Users can access external objects from the Lightning Experience app. But some requirements and special behaviors apply when the external data is accessed via the OData 2.0, 4.0, or 4.01 adapter for Salesforce Connect.
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# Lightning Experience Considerations for Salesforce Connect OData Adapters

Users can access external objects from the Lightning Experience app. But some requirements and special behaviors apply when the external data is accessed via the OData 2.0, 4.0, or 4.01 adapter for Salesforce Connect.

### Required Editions

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            <p>Available in: <strong>Developer</strong> Edition</p>
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- If external object records don’t appear in your org, make sure that the OData producer doesn’t change the values specified in the OData query filters. When your org sends OData queries that specify field values with the `$filter` equals (`eq`) operator, the OData producer must return those same field values in the resulting data rows.
- If external object records don’t appear in relationship fields or related lists, check for case-sensitive values. For example, suppose that you set up an indirect lookup relationship. If the external system uses case-sensitive values in the specified External Column Name, make sure that the parent object field is also case-sensitive. When you define the parent object’s custom field, select **External ID**, **Unique**, and **Treat "ABC" and "abc" as different values (case sensitive)**.

#### See Also

- [External Object Relationships](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.external_object_relationships.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "External objects support standard lookup relationships, which use the 18-character Salesforce record IDs to associate related records with each other. However, data that’s stored outside your Salesforce org often doesn’t contain those record IDs. Therefore, two special types of lookup relationships are available for external objects: external lookups and indirect lookups.")
- [OData Query String Options](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.odata_query_string_options.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "The OData adapters for Salesforce Connect use a subset of the OData 2.0 and 4.0 and 4.01 system functions and filter expression constructs to query external systems.")
- [OData Adapters for Salesforce Connect](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.odata_adapter_about.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Connect to your back office for a complete view of your business. With the OData 2.0, 4.0, or 4.01 adapter, Salesforce Connect uses Open Data Protocol Version 2.0, Version 4.0, or Version 4.01 to access data that’s stored outside Salesforce.")
- [Define an External Data Source for Salesforce Connect—OData 2.0 or 4.0 Adapter](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.platform_connect_add_external_data_source.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Connect your Salesforce org to data that’s stored in an external system, such as SAP® NetWeaver Gateway, Microsoft Dynamics® NAV, or IBM WebSphere®.")
- [Define an External Data Source for Salesforce Connect OData 4.01 Adapter](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.odata_add_external_data_source.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Connect your Salesforce org to data that’s stored in an external system, such as SAP® NetWeaver Gateway, Microsoft Dynamics® NAV, or IBM WebSphere®.")