The objectives of lens2odata are to provide a simple method of OData query construction driven by the metadata provide by OData services
• Provides metamodel-driven OData query construction o Eliminates any configuration required to expose any OData service to lens2odata • Allows searches to be saved and rerun o Allows ease of use by casual users • Allows queries to be pinned to ‘Lens’ dashboard panels o Provides simple-to-use dashboard • Searches can be parameterized o Allows for easy configuration of queries • Compatible with odata2sparql, a service that exposes any triple store as an OData service o Provides a Query-Answering-over-Linked-Data (QALD) interface to any linked data.