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SAP HANA

SAP HANA

Prerequisites

In SAP HANA, add the CData Connect Cloud static IP addresses to your connection whitelist.

Setup Guide

Follow these steps to connect SAP HANA to your CData Connect Cloud account:

  1. Open the Connections page of the CData Connect Cloud dashboard.

  2. Click + Add Connection in the upper-right corner.

  3. Type SAP HANA into the search field, then click the data source name.

  4. On the Basic Settings tab of the new connection, enter a connection name or keep the default name.

  5. Select an AuthScheme and follow the relevant instructions below.

Authentication Methods

Password

  1. Enter the following information:

    • User—the SAP HANA username for authentication

    • Password—the user password

    • Database—the name of the SAP HANA database

    • Port—the port for connecting to the SAP HANA server

    • Server—the host name or IP address of the server running the SAP HANA database

    • Schema—(Optional) the SAP database schema

  2. At the top of the CData Connect Cloud Add SAP HANA Connection page, click Save & Test.

    • If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created. The Status on the Edit Connection page also changes to Authenticated.

    • If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. CData Connect Cloud displays error messages under the required fields with missing data. Some data sources require that you sign in directly to the source website. If you did not, an error message appears under the Sign in button. Correct the errors and try again.

    • Unsuccessful connections are saved as drafts and have a Status of Not Authenticated. You can return to the connection and authenticate it later.

OKTA

  1. Enter the following information:

    • User—the SAP HANA username for authentication

    • Password—the user password

    • SSO Properties—format these properties like ‘SSOProperty1=value1;SSOProperty2=value2;SSOProperty3=value3;’. Make sure to separate all property-value pairs with semicolons.

    • Database—the name of the SAP HANA database

    • Port—the port for connecting to the SAP HANA server

    • Server—the host name or IP address of the server running the SAP HANA database

    • Schema—(Optional) the SAP database schema

  2. At the top of the CData Connect Cloud Add SAP HANA Connection page, click Save & Test.

    • If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created. The Status on the Edit Connection page also changes to Authenticated.

    • If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. CData Connect Cloud displays error messages under the required fields with missing data. Some data sources require that you sign in directly to the source website. If you did not, an error message appears under the Sign in button. Correct the errors and try again.

    • Unsuccessful connections are saved as drafts and have a Status of Not Authenticated. You can return to the connection and authenticate it later.

More Information

For more information about interactions between CData Connect Cloud and SAP HANA, see this information page.