SAP Advantage Database Server (ADS) support

Samuel Chmiel - Dataedo Team Samuel Chmiel 4th April, 2024
Applies to: Dataedo 23.x versions, Article available also for: 24.x (current)
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Custom connector for SAP Advantage Database Server (ADS) utilizes an ODBC connection for executing custom queries and retrieves metadata using specific queries tailored to this data source.

ODBC Driver

Before importing, using the custom connector requires the installation and configuration of the ODBC driver.

We have tested the import using the official Advantage ODBC Driver v12.0 downloaded from the https://me.sap.com/ website (requires logging in with your SAP ME account).

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Connector features

Data Catalog

Dataedo will document following objects from SAP Advantage Database Server (ADS):

  • Tables,
  • Views
  • Procedures,
  • Functions

How to connect

To connect to Snowflake create new documentation by clicking Add and choosing New connection.

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On the connection screen choose SAP (Sybase) Advantage Database Server (ADS) (Local Custom Connector) or SAP (Sybase) Advantage Database Server (ADS) (Shared Custom Connector)

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Choose ODBC driver configured earlier

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Click Connect

Connector specification

Imported objects

Object Imported as
Table Table
View View
Function Function
Procedure Procedure

Tables metadata

Metadata Imported as
Schema Schema
Name Name
Comment Description
Columns Table columns
   Name Name
   Data type Data type
   Null/Not null Nullable
   Comment Description

Views metadata

Metadata Imported as
Name Name
Comment Description
Script Script
Columns View columns
   Name Name
   Data type Data type
   Null/Not null Nullable
   Comment Description

Procedures metadata

Metadata Imported as
Name Name
Comment Description
Script Script

Functions metadata

Metadata Imported as
Name Name
Comment Description
Script Script