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⇱ Access Live SAP Data in Coginiti Pro

Access Live SAP Data in Coginiti Pro

👁 Dibyendu Datta
Dibyendu Datta
Lead Technology Evangelist
Connect to and query live SAP data from the GUI in the Coginiti Pro: SQL Analytics Tool.

Coginiti Pro is a single tool for all your SQL data and analytics needs, designed specifically for data engineers, analysts, and data scientists. When paired with the CData JDBC Driver for SAP ERP, Coginiti Pro can access and query live SAP data. This article describes how to connect to and query SAP data from Coginiti Pro.

With built-in optimized data processing, the CData JDBC Driver for SAP ERP offers unmatched performance for interacting with live SAP data. When you issue complex SQL queries to SAP, the driver pushes supported SQL operations, like filters and aggregations, directly to SAP and utilizes the embedded SQL engine to process unsupported operations client-side (often SQL functions and JOIN operations). In addition, its built-in dynamic metadata querying allows you to work with and analyze SAP data using native data types.

About SAP Data Integration

CData provides the easiest way to access and integrate live data from SAP. Customers use CData connectivity to:

  • Access every edition of SAP, including SAP R/3, SAP NetWeaver, SAP ERP / ECC 6.0, and SAP S/4 HANA on premises data that is exposed by the RFC.
  • Perform actions like sending IDoc or IDoc XML files to the server and creating schemas for functions or queries through SQL stored procedures.
  • Connect optimally depending on where a customer's SAP instance is hosted.

While most users leverage our tools to replicate SAP data to databases or data warehouses, many also integrate live SAP data with analytics tools such as Tableau, Power BI, and Excel.


Getting Started


Gather Connection Properties and Build a Connection String

Download the CData JDBC Driver for SAP ERP installer, unzip the package, and run the JAR file to install the driver. Then gather the required connection properties.

The driver supports connecting to an SAP system using the SAP Java Connector (SAP JCo). Install the files (sapjco3.jar and sapjco3.dll) to the appropriate directory for the hosting application or platform. See the "Getting Started" chapter in the help documentation for information on using the SAP JCo files.

In addition, you can connect to an SAP system using Web services (SOAP). To use Web services, you must enable SOAP access to your SAP system and set the Client, RFCUrl, User, and Password properties, under the Authentication section.

For more information, see this guide on obtaining the connection properties needed to connect to any SAP system.

NOTE: To use the JDBC driver in Coginiti Pro, you may need a license (full or trial) and a Runtime Key (RTK). For more information on obtaining this license (or a trial), contact our sales team.

Built-in Connection String Designer

For assistance constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the SAP JDBC Driver. Double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command line.

java -jar cdata.jdbc.saperp.jar
👁 Using the built-in connection string designer to generate a JDBC URL (Salesforce is shown.)

Fill in the connection properties (including the RTK) and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

Create a JDBC Data Source for SAP Data

  1. Open Coginiti Pro and in the File menu, select "Edit Drivers."
  2. In the newly opened wizard, click "Add" and select "Generic." 👁 Adding a Generic JDBC Driver.

  3. In the "JDBC Drivers" wizard, set the driver properties (below) and click "Create Driver."

    • Set JDBC Driver Name to a useful name, like CData JDBC Driver for SAP.
    • Click "Add Files" to add the JAR file from the "lib" folder in the installation directory (e.g. cdata.jdbc.saperp.jar)
    • Select the Class Name: cdata.jdbc.saperp.SAPERPDriver.
    👁 Creating a new Generic data source (Salesforce is shown).

Create a Connection using the CData JDBC Driver for SAP ERP

  1. In the File menu, click "Edit Connections."
  2. In the newly opened wizard, click "Add" and select "Generic." 👁 Adding a Generic JDBC Connection.
  3. In the "Connections" wizard, set the connection properties.
    • Set Connection name to an identifying name.
    • Set Database JDBC driver to the Driver you configured earlier.
    • Set JDBC URL to the JDBC URL configured using the built-in connection string designer (e.g. jdbc:saperp:Host=sap.mydomain.com;User=EXT90033;Password=xxx;Client=800;System Number=09;ConnectionType=Classic;Location=C:/mysapschemafolder;
    👁 Creating a connection (Salesforce is shown).
  4. Click "Test" to ensure the connection is configured properly. Click "Save."

Query SAP Using SQL

  1. Open the Connections tab by clicking on database icon: .
  2. Click the plus sign () to add a new query tab.

  3. Once the query console is open, write the SQL script you wish to execute and click "Run at Cursor".

    NOTE: You can use the explorer on the left to determine table/view names and column names.

    Using the explorer

    1. In the "Select connection" field, select the connection you wish to query.
    2. Expand your newly created connection, expand the "CData" catalog, and expand the SAP catalog.
    3. Expand "Tables" or "Views" to find the entity you wish to query.
    4. Expand your selected entity to explore the fields (columns).
    👁 Querying data (Salesforce is shown).

Free Trial & More Information

Download a free, 30-day trial of the CData JDBC Driver for SAP ERP and start working with your live SAP data in Coginiti Pro. Reach out to our Support Team if you have any questions.