The Read from SAP stage reads data from an SAP database as input to a
Spectrum™ Technology Platform dataflow. In order for the Read from SAP stage to access data
in your SAP system you must make the following changes on your SAP system:
- Install the SAP Java Connector
- Install the SAP Transport Requests that support Read from SAP
Note: You will not be able to use the Read form SAP stage until you perform these
steps.
-
Install the SAP Java Connector (SAP JCo).
-
Go to the SAP Marketplace and log in with your SAP Marketplace
credentials.
-
Go to .
-
Download SAP JCo to your system.
-
Unzip the SAP JCo zip file to a temporary location.
-
Stop the Spectrum™ Technology Platform server.
-
Copy the .jar file to the following directory on the Spectrum™ Technology Platform server:
SpectrumDirectory/server/app/lib
-
Copy the .so file to the following directory on the Spectrum™ Technology Platform server:
SpectrumDirectory/server/bin/wrapper
-
Start the Spectrum™ Technology Platform server.
-
Install the SAP Transport Requests that support Read from SAP.
Note: The following steps should be performed by your SAP Basis
administrator.
-
In the Spectrum™ Technology Platform installer, go to the folder
AP Data Integration Objects\Enterprise System
Connectors.
-
Deploy the SAP Transport Requests contained in this folder. See your
SAP documentation for instructions on deploying SAP Transport
Requests.