Installing Support Files for Read from SAP

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.
  1. Install the SAP Java Connector (SAP JCo).
    1. Go to the SAP Marketplace and log in with your SAP Marketplace credentials.
    2. Go to SAP JCo Connector > Tools & Services.
    3. Download SAP JCo to your system.
    4. Unzip the SAP JCo zip file to a temporary location.
    5. Stop the Spectrum™ Technology Platform server.
    6. Copy the .jar file to the following folder on the Spectrum™ Technology Platform server:
      SpectrumFolder\server\app\lib
    7. Copy the .dll file to the following folder on the Spectrum™ Technology Platform server:
      SpectrumFolder\server\bin\wrapper
    8. Start the Spectrum™ Technology Platform server.
  2. Install the SAP Transport Requests that support Read from SAP.
    Note: The following steps should be performed by your SAP Basis administrator.
    1. In the Spectrum™ Technology Platform installer, go to the folder AP Data Integration Objects\Enterprise System Connectors.
    2. Deploy the SAP Transport Requests contained in this folder. See your SAP documentation for instructions on deploying SAP Transport Requests.