Product specifications

ODBC driver connects to ASCII database kernels via ASCII and to Unicode database kernels with
UCS2.
SAP MaxDB does not require a specific driver manager on UNIX. However, it can be configured to
work with the following driver managers if needed:
• unixODBC 2.0.9 or higher
• iODBC 3.0.5 or higher
On JDBC, make sure to use the latest version of the sapdbc.jar driver. For more information about
SAP MaxDB JDBC driver, refer to maxdb.sbo configuration file.
7.10 SAP NetWeaver BW connections
Caution:
Connections to SAP NetWeaver BW do not use Connection Server. These connections go through a
dedicated connector and use a specific facade in SAP NetWeaver BW.
To configure these connections, make sure you are using a compatible version of SAP NetWeaver BW.
For details on how to configure and tune connections to SAP NetWeaver BW, refer to the Data Federation
Administration Tool Guide .
Note:
For information on the authorizations necessary for users of query and reporting applications to access
multisource universes on SAP NetWeaver BW, see SAP Note #1465871.
7.10.1 Requirements for connecting Data Federator to SAP NetWeaver BW
To connect to SAP NetWeaver BW, you must have a compatible release of SAP NetWeaver BW, as
well as the appropriate SAP notes:
• The minimum required release is SAP NetWeaver BI 7.01 SP06.
Note:
The official name SAP NetWeaver BW changed between releases. Before release 7.3, it was called
SAP NetWeaver BI.
• The required SAP note is: https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1460273.
For details on supported versions of SAP NetWeaver BW, see the Supported Platforms document for
the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform on the Support Portal.
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