Data Connection to SAP HANA

Version

Application Scenario

This document introduces how to connect to the SAP HANA data source.

Version/Driver

Download the driver package and upload it to FineBI. For details, see the "Creating a Data Connection" section in Driver Management.

Connection Information Collection

Before connecting FineBI to the database, you need to collect the following information:

• IP address and port number of the database server

• Username and password of the database

• Schema of the database to be connected

1. Log in to FineBI as the admin, choose System Management > Data Connection > Data Connection Management, click Create, and select Data Connection, as shown in the following figure.

Note:

If you are not the admin, you can configure data connections only after the admin assigns you the permission on the data connection module. For details, see Data Connection Permission Overview.

2. Find the SAP HANA database, as shown in the following figure.

3. Select Custom from the Driver drop-down list, select the driver uploaded in the "Version/Driver" section, and enter the connection information collected in the "Connection Information Collection" section.

Note:

You can modify other advanced settings as needed. For details, see the "Advanced Settings" section in Entry-Level Data Connection Configuration.

4. Click Click to Connect Database, and select the database schema after successful connection. Finally, save the data connection, as shown in the following figure.

Two methods are available to add database tables to FineBI.

• Adding Database Tables

• Adding SQL Datasets

Note:

Null values of the Boolean type are not supported in FineBI and will be displayed as false.