SAP ASE connection
To access your data in SAP ASE, create a connection asset for it.
SAP ASE is a relational model database server. SAP ASE was formerly Sybase.
Supported versions
SAP Sybase ASE 11.5+, 16.0+
Create a connection to SAP ASE
To create the connection asset, you need these connection details:
- Database name
- Hostname or IP address
- Port number
- Username and password
- SSL certificate (if required by the database server)
For Credentials and Certificates, you can use secrets if a vault is configured for the platform and the service supports vaults. For information, see Using secrets from vaults in connections.
Choose the method for creating a connection based on where you are in the platform
In a project Click Add to project > Connection. See Adding a connection to a project.
In a catalog
Click Add to catalog > Connection. See Adding a connection asset to a catalog.
In a deployment space
Click Add to space > Connection. See Adding connections to a deployment space.
In the Platform assets catalog
Click New connection. See Adding platform connections.
Next step: Add data assets from the connection
Where you can use this connection
You can use SAP ASE connections in the following workspaces and tools:
Analytics projects
- DataStage (DataStage service)
- Metadata import (Watson Knowledge Catalog)
- SPSS Modeler (SPSS Modeler service)
Catalogs
- Platform assets catalog
- Other catalogs (Watson Knowledge Catalog)
Data Virtualization service You can connect to this data source from Data Virtualization.
SAP ASE setup
Restriction
For SPSS Modeler, you can use this connection only to import data. You cannot export data to this connection or to an SAP ASE connected data asset.
Running SQL statements
To ensure that your SQL statements run correctly, refer to the SAP ASE documentation for the correct syntax.
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Parent topic: Supported connections