SAP IQ connection

To access your data in SAP IQ, create a connection asset for it.

SAP IQ is a column-based, petabyte scale, relational database software system used for business intelligence, data warehousing, and data marts. SAP IQ was formerly Sybase IQ.

Create a connection to SAP IQ

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 Assets > New asset > Data access tools > 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 IQ connections in the following workspaces and tools: Projects

  • DataStage (DataStage service). See Connecting to a data source in DataStage.
  • Metadata enrichment (Watson Knowledge Catalog)
  • Metadata import (Watson Knowledge Catalog)
  • SPSS Modeler (SPSS Modeler service)

Catalogs

  • Platform assets catalog

  • Other catalogs (Watson Knowledge Catalog)

Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) compliance

The SAP IQ connection is compliant with FIPS except for a connection that requires SSL.

SAP IQ setup

Get Started with SAP IQ

Restriction

You can use this connection only for source data. You cannot write to data or export data with this connection.

Running SQL statements

To ensure that your SQL statements run correctly, refer to the SAP IQ SQL Reference for the correct syntax.

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SAP IQ technical information

Parent topic: Supported connections