ODBC Source System

Definition

You can use the ODBC source system to create a connection to any database management system that you want to use as a data source.

ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) is a standardized database interface that uses SQL as the database language. ODBC provides a programming interface that allows applications to be developed independently of the database management system being used if there is a corresponding ODBC driver for this.

Use

The ODBC source system can only be used for the query process. The query can be started by an SAP MII system or by an ERP system (SAP NW RFC server).

Structure

The following tabs are available for configuring an ODBC source system:

• ODBC Database Connection tab

• Reliable Connection tab

More Information

For more information about ODBC, see:

Wikipedia (engl.): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ODBC

Microsoft ODBC Overview (MSDN): http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms710252(v=VS.85).aspx