Creating Connections to the Java Dictionary

You use this procedure to create a connection profile and establish a connection to the Java Dictionary.

The Java Dictionary allows you to define database tables in a database-independent way. The table definitions are organized in Dictionary Development Components (DCs). The SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio allows the Java Dictionary to be accessed through the Data Source Explorer.

Caution Caution

When you are using the Java Dictionary, you are accessing a metadata representation of a physical database only.

End of the caution.

More information about Java Dictionary: Providing Java Dictionary Tables and Data Types

Note Note

If you plan to use a native database to define your tables, you have to create a connection to that database.

More information: Creating Database Connections

End of the note.

Prerequisites

You have:

Created a Development Component of type Dictionary
More information: Creating Dictionary Development Components
Opened the Java EE perspective

Procedure

In the Data Source Explorer, select Databases. In the context menu, choose New.
Select Java Dictionary, specify a Name for the new connection profile, then choose Next.
Select a Dictionary DC project to be associated with the new connection profile.
- Choose Browse and select an existing Dictionary DC.
- Choose Create new Dictionary DC Project.
Choose Finish.
The new Java Dictionary connection profile appears in the Databases tree of the Data Source Explorer.
To establish a connection to the Java Dictionary, select the connection profile in the Data Source Explorer and choose Connect in the context menu.