Linux DSN Configuration
This section describes how to set up ODBC connectivity and configure DSNs on several Linux distributions: Debian-based systems, like Ubuntu, and Red Hat Linux platforms, like Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), CentOS, and Fedora.
Minimum Linux Versions
Here are the minimum supported versions for Red Hat-based and Debian-based systems:
| OS | Min. Version |
| Ubuntu | 11.04 |
| Debian | 7 |
| RHEL | 6.9 |
| CentOS | 6.9 |
| Fedora | 13 |
| SUSE | 12.1 |
Installing the Driver Dependencies
Run the following commands as root or with sudo to install the necessary dependencies:
- Debian/Ubuntu:
apt-get install libc6 libstdc++6 zlib1g libgcc1
- RHEL/CentOS/Fedora:
yum install glibc libstdc++ zlib libgcc
Here are the corresponding libraries required by the driver:
| Debian/Ubuntu Package | RHEL/CentOS/Fedora Package | File |
| libc6 | glibc | linux-vdso.1 |
| libc6 | glibc | libm.so.6 |
| libc6 | glibc | librt.so.1 |
| libc6 | glibc | libdl.so.2 |
| libc6 | glibc | libpthread.so.0 |
| libc6 | glibc | libc.so.6 |
| libc6 | glibc | ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 |
| libstdc++6 | libstdc++ | libstdc++.so.6 |
| zlib1g | zlib | libz.so.1 |
| libgcc1 | libgcc | libgcc_s.so.1 |
Installing the Driver
You can use standard package management systems to install the driver.
On Debian-based systems, like Ubuntu, run the following command with root or sudo:
dpkg -i /path/to/driver/setup/SAPByDesignODBCDriverforUnix.deb
On systems that support the RPM package format, run the following command with root or sudo:
rpm -ivh /path/to/driver/SAPByDesignODBCDriverforUnix.rpm
Licensing the Driver
Run the following commands to license the driver. To activate a trial, omit the <key> input.
cd /opt/cdata/cdata-odbc-driver-for-sapbydesign/bin/
sudo ./install-license.sh <key>
Connecting through the Driver Manager
The driver manager loads the driver and passes function calls from the application to the driver. You need to register the driver with the driver manager and you define DSNs in the driver manager's configuration files.
The driver installation registers the driver with the unixODBC driver manager and creates a system DSN. The unixODBC driver manager can be used from Python and from many other applications. Your application may embed another driver manager.
Creating the DSN
See Using unixODBC to install unixODBC and configure DSNs. See Using the DataDirect Driver Manager to create a DSN to connect to OBIEE, Informatica, and SAS.
This section documents how to provide authentication for your account and service type and then connect.
Authenticate a SAPByDesign Account
Set the following connection properties to connect to SAP ByDesign.
Connect to a Analytical Service
- Url: Set this to the Url of your SAP ByDesign site. For example, https://test.sapbydesign.com.
- ServiceType: If you want to retrieve the reports of a analytical service, specify ServiceType=AnalyticsService;.
- ServiceName: The name of the service you want to retrieve data from. Only none or one service must be specified. If you want to specify a list of services, see BrowsableSchemas.
If you're not sure what service to specify, you can always query the sys_schemas to list available services.
- User: Set this to the username of your account.
- Password: Set this to the password of your account.
Analytical Service Connection String Example:
Url=https://test.sapbydesign.com;ServiceType=AnalyticsService;ServiceName=cc_home_analytics.svc;User=Test;Password=test;
Connect to a Custom Service
- Url: Set this to the Url of your SAP ByDesign site. For example, https://test.sapbydesign.com.
- ServiceType: If you have a custom service you want to retrieve data from, specify ServiceType=CustomService;.
- ServiceName: The name of the service you want to retrieve data from. Only none or one service must be specified. If you want to specify a list of services, see BrowsableSchemas.
If you're not sure what service to specify, you can always query the sys_schemas to list available services.
- User: Set this to the username of your account.
- Password: Set this to the password of your account.
Custom Service Connection String Example:
Url=https://test.sapbydesign.com;ServiceType=CustomService;ServiceName=khsalesorder;User=Test;Password=test;
Connect to the ODataDataSource API
- Url: Set this to the Url of your SAP ByDesign site. For example, https://test.sapbydesign.com.
- ServiceType: If you want to query OData Data Source API( odata/analytics/ds) , specify ServiceType=ODataDataSource.
- ServiceName: The name of the service you want to retrieve data from. Only none or one service must be specified. If you want to specify a list of services, see BrowsableSchemas.
If you're not sure what service to specify, you can always query the sys_schemas to list available services.
- User: Set this to the username of your account.
- Password: Set this to the password of your account.
ODataDataSource Connection String Example:
Url=https://test.sapbydesign.com;ServiceType=ODataDataSource;ServiceName=Customer.svc;User=Test;Password=test;
Add a new custom ODATA service
- In the SAP ByDesign work center view, click on "Application and User Management".
- Select "OData Services".
- In the dropdown list, select "Custom OData Services".
- Now you should see a list of your current custom services. To add a new one click on "New".
Set the Driver Encoding
The ODBC drivers need to specify which encoding to use with the ODBC Driver Manager. By default, the CData ODBC Drivers for Unix are configured to use UTF-16 which is compatible with unixODBC, but other Driver Managers may require alternative encoding.
Alternatively, if you are using the ODBC driver from an application that uses the ANSI ODBC API it may be necessary to set the ANSI code page. For example, to import Japanese characters in an ANSI application, you can specify the code page in the config file '/opt/cdata/cdata-odbc-driver-for-sapbydesign/lib/cdata.odbc.sapbydesign.ini':
[Driver]
AnsiCodePage = 932