The CData ADO.NET Provider for SAP Ariba Source implements the SAPAribaSourceProviderFactory class to enable you to write generic data access code to SAP Ariba through the ADO.NET base classes.

Creating Data Access Objects with SAPAribaSourceProviderFactory

The following sections show how to use the SAPAribaSourceProviderFactory class to create objects like SAPAribaSourceConnection, SAPAribaSourceCommand, and SAPAribaSourceDataAdapter in a generic way.

Register and Configure DbConnections

Register the provider to the configuration context and define the DbProviderFactory and DbConnection objects. See Creating DbConnections for a guide.

Querying Using DbCommands

Executing DbCommands describes how to use an existing DbProviderFactory and DbConnection object to execute queries to SAP Ariba.