The CData Code Assist MCP for SAP Business Warehouse defines each connection to SAP Business Warehouse as a named configuration that an MCP Client (such as Claude Desktop) can use when sending natural language queries.

You create and manage these configurations using the CData Code Assist MCP Configuration Tool. The tool automatically handles formatting, storage, and registration with MCP clients.

Understanding Connection Configurations

Each connection configuration is stored in a .mcp file. This file includes the details needed to initialize the connector when an MCP Client starts a session.

• On Windows, configuration files are stored in "~/AppData/Roaming/CData/SAP Business Warehouse Data Provider/".
• On macOS, configuration files are stored in "~/Library/Application Support/CData/SAP Business Warehouse Data Provider/".

The .mcp file is a text file that contains a list of connection properties and a timestamp. For example:

#Tue May 20 15:48:40 EDT 2025
AuthScheme=Basic
User=myUser
Password=myPassword
Security Token=myToken

The configuration tool handles these settings automatically. Each saved configuration enables an MCP client to launch a dedicated MCP server instance with the correct connector and options. Manual file editing is not required.

Connecting to SAP Business Warehouse

To connect, set the URL property to a valid SAP Business Warehouse server base URL and provide authentication. The server must connect to SAP Business Warehouse instances hosted over HTTP with XMLA access.

Authenticating to SAP Business Warehouse

The following authentication methods are supported:

• Basic
• Anonymous Authentication (None)
• Kerberos

Basic

Set User and Password and set AuthScheme to Basic.

Anonymous Authentication

If anonymous authentication is available, set AuthScheme to None to avoid authentication.

Kerberos

See Using Kerberos for details on how to authenticate with Kerberos.

Securing SAP Business Warehouse Connections

By default, the server attempts to negotiate SSL/TLS by checking the server's certificate against the system's trusted certificate store. To specify another certificate, see the SSLServerCert property for the available formats.